Walter Gillis Peacock

Walter Gillis Peacock, Ph.D., is professor of Urban Planning in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning where he has been a faculty member since 2002. He is the former Director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and now is a Sr. Fellow with the center. He is internationally known for his research on disaster recovery, community resiliency, and social vulnerability. He has conducted research in Florida, Texas, California, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Turkey, and India and has given briefings on household, housing, and community recovery following major natural disasters to local, state, and federal officials.