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Mitigation insights from emergency managers on working with stakeholders

Modeling Evacuees’ Intended Responses to a Phased Hurricane Evacuation Order

Dynamic modeling of public and private decision‐making for hurricane risk management including insurance, acquisition, and mitigation policy

Regional county-level housing inventory predictions and the effects on hurricane risk

‘Inspired to Action’: Immigrants’ Faith-Based Organizations’ Responses across Two Pandemics

Joseph E. Trainor serves as interim dean and professor of policy and administration in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. Trainor is also a core faculty member of the Disaster Research Center, where he has built an international reputation in Disaster Science and Emergency Management. 

crises and includes basic science and applied research. Recent projects have focused on disaster researcher and practitioner integration; warnings, risk perception, and protective action decision-making for hazards; household insurance and mitigation decisions; willingness to work during pandemics; and multi-organizational response systems. Findings from these efforts have led to two co-edited books, over forty-five peer-reviewed articles, and numerous book chapters and research reports. Many of these works are co-authored with students, and Trainor frequently presents research findings to academic, professional, and public audiences.

He has taught at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels across the Biden School while holding leadership roles in the Disaster Science and Management program. In addition, Trainor continues to chair and serve on numerous theses and dissertation committees at the Biden School. 

Trainor’s public service work has included partnerships with numerous agencies related to risk and emergency management, including the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Deleware Emergency Management Agency, and various state and local emergency management agencies.

Trainor holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in sociology and psychology from Millersville University, a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Delaware, and a doctor of philosophy in sociology from the University of Delaware.

Public and organizational behavior in disasters

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Bridging Research and Practice

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Onwards: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Action

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Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration

Director, Climate Change Science & Policy Hub | Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center | Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration & Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences

Director / Professor, Disaster Research Center / Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice

Professor and Director, Epidemiology

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal Justice

Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research Center

 It's déjà vu all over again. Less than a year after Hurricane Ian brought floods and destruction to Florida towns off the Gulf of Mexico, another storm, Hurricane Idalia, is expected to strengthen significantly ahead of its expected landfall on Wednesday. Experts from the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center can talk about a variety of topics, including preparedness, sea-level rise, managed retreat, evacuations and recovery, as they relate to the latest hurricane to hit the Sunshine State.

A.R. Siders: Expert on sea level rise and managed retreat – the concept of planned community movement away from coastlines and flood-prone areas. She can discuss the impact of the expected storm surge and what can be done in the future to prepare and avoid costly and deadly ramifications from the resulting flooding.

Tricia Wachtendorf: Evacuation decision-making, disaster response and coordination, disaster relief (donations) and logistics, volunteer and emergent efforts, social vulnerability.  

Jennifer Horney: Environmental impacts of disasters and potential public health impacts for chronic and infectious diseases.

Sarah DeYoung: Pets in emergencies, infant feeding in disasters and decision-making in evacuation.  

Jennifer Trivedi: Challenges for people with disabilities during disaster, cultural issues and long-term recovery.

Joe Trainor: Post-storm housing decisions and insurance.

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Disaster researchers discuss preparedness, evacuations and recovery as Hurricane Idalia bears down on Florida's Gulf Coast

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