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Tricia Wachtendorf

Tricia Wachtendorf

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

Prof. Wachtendorf expertise lies in the social, organizational, and decision-making aspects of disasters.

evacuationsMulti-organizational coordination and responses in disastersTransnational crisesImprovisation and adaptationCommunity-based approaches to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation
Sarah DeYoung

Sarah DeYoung

Associate Professor, Sociology & Criminal JusticeUniversity of Delaware

Prof. DeYoung's expertise is in maternal and child health in crisis and disaster settings, with a focus on infant feeding in emergencies.

Evacuation Decision-makingCompanion Animals in DisastersMaternal & Infant Health in DisastersRefugee & Immigrant Well-beingPsychological Sense of Community
A.R. Siders

A.R. Siders

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

Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on relocation and fairness in adaptation.

Decision ModelingEnvironmental Video GamesClimate ChangeClimate Change Adaptation PoliciesClimate-related Hazards
Joseph E. Trainor

Joseph E. Trainor

Interim Dean and Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Can discuss behavioral responses to disasters, including household risk management and decision making about warnings and evacuation orders.

Public and organizational behavior in disastersDisaster MitigationSmart Warning SystemsMobile Warning SystemsDisaster Warning Systems
Jennifer Trivedi

Jennifer Trivedi

Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Core Faculty Member, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Trivedi's research explores disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience and decision-making.

Disaster Resilience‎Disaster ResponseDisaster VulnerabilityDisaster RecoveryHurricanes
Rachel Davidson

Rachel Davidson

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Davidson conducts research on natural disaster risk modeling and civil infrastructure systems.

Disaster ResearchNatural Disaster Risk ModelingCivil Infrastructure Systems​Lifelines
Thomas Dietz

Thomas Dietz

University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science and Policy (ESPP)Michigan State University

Expert in climate change, human driving forces of environmental change, environmental values, environmental decision making

EcologyEnvironmental PolicyHuman driving forces of environmental changeClimate Change
Victor Perez

Victor Perez

Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research CenterUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.

Health DisparitiesMarginalized CommunitiesEnvironmental Racism
Robin Cox

Robin Cox

Research Director and ProfessorResilienceByDesign Research Lab and Royal Roads University

Robin Cox's expertise includes the psychosocial dimensions of disasters, disaster resilience, and traumatic stress and coping.

ResilienceHigher Education Community ResilienceDisaster Psychosocial ResponseStress and Coping
James Kendra

James Kendra

Director, Disaster Research Center; Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and AdministrationUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kendra researches emergency planning and crisis management.

Organizational Improvisation and ResilienceEmergency Management TechnologyDisaster PlanningCrisis ManagementEmergency Planning
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