Faculty profile
Chris Houser
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Latest papers
Review of the eco-geomorphological impacts of vessel-generated wakes.
Journal of environmental management · 2026 · first author
A comparative analysis of dune toe extraction methodologies and implications for assessment of foredune dynamics.
The Science of the total environment · 2025 · senior author
Averting an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Residence Hall through Wastewater Surveillance.
Microbiology spectrum · 2021
Latest funding
- $119,903
Smart Beach - Advanced Drowning Prevention Warning System
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $70,000
Semantic modeling and knowledge graphs of inter- & intra-site variability of coastal barriers
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $234,000
Analytical Reasoning and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps of Barrier Island Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Forcing
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
4 publications.
Review of the eco-geomorphological impacts of vessel-generated wakes.
Houser C, George E
A comparative analysis of dune toe extraction methodologies and implications for assessment of foredune dynamics.
Smith A, Lehner J, Wills C, Johnson G, Houser C
Averting an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Residence Hall through Wastewater Surveillance.
Corchis-Scott R, Geng Q, Seth R, Ray R, Beg M, Biswas N, Charron L, Drouillard KD, D'Souza R, Heath DD, Houser C, Lawal F, McGinlay J, Menard SL, Porter LA, Rawlings D, Scholl ML, Siu KWM, Tong Y, Weisener CG, Wilhelm SW, McKay RML
Impact of COVID-19 on drowning patterns in the Great Lakes region of North America.
Houser C, Vlodarchyk B
Smart Beach - Advanced Drowning Prevention Warning System
Principal investigators: KHODAPARAST, Laleh
Keywords: Beach Safety ; Drowning Prevention; Predictive Modeling; Real-time Warnings; Surf Hazard; Community Engagement; Wave and Current Sensors; Data Analytics; Inclusive Design; Lifesaving Technologies
Semantic modeling and knowledge graphs of inter- & intra-site variability of coastal barriers
Principal investigators: Houser, Chris
Keywords: coastal; aeolian; barrier island; foredune; nearshore; beach; semantic modeling; knowledge graph
Analytical Reasoning and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps of Barrier Island Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Forcing
Principal investigators: Houser, Chris
Analytical Reasoning and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps of Barrier Island Response to Natural and Anthropogenic Forcing
Principal investigators: Houser, Chris
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Yufeng Tong and Rajesh Seth: 2 shared papers
- Nihar Biswas and Rajesh Seth: 2 shared papers
- Yufeng Tong and Nihar Biswas: 1 shared paper
- Yufeng Tong and Chris Houser: 1 shared paper
- Nihar Biswas and Chris Houser: 1 shared paper
- Rajesh Seth and Chris Houser: 1 shared paper
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Earth & Environmental Sciences
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
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