Dr. Lam Receives the NSF “RAPID” Grant to Study the Role of Social Media During Hurricane Harvey

Dr. Lam receives a new research grant from NSF. The grant, titled “RAPID: The changing roles of social media in disaster resilience: The case of Hurricane Harvey”, is an interdisciplinary project with co-PIs from CCT and other disciplines. Co-PIs are: Michelle Meyer (Sociology), Seung-Jong Park (CCT and Computer Science), Margaret Reams (Environmental Sciences), Seungwon Yang (CCT & Information Science), and Kisung Lee (Computer Science). Updates on the research progress were recently published by LSU CC&E Media Center.