Center for Resiliency
The Resilience and Recovery Academy was initiated and founded by the Sociology Program at Lamar University in 2021 by Drs. Chiung-Fang Chang, Margot Gage, Jennifer Fagen, and Garrick Harden. The Academy is supported by the Center of Resiliency at Lamar University under the State of Texas.
Dr. Chang is the leader of the Academy. The objective of the RnR is to serve as an interdisciplinary educational center to provide expertise from academics, local professionals, and community stakeholders. We would like to recognize all team coordinators from the following disciplines who will sponsor, support, and coordinate the RnR programs.
| Sponsor Program | Topic | Key Personnel |
| Sociology | Community Virtual Town Hall | Drs. Chiung-Fang Chang (Coordinator) |
| Campus & Community Violence | Drs. Margot Gage Witvliet (Coordinator) | |
| Housing | Drs. Chiung-Fang Chang (Coordinator) | |
| Social Work | Awareness of Domestic Violence | Dr. Ginger Gummelt (Coordinator) |
| Criminal Justice | Emergency Drill Training Workshop | Dr. Cheng-Hsien Lin (Coordinator), Mark Broom, Karen Roebuck |
| Nursing | Health Promotion Workshop for Rural Communities | Dr. LeAnn Chisholm (Coordinator) |
| Audiology | Children Education & Communication Disorder | Drs. Ashley Dockens (Coordinator), Heather Readin, Mrs. Carmyn Thompson |
| Civil Engineering | Air and Water Quality in Southeast Texas | Dr. Thinesh Selvaratnam (Coordinator) |
| Communication | Assessing the effectiveness of Emergency communication | Dr. Qingjiang Yao (Coordinator) |
| Sociology |
Women Veteran |
Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet (Coordinator) |
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Learning the Queer Community in Southeast Texas |
Dr. Garrick Harden (Coordinator) |