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Carol Friedland

Carol Friedland.
Title Director
Department Louisiana House (LaHouse)
E-mail CFriedland@agcenter.lsu.edu
Address 1 3622 Gourrier Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Phone 225-578-7913
Fax 225-578-7765

As Director of the LaHouse Research & Education Center, Dr. Friedland establishes the overall vision and direction of all LaHouse research and extension initiatives. LaHouse Resource Center is a research-based educational demonstration facility for resilient, sustainable and healthy homes: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/lahouse.

As Professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Friedland integrates a total environment framework (built, natural, social environments) for interdisciplinary research that addresses practical problems with the overarching goal of improving quality of life. Her research focuses on natural hazard risk and mitigation application development, natural hazard and disaster loss and risk estimation, post-disaster damage assessment, hazard mitigation planning and mitigation decision-making, and resilient and sustainable housing. Her areas of expertise include: integration of Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, in hazards research; hazard mitigation planning and mitigation decision-making; loss estimation; hazard-resistant construction and mitigation; performance of housing and other built infrastructure subjected to natural hazards; combined wind and flood interactions on structures; post-event data acquisition; remote sensing of building damage; hazard-resistant and sustainable construction.

Dr. Friedland has more than 20 years of experience in risk assessment and risk reduction for wind and flood hazards. She is a professional engineer (PE), registered in Louisiana, Florida, and Wyoming and holds national certification as a floodplain manager (CFM). Dr. Friedland is a fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She contributes to the modernization of resilient building codes through her membership on ASCE national technical standards committees for flood hazards.

2009 PhD in Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University

2006 MS in Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University

1998 BS in Civil Engineering with minor in Spanish, University of Wyoming

Director of LaHouse Research & Education Center and Professor (2024 - Present), Dept of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Director of LaHouse Research & Education Center and Associate Professor (2022 - 2024), Dept of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Industrial Specialty Contractors L.L.C. Associate Professor of Construction Management (2017-2022), Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Assistant Professor (2009-2017), Construction Management and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Instructor (2007-2009), Construction Management and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Research Intern (Summer 2006), ImageCat, Inc., Long Beach, California

Intern (Summer 2005), Swiss Reinsurance Group, Armonk, New York

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2005-2007), Construction Management and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Engineering Intern (2004), Cermak, Peterka, Petersen (CPP), Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado

Graduate Research Assistant (2003-2005), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Project Engineer (2001-2003), Field Engineer (2000-2001), Estimator (1999-2000), Kiewit Industrial Company, Lenexa, Kansas

