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Dr Catalina Miranda Munoz PhD
Lecturer
School of PsychologyCurrently a lecturer at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, I aim to reduce risk and build community resilience, particularly on timber-framed structures' performance during earthquakes and factors influencing structural preparedness. With a strong foundation in timber engineering, I am fascinated by understanding community perceptions of risk and actions to mitigate it.
Professional
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering - University of Auckland (2023)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
Expectations of damage to buildings, functionality of buildings, preparedness, numerical models of timber buildings facing earthquakes and flooding.
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Civil Engineering (090500):
Earthquake Engineering (090504):
Engineering (090000):
Engineering Practice (091503):
Interdisciplinary Engineering (091500):
Risk Engineering (excl. Earthquake Engineering) (091507):
Structural Engineering (090506)
Keywords
Interdisciplinary Research, Structural Engineering, Timber Design, Preparedness, Social Science, Community, Resilience
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Multi-hazard building strengthening of Aotearoa New Zealand's dwellings
Date Range: 2025 - 2028
Funding Body: Building Research Association of New Zealand Inc
Project Team:
- Dr Catalina Miranda Munoz - Project Leader
Project Title: Reimagining %NBS: understanding needs and stress testing alternatives
Date Range: 2024 - 2026
Funding Body: Resilient Organisations Ltd
Project Team:
- A/Pro Emma Hudson-Doyle - Project Leader
- Prof Julia Becker - Project Leader
- Dr Catalina Miranda Munoz - Project Leader
Project Title: The intersection of engineering with social science, to improve earthquake resilience
Date Range: 2023 - 2025
Funding Body: Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission < Earthquake Commission
Project Team:
- Prof Julia Becker - Project Leader
- Dr Catalina Miranda Munoz - Team Member
Completed Projects
Project Title: International Delegation Funding – Outgoing – CIGIDEN, Chile (QuakeCoRE Centre of Research Excellence)
Date Range: 2023 - 2024
Funding Body: University of Canterbury
Project Team:
- Prof Julia Becker - Project Leader
- Dr Catalina Miranda Munoz - Team Member
Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
| Position | Current | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Jayaprakash Selvarajah
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Doctor of Philosophy
Identifying vulnerability to landslides and the utility of such information in risk assessments and models
Media and Links
Other Links
Professor Emeritus
Prof Ian M Evans
Honorary Teaching and Research Fellow
Dr Ross Flett
Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Amanda Young-Hauser