This page includes a listing of university-based hazards and disaster research centers, organized alphabetically and by UN subregion in the Americas.
Center/Institute |
University |
State/Province |
Country |
Centre for Community Disaster Research |
Mount Royal University |
Alberta |
Canada |
Centre for Natural Hazards Research (CNHR) |
Simon Fraser University |
British Columbia |
Canada |
Resilience Research Lab |
Vancouver Island University |
British Columbia |
Canada |
ResiliencebyDesign (RbD) Research Lab |
Royal Roads University |
British Columbia |
Canada |
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction |
Western University |
Ontario |
Canada |
Institute for Multi-Hazard Systemic Risk Studies (INTERFACE) |
McMaster University |
Ontario |
Canada |
Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation |
University of Waterloo |
Ontario |
Canada |
Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Group |
Western University |
Ontario |
Canada |
The Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid-response Simulation (ADERSIM) |
York University |
Ontario |
Canada |
Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Research Institute (WindEEE) |
Western University |
Ontario |
Canada |
York Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Response, and Governance (Y-EMERGE) |
York University |
Ontario |
Canada |
Center for Advanced Public Safety |
The University of Alabama |
Alabama |
United States |
Center for Disaster and Community Resilience (CDCR) |
Jacksonville State University |
Alabama |
United States |
Alaska Earthquake Center |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Alaska |
United States |
Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks |
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Alaska |
United States |
Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security |
Arizona State University |
Arizona |
United States |
Mountain West Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (MWPERCL) |
University of Arizona |
Arizona |
United States |
Office of Arid Lands Studies and Arid Lands Information Center |
University of Arizona |
Arizona |
United States |
B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences |
University of California, Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Berkeley Forests |
University of California, Berkeley |
California |
United States |
Center for Catastrophic Risk Management |
University of California, Berkeley |
California |
United States |
Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM) |
University of California, Davis |
California |
United States |
Center for Public Health and Disasters |
University of California, Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) |
University of Southern California |
California |
United States |
Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism |
California State University, San Bernardino |
California |
United States |
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) |
Non-Profit |
California |
United States |
Geomechanics and Mitigation of Geohazards (GMG) |
California Institute of Technology |
California |
United States |
John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center |
Stanford University |
California |
United States |
Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table (LHPOST) |
University of California, San Diego |
California |
United States |
Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3) |
University of California, Los Angeles |
California |
United States |
Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center and National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley |
University of California, Berkeley |
California |
United States |
Safe Communities Institute |
University of Southern California |
California |
United States |
Seismological Laboratory |
California Institute of Technology |
California |
United States |
SimCenter - Computational Modeling and Simulation Center |
University of California, Berkeley |
California |
United States |
Southern California Earthquake Center |
University of Southern California |
California |
United States |
Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative (SURI) |
Stanford University |
California |
United States |
Terrestrial Hazards Observation and Reporting (THOR) |
California Institute of Technology |
California |
United States |
Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
California |
United States |
Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Institute |
California Polytechnic State University |
California |
United States |
Center for Creative Climate Communication & Behavior Change (C3BC) |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Colorado |
United States |
Center for Integrated Disaster Preparedness |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
Colorado |
United States |
Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning |
Colorado State University |
Colorado |
United States |
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) |
CIRES |
Colorado |
United States |
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere |
Colorado State University |
Colorado |
United States |
Disaster Management Institute |
Community College of Aurora |
Colorado |
United States |
Earth Lab |
CIRES |
Colorado |
United States |
Earth Science and Observation Center (ESOC) |
CIRES |
Colorado |
United States |
Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
United States |
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) |
CIRES |
Colorado |
United States |
Natural Hazards Center |
University of Colorado Boulder |
Colorado |
United States |
Disaster Research Center |
University of Delaware |
Delaware |
United States |
Georgetown Climate Center |
Georgetown University |
District of Columbia |
United States |
Center for Disaster & Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center) |
University of Miami |
Florida |
United States |
Center for Emergency Services & Human Resilience |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
Florida |
United States |
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) |
Florida Atlantic University |
Florida |
United States |
Extreme Events Institute |
Florida International University |
Florida |
United States |
Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) |
University of Florida |
Florida |
United States |
International Hurricane Research Center |
Florida International University |
Florida |
United States |
NHERI 12-Fan Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility (EF), Florida International University |
