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Stephanie Chang is a professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with joint appointments in the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES). She currently serves as the co-director of the Master of Engineering Leadership Urban Systems program. Dr. Chang held the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Disaster Management and Urban Sustainability from 2004 to 2013. Her work aims to bridge engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences to address complex issues related to hazards and disasters. Her research has ranged from empirical investigations of major urban disasters to computer modeling and economic analysis of risk reduction strategies. Dr. Chang has been awarded the Shah Family Innovation Prize by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) in 2001 and has served as EERI’s Distinguished Lecturer in 2011. She received the Distinguished Research Award from the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Society (IDRiM) in 2018. Dr. Chang has held editorial board positions for several journals and has been involved in committees related to disaster research and earthquake resilience.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.