Committed to Research
Serving Our Community
Welcome to the Center for Resiliency
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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ| 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)
Lamar Research By The Numbers
46
Subawards FY25
100
Students Involved In Research FY25
45
Publications
Center for Resiliency Highlights
Big Red’s Roundup September 20th
at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Spindletop Boomtown Museum
Amy E. Smith lauches a podcast
Dance Unscripted
Dance Unscripted is a podcast, YouTube channel, and blog here to talk all things dance: creative research, pedagogical practices, choreography and dance making, and more.
Support from Center for Resiliency project in July 2025
Photo by Lynn Lane
STEM Resiliency Camp opens doors for local students
Middle and high school students from across Southeast Texas got a hands-on introduction to college life this week at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s (LU) free STEM camp, a five-day program designed to spark interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Read More
City of Orange, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ launch a new flood monitoring program
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
Engagement Cluster
- Engagement and Outreach
- Education and Development
- Empowerment and Advocacy
Economics Cluster
- Emergency Management and Community Rating Systems
- Energy and other support Enterprises
- Employment and Energizing the Workforce
Donations are used to purchase refreshments for our educational and engagement opportunities