Wildfire Experts List
Wildfire Mitigation, Recovery And Community Planning
The College of Architecture houses a distinguished team of experts dedicated to innovative research and practical solutions for wildfire-related challenges. This team focuses on key areas such as fire-resistant architecture, urban planning, disaster recovery, and social vulnerability. Through projects like the NSF-funded FIRE-PLAN, these experts work at the forefront of wildfire mitigation in the Southern U.S., particularly in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Their research supports safer evacuations, resilient community designs and sustainable recovery strategies in the face of increasing wildfire threats.
James Tate, assistant professor of architecture, is a co-principal investigator for FIRE-PLAN, a National Science Foundation-funded project assessing wildfire impacts and mitigation strategies in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) of the Southern U.S.
Contact: jtate@arch.tamu.edu
Tara Goddard, associate professor of landscape architecture and urban planning, studies transportation safety and justice in the context of wildfire evacuation. She is a co-principal investigator for FIRE-PLAN and a faculty fellow with the College of Architecture’s Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center.
Contact: goddard@tamu.edu
Michelle Meyer, director of the hazard reduction and recovery center and an associate professor of landscape architecture and urban planning, research interests include disaster recovery and mitigation, environmental sociology and community sustainability, and the interplay between environmental conditions and social vulnerability.
Contact: mmeyer@arch.tamu.edu
Galen Newman, professor and head of the department of landscape architecture and urban planning and a hazard reduction and recovery center faculty fellow, focuses on topics such as urban regeneration, land use science, spatial analytics, and community/urban scaled design.
Contact: gnewman@arch.tamu.edu
Walter Gillis Peacock, professor of urban planning and a hazard reduction and recovery center faculty fellow, research focuses on evacuation, restoration and long-term recovery from disasters, disaster mitigation and resilience.
Contact: peacock@tamu.edu
