Koorosh Azizi

Assistant Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering

Dr. Koorosh Azizi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University. He is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research focuses on the nexus of urban water and environmental systems, with an emphasis on climate risk assessment, coupled human-water-infrastructure systems, and sustainability-oriented planning.

Using a socio-hydrologic perspective and coupled-systems theory, Dr. Azizi studies the dynamic interactions within these complex urban socio-environmental systems. He examines how hydrology and infrastructure performance interact with governance and socio-economic conditions to shape risk, vulnerability, and response across space and over time. His work emphasizes how societal structures, the built environment, and human actions influence equity and long-term resilience.

He develops actionable, mechanism-based models by integrating hydrologic modeling with agent-based modeling, system dynamics, and spatial and network analysis. His research translates these models into practical tools to support engineering design, policy analysis, and adaptation strategies for flood mitigation, stormwater management, water scarcity, and affordability. His work also identifies potential unintended consequences and uneven impacts across local and global scales, with the goal of supporting more sustainable cities under future climate challenges.

Azizi

Office: 242 C Torrence Hall
Phone: 615-963-1867 
 Email: kazizi@tnstate.edu  

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Water Resources), University of Memphis (2017–2022)
  • M.Sc., Civil Engineering (Water Resources), Shahid Beheshti University (2014–2016)
  • B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (2010–2014)

EXPERIENCE

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences and LBJ School of Public Affairs (2024–2026)
  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (2022–2024)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Urban Water Systems
  • Urban Flooding
  • Socio-Hydrology
  • Coupled Human–Water–Infrastructure Systems
  • Human–Environment Interactions
  • Urban Sustainability

FEATURED ARTICLES

Azizi, K., & Bixler, P. (2025). Flood Exposure and Household Green Stormwater Infrastructure Adoption. Accepted, Under press, Environmental Research Communications.

Azizi, K., Wang, Y., Enriquez, O., Passalacqua, P., Niyogi, D., & Bixler, P. (2025). Integrating Perspectives: Multi-Sectoral Insights into Gulf Coast Flood Governance. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 105662.

Azizi, K., Barnes, J., Deslatte, A., Koeble, E., G., Anderies, J., & Garcia, M. (2025). Balancing Effectiveness and Equity in Sustainable Water Management Transitions: The Case of the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 151(1), 04024058.

Azizi, K., Barnes, J., Anderies, J., & Garcia, M. (2024). Efficient Water Conservation Programs and Equity Implications. Environmental research letters. 19: 094015.

Azizi, K., Hornberger, G., Baggio, J., Koeble, E., Anderies, J., & Garcia, M. (2024). Identifying Conditions that Support the Provision of High-Quality and Affordable Urban Drinking Water in the US. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 150(8), 04024024.

Wiechman, A., Alonso-Vicario, S., Anderies, J.M., Garcia, M., Azizi, K., Hornberger, G. (2024). Institutional Dynamics Impact the Response of Urban Socio‐hydrologic Systems to Supply Challenges. Water Resources Research, 60(2), e2023WR035565.

Ebrahimi, S., Azizi, K., Kashani, A.R., & Ali, A. (2024). Evaluation of Water Quality Models for Hydrological Variability Using Event-based Scenarios: A Case Study. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 1-25.

Azizi, K., Diko, S., & Meier, C. I. (2023). A Citizen Science Approach to the Characterisation and Modelling of Urban Pluvial Flooding. Water Alternatives, 16(1), 1.

Azizi, K., Diko, S. K., Saija, L., Zamani, M. G., & Meier, C. I. (2022). Integrated Community-based Approaches to Urban Pluvial Flooding Research, Trends and Future Directions: A Review. Urban Climate, 44, 101237.

 

 

 





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