Elyse Zavar

ELYSE ZAVAR is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science at the University of North Texas. Zavar uses mixed methods approaches to study how communities reconstruct post-disaster landscapes to mitigate hazard risk. The design, management, use, and commemoration of post-buyout open space are of particular interest. Zavar was a 2020 Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellow. Her current projects examine commemoration activities following flood-induced relocation programs and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on conservation areas, heritage sites, and museums.