Research Programs
Funded and active programs of research at the DRLA
Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy
The Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy was established to systematically strengthen leadership globally in disaster resilience through training, education and research.
Center of Excellence for Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure, and Emergency Management (NDCIEM)
The Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, as part of the Payson Center, is collaborating with Jackson State University to provide academic and research support to the NDCIEM around issues related to natural disasters and their impacts on infrastructure and communities.
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact Assessment
DRLA provides mission support to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and to the Interagency Workgroup for Community Support.
Community Resilience Evaluation of Haiti Earthquake Emergency Response
The Tulane Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) is leading an evaluation of the humanitarian aid programs initiated in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010.
Global Disaster Resilience Network Planning Grant
All disasters are local and in order to strengthen disaster resilience directly in impacted areas, the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy has received a planning grant from the Gates Foundation to identify and establish disaster resilience leadership partnerships with local universities in East Africa, West Africa, Southeast and South Asia.
Social Impact Assessment of the BP Oil Spill Disaster on Gulf Communities
The Tulane DRLA Assessment Team will carry out an impact assessment in Terrebonne and Plaquemines Parishes in coastal Louisiana to help OXFAM and its partners better understand the affects of the oil spill catastrophe on vulnerable coastal Louisiana communities and their resilience.
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