Alka Sapat is an associate professor of public administration at Florida Atlantic University. Her research interests include disaster and crisis management, environmental policy adoption and regulation, environmental justice, federalism, intergovernmental relations, and technology policy. Her teaching interests include disaster management and homeland security, disaster planning and public policy, research methods, and statistical analysis.

Sapat is currently working on two projects funded by the National Science Foundation. The first project is a three-year study on displacement caused by catastrophic hurricanes and issues related to disaster planning, housing, and public policy. The second, titled “Haitian-Americans as Critical ‘Bridges’ and ‘Lifelines’ for Recovery and Rebuilding in Haiti,” focuses on understanding the role of the Haitian-American community in relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts because of the Haitian Earthquake. It will document trends and profiles of the influx of displaced persons in South Florida and collect and analyze U.S. policies and plans created at the federal, state, and local level in response to this potential (or perceived) influx.

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Workshop Abstracts

Toward a Displacement Index: Conceptual and Technical Considerations
With Ann-Margaret Esnard and Diana Mitsova

Related Resources by Alka Sapat from the Natural Hazards Library

The Intergovernmental Dimensions of Natural Disaster and Crisis Management in the United States
Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management, 2001

Blaming the Victim: The Role of Decision-Makers in the Occurrence of Environmental Justice
With Jaap J. Vos and Khi V. Thai, International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 25, Number 2, 2002