Her research focuses on structural engineering innovations in assessment and design to enhance society’s resilience to natural and manmade hazards. Particular interests include assessment of collapse, structural damage and life safety risks when structures are subjected to extreme loads, nonlinear modeling of structures, and earthquake performance of housing and schools worldwide. Dr. Liel earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Stanford University, M.Sc. degrees in Building, Urban Design and Development and Civil Engineering from University College London and a B.S.E in Civil Engineering from Princeton University, with a certificate from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She has been the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.