Jennifer Donahue

Jennifer Donahue
Research Scientist

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

B.S. Texas A&M UNiversity

Dr. Donahue is the President/Owner of JL Donahue Engineering, based in California, with twenty-seven years of experience focused on managing and supporting a variety of civil geotechnical and seismic projects. Her seismic and geohazard engineering experience includes multiple probabilistic seismic hazard analyses and peer reviews; development of ground motion attenuation parameters; and geotechnical earthquake reconnaissance. Her geotechnical experience includes evaluation of liquefaction and settlement potential of sites; slope stability analysis; planning and implementation of field exploration programs; and peer review projects and feasibility studies for a variety of geotechnical projects. Dr. Donahue is a Research Scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is an active member of the Geo-Engineering Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) association for the National Science Foundation. Dr. Donahue recently retired as a member of the US Navy for 27 years, deploying most recently to Iraq and Afghanistan.