Chen Chen
Assistant Professor
Fire, Construction & Emergency Management
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- Assistant ProfessorFire, Construction & Emergency Management
BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs
Dr. Chen Chen joined Fire and Emergency Management Program as an Assistant Professor at OSU in 2022. He received Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at Oregon State University. He is interested in interdisciplinary research and teaching in engineering, social science, psychology, and environment.
Research Interests:
He conducts research in the areas of infrastructure resilience, disasters, transportation safety, and mobility. Specifically, Chen is interested in the consideration of human decisions and behavior in complex systems for emergency preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. He leverages interdisciplinary studies with people from psychology, public policy, computer science, and engineering to advance our understandings of how to make our society safe, sustainable, and resilient.
Research Interests:
He conducts research in the areas of infrastructure resilience, disasters, transportation safety, and mobility. Specifically, Chen is interested in the consideration of human decisions and behavior in complex systems for emergency preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. He leverages interdisciplinary studies with people from psychology, public policy, computer science, and engineering to advance our understandings of how to make our society safe, sustainable, and resilient.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Fire, Construction & Emergency Management, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2025 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorOklahoma State University, Division of Engineering Technology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Aug 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
- ORISE Postdoctoral Research FellowUnited States Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, United States15 Sep 2021 - 27 Jul 2022
- Research AssociateOregon State University, Civil and Construction Engineering, CORVALLIS, United States1 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022
- InstructorOregon State University, Civil and Construction Engineering, CORVALLIS, United States15 Dec 2021 - 15 Apr 2022
DEGREES
- Ph.D.Oregon State University, CORVALLIS, United States1 Sep 2017 - 1 Jun 2021
FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT
- Faculty/Staff
CAMPUS
- Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
DEPARTMENT
- Fire, Construction & Emergency Management