Florida International University |
Florida |
United States |
National Center for Integrated Coastal Research |
University of Central Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Puerto Rico Research Hub |
University of Central Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Resilient Infrastructure & Disaster Response Center (RIDER Center) |
Florida A&M University & Florida State University (FAMU-FSU) |
Florida |
United States |
Sea Level Solutions Center |
Florida International University |
Florida |
United States |
The Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory |
University of Florida |
Florida |
United States |
University of Florida NHERI Experimental Facility |
University of Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Urban Agility and Resilience Lab |
University of Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Urban Resilience Initiative |
University of Central Florida |
Florida |
United States |
Wind and Hurricane Impact Research Laboratory (WHIRL) |
Florida Institute of Technology |
Florida |
United States |
Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) |
Emory University |
Georgia |
United States |
Severe Storms Research Center |
Georgia Tech Research Institute |
Georgia |
United States |
Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) |
University of Hawaii at Hilo |
Hawaii |
United States |
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center |
University of Hawaii |
Hawaii |
United States |
Pacific Disaster Center |
University of Hawaii |
Hawaii |
United States |
Hazard and Climate Resiliency Institute (HCRI) |
Boise State University |
Idaho |
United States |
Idaho Institute of Emergency Managment |
Idaho State University-Meridian |
Idaho |
United States |
Institute of Rural Health |
Idaho State University-Pocatello |
Idaho |
United States |
Humanitarian Disaster Institute |
Wheaton College |
Illinois |
United States |
MAE Center: Creating a Multi-hazard Approach to Engineering |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Illinois |
United States |
Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab |
Indiana University, Bloomington |
Indiana |
United States |
NHERI Network Coordination Office |
Purdue University |
Indiana |
United States |
NatHaz Modeling Laboratory |
University of Notre Dame |
Indiana |
United States |
The Polis Center |
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis |
Indiana |
United States |
Iowa Flood Center |
University of Iowa |
Iowa |
United States |
Center for Compassionate & Sustainable Communities |
University of Kansas |
Kansas |
United States |
Center for Hazards Research and Policy Development |
University of Louisville |
Kentucky |
United States |
ByWater Institute |
Tulane University |
Louisiana |
United States |
Center for Hazards Assessment, Response & Technology (UNO-CHART) |
University of New Orleans |
Louisiana |
United States |
Center for Studies of Displaced Populations |
Tulane University |
Louisiana |
United States |
Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy |
Tulane University |
Louisiana |
United States |
LaHouse Resource Center |
Louisiana State University |
Louisiana |
United States |
Lowlander Center |
Non-Profit |
Louisiana |
United States |
Stephenson Disaster Management Institute |
Louisiana State University |
Louisiana |
United States |
Applied Physics Laboratory |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
Center for Disaster Resilience |
University of Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
Center for Health Security |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
Center for Humanitarian Health |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
Center for Public Health Preparedness |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences |
Maryland |
United States |
National Health Mission Area |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Maryland |
United States |
START- Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Response to Terrorism |
University of Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice (SIRJ) Lab |
University of Maryland |
Maryland |
United States |
Center for Disaster Medicine |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters |
University of Massachusetts Boston |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation & Practice |
Harvard University |
Massachusetts |
United States |
George Perkins Marsh Institute |
Clark University |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Global Resilience Institute |
Northeastern University |
Massachusetts |
United States |
Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment |
Michigan State University |
Michigan |
United States |
Clinical Disaster Research Center |
University of Mississippi |
Mississippi |
United States |
Center for Hazard Mitigation and Community Resilience |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Missouri |
United States |
Disaster and Community Crisis Center |
University of Missouri |
Missouri |
United States |
Wind Hazard Mitigation (WHAM) Laboratory |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Missouri |
United States |
Center for Biosecurity, Biopreparedness, & Emerging Infectious Diseases |
University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Nebraska |
United States |
Global Center for Health Security |
University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Nebraska |
United States |
National Drought Mitigation Center |
University of Nebraska—Lincoln |
Nebraska |
United States |
University of Nebraska Public Policy Center |
University of Nebraska—Lincoln |
Nebraska |
United States |
Coastal Response Research Center and Center for Spills and Environmental Hazards |
University of New Hampshire |
New Hampshire |
United States |
Maritime Security Center |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
New Jersey |
United States |
Rutgers Institute for Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security |
Rutgers University |
New Jersey |
United States |
Center for Disaster Medicine |
University of New Mexico |
New Mexico |
United States |
Resilience Institute |
University of New Mexico |
New Mexico |
United States |
Center for Disaster Medicine |
New York Medical College |
New York |
United States |
Center for Geohazards Studies |
State University of New York at Buffalo |
New York |
United States |
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) |
Columbia University |
New York |
United States |
Center for Public Health Preparedness |
State University of New York at Albany |
New York |
