Sara Hamideh

Sara Hamideh is an Associate Professor at Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Her work focuses on disaster recovery, community resilience, and social vulnerability, particularly in coastal regions. She leads interdisciplinary research projects examining housing recovery, policy impacts, and socio-physical interactions post-disaster.

Research Focus

• Disaster recovery dynamics
• Community resilience frameworks
• Social vulnerability analysis
• Coastal policy evaluation
• Urban sustainability post-disasters

Her recent studies include wildfire impacts on schools/hospitals, low-attention disaster recovery for renters/immigrants, and resilience bonds for equitable post-disaster investment. She has contributed to over a dozen publications analyzing housing markets, recovery policies, and data-driven frameworks for resilience.