Assistant Professor of Geography
PhD., Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design, University of Utah, Salt Lake City,
2023
MA, Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
MA, Reconstruction after Disaster, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran,
Iran
BA, Architecture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
Affordable housing
Resilient community
Disaster recovery
Khajehei, S., Chandrasekhar, D., Garcia, I., & Colón Rivera, E. (2026). The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Recovery of Public Housing Residents Following Compounding Disasters: Case Study of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 0739456X261424484.
Khajehei, S. (2025), Impact of Disaster Mitigation Projects on Low-and Moderate-Income Homeownership: New York City after the 2012 Hurricane Sandy, Natural Hazards Review, 26(4), 05025008.
Khajehei, S., & Chandrasekhar, D. (2024). Effect of near-miss events on pre-disaster recovery planning for public housing. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 115, 105063.
Khajehei, S., Hamideh, S. (2023). Post-Disaster Recovery Challenges of Public Housing Residents: Lumberton, North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew. Urban Affairs Review, 60(1), 232-271.
Chandrasekhar, D., García, I., & Khajehei, S. (2021). Recovery Capacity of Small Nonprofits in Post-2017 Hurricane Puerto Rico. Journal of the American Planning Association, 88(2), 206-219
2025-2026: “Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Baltimore County Through Improved Interagency Collaboration”, Faculty Development & Research Committee Grants, Towson University.
2024: Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Fellowship, Towson University, ($2000)
2023: “Public Sector Planning for Post-disaster public housing recovery in 'near experience' communities”, Quick Response Research Grant: FEMA Region 8 Call, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder with the support of the National Science Foundation and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2021: “Role of Community-Based Organizations in Public Housing Resident Recovery after Concurrent Disasters”. Public Health Disaster Research Award Grant Supported by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder with the support of the National Science Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2019: “Pre-disaster Recovery Planning for Public Housing in Salt Lake County, Utah”, Mitigation Matters Research Grant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado-Boulder with the support of the National Science Foundation and Federal Emergency Management Agency.