Academic Partners LAEPF works closely with academic institutions on research and studies related to disaster and emergency management.Below are some of LAEPF’s key supporting institutions. California State University, Long Beach National Academy of Sciences National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program University of California, Berkeley David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California Rossier Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice at the University of Southern California