selected publications academic article Islam, T., Merrell, W., & Seitz, W (2010). Galveston Futures: Developing a disaster resilient community. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. 3(1), 001-007. chapter Brody, S. D., Highfield, W. E., Merrell, W., & Lee, Y. (2020). Recovery Versus Protection-Based Approaches to Flood Risk Reduction: Working Towards a Framework for More Effective Mitigation in the United States. Lindell, M. K. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience. (pp. 144-156). Routledge. Merrell, W. J., Reynolds, L. G., Cardenas, A., Gunn, J. R., & Hufton, A. J. (2011). The Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Hurricane Storm Surge. Badescu, V., & Cathcart, R. B. (Eds.), MACRO-ENGINEERING SEAWATER IN UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS: ARID LOWLANDS AND WATER BODIES REHABILITATION. (pp. 691-716). Springer Nature.
teaching activities MARS491 Research Instructor MARS680 Int Analysis Marine Res Instructor MARS685 Directed Studies Instructor MARS691 Research Instructor
education and training Ph.D. in Oceanography, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1971 M.A. in Physics; Mathematics minor, Sam Houston State University - (Huntsville, Texas, United States) 1967 B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Sam Houston State University - (Huntsville, Texas, United States) 1965
