Jiahang He

• Department of Earth & Environment, Boston University
• URBAN Program (NSF Research Traineeship), Boston University
• CHEER Hub, University of Delaware

I am a PhD student in the Department of Earth & Environment at Boston University, advised by Professor Ian Sue Wing. As part of the NSF-funded CHEER Hub led by the University of Delaware, I build computational models that connect tropical cyclone hazards, infrastructure systems, household decision-making, and regional economic outcomes.

My current research examines how tropical cyclones and extreme flooding translate into mortality, economic loss, and social burden. I combine general equilibrium modeling with parcel- and household-level data, and I am working with InnSure on a social burden metric for Massachusetts coastal communities.

Before Boston University, I studied Agricultural and Applied Economics and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I am especially interested in models that trace not only how much a disaster costs, but who bears the cost, and how communities adapt.

• jhhe@bu.edu
• CAS 432, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215