Staff Engineer (1998-1999), MSE Inc., Billings, Montana

  1. Friedland, C. J.*, Lee, Y.-C., Mostafiz, R. B., Lee, J., Mithila, S., Rohli, R. V., Rahim, M. A., and Gnan, E. (2023). FloodSafeHome: Evaluating benefits and savings of freeboard for improved decision-making in flood risk mitigation. Frontiers in Communication, 8, Art. No. 1060901. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1060901
  2. Kodavatiganti, Y., Friedland, C. J., Rahim, M. A.*, Mostafiz R. B., Taghinezhad, A., and Heil, S. (2023). Material quantities and estimated construction costs for new elevated IRC 2015-compliant single-family home foundations. Frontiers in Built Environment, 9, Art. No. 1111563. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1111563
  3. Al Assi, A.*, Mostafiz, R. B., Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., and Rahim, M. A. (2023). Homeowner flood risk and risk reduction from home elevation between the 100-and 500-year Floodplains. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, Art. No. 1051546. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1051546
  4. Al Assi, A.*, Mostafiz, R. B., Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., Taghinezhad, A., and Rahim, M. A. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of federal CDBG-DR mitigation assistance in Louisiana. Natural Hazards, 117, 1291–1319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05904-3
  5. Al Assi, A.*, Mostafiz, R. B., Friedland, C. J., Rahim, M. A., and Rohli, R. V. (2023). Flood risk assessment for residences at the neighborhood scale by owner/occupant type and first-floor height. Frontiers in Big Data, 5, Art. No. 997447. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdata.2022.997447
  6. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Rahim, M. A., Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., Bushra, N., and Orooji, F. (2022). A data-driven spatial approach to characterize the flood hazard. Frontiers in Big Data, 5, Art. No. 1022900. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdata.2022.1022900
  7. Gnan, E., Friedland, C. J., Rahim, M. A.*, Mostafiz, R. B., Rohli, R. V., Orooji, F., Taghinezhad, A., and McElwee, J. (2022). Improved building-specific flood risk assessment and implications of depth-damage function selection. Frontiers in Water, 4, Art. No. 919726. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2022.919726
  8. Gnan, E., Friedland, C. J., Mostafiz, R. B.*, Rahim, M. A., Gentimis, T., Taghinezhad, A., and Rohli, R. V. (2022). Economically optimizing elevation of new, single-family residences for flood mitigation via life-cycle benefit-cost analysis. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Art. No. 889239. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.889239
  9. Jadallah, H.*, Friedland, C. J., Nahmens, I., Pecquet, C., Berryman, C., and Zhu, Y. (2022). Instructional design framework for construction materials training. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 798843. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.798843
  10. Orooji, F.*, Friedland, C. J., Savio, R. D., Taghinezhad, A., Massarra, C. C., Bushra, N., and Rohli, R. V. (2022). Generalized cost-effectiveness of residential wind mitigation strategies for wood-frame, single family house in the USA. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 745914. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.745914
  11. Briggs, B.*, Friedland, C. J., Nahmens, I., Berryman, C., and Zhu, Y. (2022). Industrial construction safety policies and practices with cost impacts in a COVID-19 pandemic environment: A Louisiana DOW case study. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 76, Art. No. 104723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2021.104723
  12. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Rohli, R. V., Friedland, C. J., and Lee, Y.-C. (2022). Actionable information in flood risk communications and the potential for new web-based tools for long-term planning for individuals and community. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, Art. No. 840250. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.840250
  13. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Rohli, R. V., Friedland, C. J., Gall, M., and Bushra, N. (2022). Future crop risk estimation due to drought, extreme temperature, hail, lightning, and tornado at the census tract level in Louisiana. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Art. No. 919782. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.919782
  14. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., and Bushra, N. (2022). Estimating future residential property risk associated with wildfires in Louisiana, U.S.A. Climate, 10(4), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli10040049
  15. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., Bushra, N., and Held, C. L. (2021). Property risk assessment for expansive soils in Louisiana. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 754761. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.754761
  16. Orooji, F.*, and Friedland, C. J. (2021). Analytical framework for homeowner-focused computational cost-benefit mitigation decision making. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, Art. No. 592511. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.592511
  17. Taghinezhad, A.*, Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., Marx, B. D., Giering, J., and Nahmens, I. (2021). Predictive statistical cost estimation model for existing single family home elevation projects. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 646668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.646668
