Who We Are

Florida Resilient Cities is led by The Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, and the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning.

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Jeff Carney

Director, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience; Associate Professor, School of Architecture

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Mike Volk

Associate Director, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning; Research Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture

mikevolk@ufl.edu

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Bill O’Dell

Director, Shimberg Center for Housing Studies; Associate Research Professor, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management

billo@ufl.edu

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Carla Brisotto

Assistant Director & Assistant Scholar, School of Architecture

c.brisotto@ufl.edu

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Christian Figueroa

Assistant Scholar, School of Architecture

callefigueroac@ufl.edu

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Changjie Chen

Assistant Scientist

chj.chen@ufl.edu

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Sheyla Santana

Post-Doctoral Associate

sheyla.santana@ufl.edu

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Forough Foroutan

PhD Candidate, School of Architecture

forough.foroutan@ufl.edu

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Ana Tricarico Orosco

PhD Student, School of Design, Construction, and Planning

ana.orosco@ufl.edu

Previous Post-Docs & Graduate Research Assistants

Cleary Larkin

Director Historic Preservation, Assistant Professor Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, College of Design, Planning ,and Construction

clarkin@ufl.edu

Eliza Breder

Ph.D. Student – Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design

ebreder@ufl.edu

Emilee Aguerrebere

Principal Planner, City of Coral Gable

eaguerrebere@coralgables.com

Jessica Hays

Graduate Research Assistant, Urban and Regional Planning

jessica.hays@ufl.edu

Suzanne Tielemans

Graduate Research Assistant, Architecture

stielemans@ufl.edu

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