Faculty Research Fellows
We approach research from an interdisciplinary perspective and employ high-quality and high-impact research standards in every step: from the selection of project proposals to multiple in-process reviews, to final research reports. External reviewers, academics and practitioners, participate in making decisions, as needed and based on their subject expertise and national disciplinary standing.
Faculty Research Fellows is the signature research program at the Center for Resiliency designed to support excellence in research for the faculty and staff researchers.
Fellows are to conduct community-based research in SETX region with focus in one of the five areas: 1) environmental/engineering, 2) infrastructure/industrial, 3) economic/entrepreneurial, 4) social/cultural, and 5) political/government. The fellows work on an individual project and collaborate in team projects simultaneously.
2026-27 Building Resilience Faculty Research Fellows
We define building resilience as a complex and ongoing process of creating, maintaining, and adapting a dynamic system that allows communities to prepare, respond, and recover from natural disasters and human-made crises.
Applications for 2026-27 “Building Resilience” Awards open on November 3, 2025, and end on January 12, 2026.
2025-26 Resilient Engagement for Advancing Community Health (REACH) PROJECT
The REACH Project aims to assess community needs and enhance resilience by engaging local stakeholders using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach. This initiative focuses on understanding social, environmental, economic, and infrastructural challenges that affect community wellbeing.
Research Objectives are to 1) identify key challenges impacting community resilience in Southeast Texas, 2) Engage community stakeholders (government, businesses, health professionals, educators, engineers, and cultural leaders), 3) conduct a "Community Needs Assessment" using surveys, focus groups, and interviews. 4) Develop actionable recommendations for improving community well-being and preparedness. 5) `Establish long-term partnerships for continued community developments efforts.