  18. Matthews, E.*, Friedland, C. J., and Alsadi, A. (2021). Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood-related home repairs. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 14(2), e12708. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12708
  19. Kereri, J. O.*, Friedland, C. J., Harper, C., and Nahmens, I. (2021). Relationship embeddedness in construction project teams: The effect of social behaviors on relational behaviors. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 636000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.636000
  20. Jadallah, H.*, Friedland, C. J., Nahmens, I., Pecquet, C., Berryman, C., and Zhu, Y. (2021). Construction industry training assessment framework. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 678366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.678366
  21. Jadallah, H.*, Friedland, C. J., Nahmens, I., Pecquet, C., Berryman, C., and Zhu, Y. (2021). Educational theory-integrated construction industry training: State-of-the-art review. Frontiers in Built Environment, 7, Art. No. 635978. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.635978
  22. Ghannad, P., Lee, Y.-C.,* Friedland, C. J., Choi, J. O., and Yang, E. (2021). Closure to “multiobjective optimization of postdisaster reconstruction processes for ensuring long-term socioeconomic benefits.” Journal of Management in Engineering, 37(3), Art. No. 07021002. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000919
  23. Bushra, N.*, Mostafiz, R. B., Rohli, R. V., Friedland, C. J., and Rahim, M. A. (2021). Technical and social approaches to study shoreline change of Kuakata, Bangladesh. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Art. No. 730984. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.730984
  24. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Friedland, C. J., Rahman, M. A., Rohli, R. V., Tate, E., Bushra, N., and Taghinezhad, A. (2021). Comparison of neighborhood-scale, residential property flood-loss assessment methodologies. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, Art. No. 734294. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.734294
  25. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Bushra, N., Rohli, R. V., Friedland, C. J., and Rahim, M. A. (2021). Present vs. future losses from a 100-year flood: A case study of Grand Isle, Louisiana. Frontiers in Water, 3, Art. No. 763358. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.763358
  26. Al Assi, A.*, Sadek, H., Massarra, C. C., Sadeq, M., and Friedland, C. J. (2021). Development of an analysis tool for deterministic and probabilistic viscoelastic continuum damage approach. Construction and Building Materials, 306, Art. No. 124853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124853
  27. Mostafiz, R. B.*, Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., Gall, M., Bushra, N., and Gilliland, J. (2020). Census-block-level property risk estimation due to extreme cold temperature, hail, lightning, and tornadoes in Louisiana, U.S.A. Frontiers Earth Science, 8, Art. No. 601624. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.601624
  28. Massarra, C. C.*, Friedland, C. J., Marx, B. D., and Dietrich, J. C. (2020). Multihazard hurricane fragility model for wood structure homes considering hazard parameters and building attributes interaction. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, Art. No. 147. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00147
  29. Taghinezhad, A.*, Friedland, C. J., Rohli, R. V., and Marx, B. D. (2020). An imputation of first-floor elevation data for the avoided loss analysis of flood-mitigated single-family homes in Louisiana, United States. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6, Art. No. 138. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00138
  30. Taghinezhad, A.*, Friedland, C. J., and Rohli, R. V. (2020). Benefit-cost analysis of flood-mitigated residential buildings in Louisiana. Housing and Society, 48(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2020.1796120
  31. Orooji, F.*, and Friedland, C. J. (2020). Average annual wind loss libraries to support resilient housing and community decision making. Housing and Society, 48(2), 155-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2020.1796108
  32. Massarra, C. C.*, Friedland, C. J., Marx, B. D., and Dietrich, J. C. (2020). Binary building attribute imputation, evaluation, and comparison approaches for hurricane damage data sets. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 34(3), Art. No. 04020036, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001433
  33. Harris, J. B.*, Joyner, T. A., Rohli, R. V., Friedland, C. J., and Tollefson, W. C. (2020). It’s all downhill from here: A forecast of subsidence rates in the lower Mississippi River industrial corridor. Applied Geography, 114, Art. No. 102123, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102123
  34. Ghannad, P., Lee, Y.-C.*, Friedland, C. J., Choi, J. O., and Yang, E. (2020). Multiobjective optimization of postdisaster reconstruction processes for ensuring long-term socioeconomic benefits. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(4). Art. No. 04020038, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000799
  35. Gall, M.*, and Friedland, C. J. (2020). If mitigation saves $6 per every $1 spent, then why are we not investing more? A Louisiana perspective on a national issue. Natural Hazards Review, 21(1), Art. No. 04019013, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000342
