Leon Yacoubian, Ph.D. Student, Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative

People become engineers because they have a passion for creating knowledge and technologies that serve society. UVA Engineering’s "For Good" series shares their voices.

Leon Yacoubian, a Ph.D. student with UVA's Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative, is working to understand people's needs in communities where disasters occurred so engineering solutions are thoughtful and helpful.

For Good: Solving "Tuff" Problems