Center for Resiliency

Committed to Research

Serving Our Community

Welcome to the Center for Resiliency

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Every piece of our communities defines disaster and resilience from their own unique experiences and perspectives. Our communities are made up of local government, nonprofits, industry, business, healthcare, and community groups that are also made up of real people with real needs and real challenges of disaster. As a part of the Southeast Texas community, and in support of the Lamar University mission, the Center for Resiliency strives to provide service, outreach, and education for improved resilience to disaster through community-based research and service to uncover the needs of each part of the community in supporting the community system when adversity is at its highest. Our goal is that the work we do can be applied in the Southeast Texas community and serve as an example to communities across the Gulf Coast region, from Texas to Florida, for increased community resilience to disaster.

Brian D. Williams, Executive Director 

 Brian D. Williams, Executive Director
 Lamar University| Center for Resiliency

"it must be foolishness or madness to intervene in systems that people depend on without knowing how the systems work and how they will react" (Dombrowsky, 1998,29)

Center for Resiliency Highlights

Lamar University earns prestigious R2 classification

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Lamar University has earned the prestigious R2 designation, a classification for institutions with high research activity, as recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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Youth Resilience Camp

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CfR oversees various educational services to facilitate unique academic opportunities for students of Southeast Texas 

COAS Empowering Youth Resilience in Southeast Texas 
STEM Basketball Camp 
Multidisciplinary Arts and Science

Dr. Brett Welch named Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Dr. Brett Welch has been appointed to Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lamar University subject to the approval by the Texas State University System Board of Regents.

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City of Orange, Lamar University launch a new flood monitoring program

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Smart Storm Backpack

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Areas of Impact

Lamar Investigators are active in the fields of study, and  excel in applied research that positively impacts citizens of Southeast Texas and surrounding areas.

Environment Cluster

  • Extreme Weather Outreach and Infrastructure Impacts
  • Evaluation of Data Analytics
  • Ecosystems and Natural Science

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FY 2025 Environment Cluster Projects

Engagement Cluster

  • Engagement and Outreach
  • Education and Development
  • Empowerment and Advocacy

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FY 2025 Engagement Cluster Projects

Economics Cluster

  • Emergency Management and Community Rating Systems
  • Energy and other support Enterprises
  • Employment and Energizing the Workforce

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FY 2025 Economics Cluster Projects

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Lamar Research By The Numbers

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Subawards FY25

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Students Involved In Research FY25

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Publications 

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