  36. Matthews, E. C.*, Friedland, C. J., and Orooji, F. (2019). Corrigendum to integrated environmental sustainability and resilience assessment model for coastal flood hazards. Journal of Building Engineering, 21, 478–479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.10.001
  37. Massarra, C. C., Friedland, C. J.*, Marx, B., and Dietrich, J. C. (2019). Predictive multi-hazard hurricane data-based fragility model for residential homes, Journal of Coastal Engineering, 151, 10–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2019.04.008
  38. Ittmann, J.,* Okeil, A., and Friedland, C. J. (2018). The standard of care for the practicing structural engineer. Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000265
  39. Orooji, F., and Friedland, C. J.* (2017). Cost-benefit framework to generate wind hazard mitigation recommendations for homeowners. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 23(4), Art. No. 04017019, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000269
  40. Monko, R. J.*, Berryman, C. W., and Friedland, C. J. (2017). Critical factors for interorganizational collaboration and systemic change in BIM adoption. International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 6(4), 111–132. doi:10.5923/j.ijcem.20170604.01
  41. Monko, R. J.,* Berryman, C. W., and Friedland, C. J. (2017). Investigation of factors and sub-factors influencing interorganizational building information modeling adoption, International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 6(4), 160–167. doi:10.5923/j.ijcem.20170604.04
  42. Monko, R. J.*, Berryman, C. W., and Friedland, C. J. (2017). Interorganizational Building Information Modeling (IBIM) utilization assessment guide, International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 6(3), 78–86. doi: 10.5923/j.ijcem.20170603.02
  43. English, E. C.*, Friedland, C. J., and Orooji, F. (2017). Combined flood and wind mitigation for hurricane damage prevention: Case for amphibious construction. Journal of Structural Engineering, 143(6), Art. No. 06017001, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001750
  44. Matthews, E. C., Friedland, C. J.*, and Orooji, F. (2016). Integrated environmental sustainability and resilience assessment model for coastal flood hazards. Journal of Building Engineering, 8, 141–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2016.08.002
  45. Friedland, C. J.*, Joyner, T. A., Massarra, C. C., Rohli, R., Treviño, A., Ghosh, S., Huyck, C., and Weatherhead, M. (2016). Isotropic and anisotropic kriging approaches for interpolating surface-level wind speeds across large, geographically diverse regions. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 8(2), 207–224. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2016.1185749
  46. Ittmann, J., Friedland, C. J.*, and Okeil, A. (2016). Personal liability of the practicing engineer. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 8(3), Art. No. 04516002, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000125
  47. Matthews, E., Friedland, C. J.*, and Orooji, F. (2016). Optimization of sustainability and flood hazard resilience for home designs. Procedia Engineering, 145, 525–531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.040
  48. Reed, D. A.*, Friedland, C. J., Wang, S., and Massarra, C. C. (2016). Multi-hazard system-level logit fragility functions. Engineering Structures, 122, 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.05.006
  49. Joyner, T. A., Friedland, C. J.*, Rohli, R. V., Treviño, A. M., Massarra, C. C., and Paulus, G. (2015). Cross-correlation modeling of European windstorms: A cokriging approach for optimizing surface wind estimates. Spatial Statistics, 13, 62–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2015.05.003
  50. Jiang, S., and Friedland, C. J.* (2015). Automatic urban debris zone extraction from post-hurricane very high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 7(3), 933–952. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2014.1003417
  51. Adams, S. M., Levitan, M. L.*, and Friedland, C. J. (2014). High resolution imagery collection for post-disaster studies utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 80(12), 1161–1168. https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.80.12.1161
  52. Matthews, E. C., Sattler, M., and Friedland, C. J.* (2014). A critical analysis of hazard resilience measures within sustainability assessment frameworks. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 49, 59–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2014.05.003
  53. Dunn, C. L., Friedland, C. J.*, and Levitan, M. L. (2013). Statistical representation of design parameters for hurricane risk reduction structures. Structural Safety, 45, 36–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2013.08.009
  54. Ittmann, J., Friedland, C. J.*, and Okeil, A. (2013). Enforceability of limitation of liability clauses in engineering contracts. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 5(3), 128–135. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000125
  55. Bohn, F., and Friedland, C. J.* (2013). Why the 100-year flood? Louisiana Civil Engineer, 21(3), 16–18.
  56. Friedland, C. J.*, and Gall, M. (2012). True cost of hurricanes: Case for a comprehensive understanding of multihazard building damage. Leadership and Management in Engineering, 12(3), 134–146. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000178