United States |
Emergency and Risk Communication Message Testing Laboratory |
State University of New York at Albany |
New York |
United States |
Initiative for Critical Disaster Studies |
New York University |
New York |
United States |
MCEER: Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events |
State University of New York at Buffalo |
New York |
United States |
NYU College of Global Public Health’s Program on Population Impact, Recovery, and Resilience (PiR2) |
New York University |
New York |
United States |
National Center for Disaster Preparedness |
Columbia University |
New York |
United States |
WindHub |
State University of New York at Buffalo |
New York |
United States |
Center for Natural Hazards Research |
East Carolina University |
North Carolina |
United States |
Center for Resilient Communities and Environment |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
United States |
Center for Urban and Regional Studies |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
United States |
Coastal Resilience Center |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
United States |
Convergence of Climate-Health-Vulnerabilities |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
United States |
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |
Duke University |
North Carolina |
United States |
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines |
Western Carolina University |
North Carolina |
United States |
Advanced Radar Research Center |
The University of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
United States |
Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events |
Oklahoma State University |
Oklahoma |
United States |
Oklahoma Center for Prehospital & Disaster Medicine |
The University of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
United States |
Southwest Preparedness & Emergency Response Learning Center (SWPERLC) |
The University of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
United States |
Cascadia Lifelines Program |
Oregon State University |
Oregon |
United States |
Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory (HWRL) |
Oregon State University |
Oregon |
United States |
Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience |
University of Oregon |
Oregon |
United States |
Center for Disaster Research and Education |
Millersville University |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
NHERI Lehigh Real-Time Multi-Directional Experimental Facility |
Lehigh University |
Pennsylvania |
United States |
Puerto Rico Seismic Network |
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez |
Puerto Rico |
United States |
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies |
Brown University |
Rhode Island |
United States |
Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute |
University of South Carolina |
South Carolina |
United States |
Lowcountry Hazards Center |
College of Charleston |
South Carolina |
United States |
Lt. Col. James B. Near Jr., USAF, ’77, Center for Climate Studies |
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina |
South Carolina |
United States |
Disaster Mental Health Institute |
University of South Dakota |
South Dakota |
United States |
Center for Earthquake Research and Information |
University of Memphis |
Tennessee |
United States |
Center for Resiliency |
Lamar University |
Texas |
United States |
Center for the Study of Disasters & Emergency Management (CDEM) |
Sam Houston State University |
Texas |
United States |
Center on Disability and Development |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
Hazards Reduction and Recovery Center |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
Institute for Sustainable Communities |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas |
Texas A&M University at Galveston |
Texas |
United States |
NHERI at the University of Texas |
University of Texas at Austin |
Texas |
United States |
National Wind Institute |
Texas Tech University |
Texas |
United States |
Research, Education, And Community Health Coalition (REACH) -Under the Center in Environmental Toxicology |
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
Texas |
United States |
Risk and Equity in Disasters (RED) Lab |
Texas Tech University |
Texas |
United States |
Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center |
Rice University |
Texas |
United States |
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI) |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center (TEEX - NERRTC) |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
USA Center for Rural Public Health Preparedness, Texas A&M University |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
UrbanResilience.AI Lab |
Texas A&M University |
Texas |
United States |
Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance Center (WHIPC) |
Texas Tech University |
Texas |
United States |
Center for Natural and Technological Hazards |
University of Utah |
Utah |
United States |
Center for Coastal Studies |
Virginia Tech |
Virginia |
United States |
Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) |
Virginia Tech |
Virginia |
United States |
Center for Risk Management of Engineering Systems |
University of Virginia |
Virginia |
United States |
Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience (ICAR) |
Old Dominion University |
Virginia |
United States |
Cascadia Hazards Institute |
Central Washington University |
Washington |
United States |
Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Center on Collaborative Systems for Security, Safety & Regional Resilience (CoSSaR) |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Climate Impacts Group |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
ColLABorative on Extreme Event Resilience (CEER) |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Disaster Data Science Lab |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Institute for Hazard Mitigation Planning and Research |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
NHERI Natural Hazards Reconnaissance Facility (“RAPID Facility”) |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Resilience Institute |
Western Washington University |
Washington |
United States |
THINK Lab |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics, and Environment (EDGE) |
University of Washington |
Washington |
United States |
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Wisconsin |
United States |
Disaster Management Center |
University of Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
United States |