Summer 2026

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the ninth issue of The CHEER Chronicle, a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep you informed on the latest news and milestones of the Hub.

CHEER NEWS

CHEER Hub Highlights Latest Research at Annual Natural Hazards Workshop

June 22, 2026

CHEER Alumni Network Grows as the Hub Graduates Fourth Cohort of Summer Scholars

July 29, 2026

Latest News and Insights

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Suzanna Sumkhuu, Boston University

Meet Suzanna Sumkhuu, a CHEER PhD student digging into the economic impacts of coastal hazards. Read on to learn how her work helps the Hub better understand and uncover new insights into how disasters shape communities and recovery.

CHEER RESEARCH

New Publications

An Optimization-Based Approach to Developing Computationally Efficient Long-Term Event-Loss Scenario Ensembles (ASCE-ASME)
Coupling Land Use Planning and Multi-Stakeholder Dynamics to Inform Disaster Risk Management: Who Pays for Risk and Who Gains from Intervention? (Int. Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)
Stakeholder Dynamics in Disaster Mitigation Funding: The Roles of Timing, Spatial Scale and Allocation Basis in Policy Design (Int. Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)
Hurricane Wind Loss Modeling Using Insurance Claims Data (Natural Hazards)
Heterogeneity in Migration Decisions Following Tropical Cyclones in U.S. Southeast (Population and Environment)

Visit the Hub's Research Products page for a full list of the Hub's publications, deliverables, and other research content.

CHEER Research

PARTNER PERSPECTIVES

Texas Housers

The Hub is thrilled to feature Texas Housers in the ninth issue of Partner Perspectives, a quarterly column highlighting the strategic, collaborative work with CHEER’s various partner organizations.

CHEER MEDIA FEATURES

To Save Communities, This Lab Burns Down Houses

In this multimedia story, journalists dive into how the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, one of the Hub’s practitioner partners, is conducting cutting-edge controlled experiments to help make structures more resilient to natural hazards.

New York Times | July 16, 2026

Joseph Trainor Named Biden School Dean: UD Alumnus to Lead Highly Ranked School

Dr. Joe Trainor, a member of the Hub’s households and government thrust, has been named dean of the University of Delaware’s Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

UDaily | June 30, 2026

Economic Architecture Podcast: Risk Analysis & Insurance

Charlie Sidoti, the Executive Director of InnSure, one of CHEER’s practitioner partners, joins the Economic Architecture podcast to discuss the challenges risk analysis insurers are facing as climate extremes continue to wreak havoc on the housing and insurance markets.

Economic Architecture | June 26, 2026

CHEER Media Features

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