Donta Council successfully defended his dissertation titled ‘Assessing the Relationship between Flood Risk Perceptions and Adaptive Behaviors of Households’ on June 26, 2019. His dissertation committee was chaired by Dr. Wie Yusuf. Committee members were Dr. Michelle Covi and Dr. Joshua… Continue Reading →

Madison Bibbs and Courtney Thomas (SUMREX) joined ODU’s ASERT team in providing community engagement for in support of the City of Virginia Beach Comprehensive Sea Level Rise and Recurrent Flooding Response planning efforts. The City has undertaken an extensive process… Continue Reading →

Courtney and Madison are part of a collaborative research team with faculty and students from Virginia Tech and ODU. The project involved conducting surveys of residents in Hampton, Virginia about their adaptation to sea level rise and flooding. Madison and… Continue Reading →