Rahim, M.A., Mostafiz, R.B., Al Assi, A., Friedland, C.J., and Franks, M. 2024: Enhancing Flood Insurance Literacy in Coastal Louisiana: Risk Rating 2.0. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (LSG), $43,500.

Rahim, M.A., Mostafiz, R.B., Al Assi, A., and Friedland, C.J. 2024:2029 Coastal Master Plan: Flood Insurance Implications of Future Scenarios and Projects. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, $319,064.

Friedland, C.J., Mostafiz, R.B., Al Assi, A., and Rahim, M.A. 2024: National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Assistance Program-State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE). Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, $120,761.

Rahim, M.A., Mostafiz, R.B., and Friedland, C.J. 2024: Improving Indoor Air Quality and Pediatric Asthma Outcomes through a Dual-Component, Low-Cost, Portable Intervention involving HEPA Filtration Systems. Subcontractor to LSU, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, $63,241.

Al Assi, A., Mostafiz, R.B., Rahim, M.A., and Friedland, C.J. 2024: Wind resilience in coastal Louisiana: A social equity approach to enhanced building code practices. RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE), $349,995.

Douthat, T., Friedland, C.J., Rohli, R., Mostafiz, R.B., Rahim, M.A., and Al Assi, A. 2024: Louisiana Social, Environmental and Economic Resilience (LA-SEER) Center. LSU, $250,000.

Friedland, C.J., Reeder, A.J., Wang, Y., Rahim, M.A., and Mostafiz, R.B. 2024:ReDDDoT Phase 2: Climate-Informed Flood Risk Mitigation Sandbox. National Science Foundation (NSF), $1,499,722.

Rahim, M.A., Mostafiz, R.B., Al Assi, A., Friedland, C.J., and Franks, M. 2024: Enhancing Flood Insurance Literacy in Coastal Louisiana: Risk Rating 2.0. Louisiana Sea Grant College Program (LSG), $43,500.

Friedland, C.J., Mostafiz, R.B., and Conger, S. 2023–2026: Natural Hazard Risk Assessment for Louisiana. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), $1,055,379.

Friedland, C.J. 2023–2025: Building Resilience through Extension Awareness and Knowledge (BREAK). U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Wind Risk Rapid Response Program, $299,995.

Friedland, C.J. 2022–2023: 3D Printed Homes. Louisiana Board of Regents, $40,000.

Friedland, C.J. 2022Economic, Social, and Policy Pathways to Freeboard Adoption for Existing Homes. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant College Programs Omnibus, $419,583.

Friedland, C.J. 2022–2025: Developing Engineering Practices for Ecosystem Design Solutions (DEEDS): Calibrating Ecosystem Services to Advance Performance of Natural Infrastructure. Department of Defense/Department of the Army, Subcontractor to LSU, $6,668,682.

John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Floodproofing, Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) – National Professional Association, 2025

Engagement Award, North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI) – International Professional Association, 2024

Performance Constructors Professorship, Louisiana State University – Educational Institution, 2018–2022

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award, Louisiana State University – Educational Institution (University-wide Recognition), 2017

Louisiana Sea Grant Discovery, Integration and Application Program (LaDIA) Fellow, Louisiana Sea Grant – Regional Governmental/Research Recognition, 2016–2017

Outstanding Engineer Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, Baton Rouge Branch – Regional Professional Society, 2016

Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, Louisiana State University – Educational Institution, 2010 and 2016

Cajun Constructors Professorship in Construction Management, Louisiana State University – Educational Institution, 2015–2022

Industrial Specialty Contractors LLC Professorship in Construction Management, Louisiana State University – Educational Institution, 2012–2014

Doctoral Dissertation Award, State Farm Companies Foundation, Bloomington, Illinois – National Industry/Foundation, 2008–2009

Professional Engineer (PE): Louisiana, Florida, Wyoming

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM): nationwide

+ASCE/SEI 24-24 Flood Resistant Design and Construction Standard Committee – Society Level (2022–2025). Committee Member; Co-Lead of the Flood Elevation Working Group. Drafted and revised technical text adopted into the ASCE 24-24 standard; co-authored technical white paper on elevation methods; led development of a designer webtool hosted at LSU AgCenter to determine required elevations. This work directly advances the profession by integrating research-based methods into standards used by engineers.

+ASCE/SEI 7-22 Flood Load Subcommittee – Society Level (2022–2025). Committee Member. Reviewed and evaluated proposals for flood load provisions and contributed to development of Supplement 2 of ASCE 7-22.

+ASCE Baton Rouge Branch / Louisiana Section – Section and Branch Level. Recipient of the Outstanding Civil Engineer Award (2016). Recognized for professional contributions to hazard mitigation and resilience engineering in Louisiana.

+North American Alliance of Hazards and Disaster Research Institutes (NAAHDRI) – Board of Directors Member (2021–2025), Membership Relations Committee Member (2021–present). Provides leadership in advancing hazards and disaster research collaboration across North America. Recipient of the NAAHDRI Engagement Award (2024). Originally joined in 2021.

+American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE) – Board of Directors Member (2025–present). Guides national activities to advance wind engineering research, standards, and professional practice. Originally joined in 2004, served as a Steering Committee Member for the 2013 Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (12ACWE).

+Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) – Member (2012–present). Active participant in national floodplain management community. Recipient of the John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Floodproofing (2025).

+Louisiana Floodplain Management Association (LFMA) – Member (2021–present). Active participant in statewide floodplain management community.

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