About Me
I am an Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Utah State University. My research focuses on infrastructure systems resilience and how civil infrastructure performs under natural hazards and instituitional stress. I study how people interact with infrastructure systems during disruption, and how governance structures shape infrastructure performance, access, and reliability across communities.
My work integrates mixed-methods systems analysis, combining econometric modeling, simulation, network analysis, and machine learning with qualitative and community-engaged research. Across projects, I examine infrastructure justice and governance, including how institutional decisions, regulatory frameworks, and emerging technologies influence the distribution of risks and benefits within civil systems. This includes work on natural hazards, evacuation mobility systems, electrified transportation infrastructure, and the deployment of emerging technologies in transportation and energy systems.
I collaborate with researchers across civil engineering disciplines, including transportation, structural, water resources, and construction systems, as well as colleagues in urban planning, electrical engineering, computer science, and science & technology studies. I received my Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Davis, and previously held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Vermont.
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Email: sarah.grajdura@usu.edu