International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting
Tuesday, July 12 through Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Omni Interlocken Resort
Broomfield, Colorado
The IRCD Researchers Meeting, a partnership between the International Sociological Association's International Research Committee on Disasters and the Natural Hazards Center, follows the main Hazards Workshop. For more information on the IRCD, please visit the RC-39 Web site.
Register for the IRCD Researchers Meeting using the Natural Hazards Workshop online registration. A continental breakfast and a salad and baked potato bar for lunch are included in the registration cost.
Call for Abstracts
Schedule
Call for Abstracts
Scholarly submissions of hazards and disasters research from all disciplinary perspectives are now being accepted. Please e-mail abstracts to Joe Trainor with “IRCD Researchers Meeting Abstract” in the subject line.
The submission should include the following:
- Author and co-author names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Indicate the person that will present the paper;
- Title of the paper;
- Three or more keywords that identify the paper’s topic; and
- A single-spaced abstract of no more than 300 words describing your research question, methodology, and findings.
The deadline for abstracts is May 29, 2011.
Please contact IRCD Researchers Meeting co-organizers Bill Lovekamp or Joe Trainor with any questions.
Schedule
The IRCD Researchers Meeting is a continuing partnership between the International Sociological Association’s International Research Committee on Disasters and the Natural Hazards Center. The Meeting kicks off with a welcoming reception at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12th.
—Joseph Trainor and Bill Lovekamp, 2011 co-organizers
Tuesday, July 12th
Interlocken D
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Registration
Lobby Court & Terrace
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Reception and cash bar
Wednesday, July 13th
Centennial Foyer
7:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast
Centennial Foyer
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Centennial F
Evolving Technology
Decision-Support Technologies in Disaster Response: The Use of WebEOC and E-team Softwares by County Emergency Management Agencies
Eliot Jennings, University of North Texas
Sudha Arlikatti, University of North Texas
A Human Centered Methodology for the Identification of Communication Needs and the Assessment of Hand-Held Communication Devices Used to Support Communication Flow in High Consequence Emergency Management
Pamela McCauley Bush, University of Central Florida
Mohammad Jeelani, University of Central Florida
Susan Gaines, University of Central Florida
Lewelin Curling, College of the Bahamas
Philip Armbrister, College of the Bahamas
Arturo Watlington, University of Central Florida
Renaldo Major, College of the Bahamas
Lorneska Rolle, College of the Bahamas
Sarah Cohen, University of Central Florida
Mobile Phone Carrier Location Data Tracking: A Single User’s Journey
Eric Best, University of Delaware
Bahamian Emergency Management Officials Utilizing Wireless Technology
Susan Gaines, University of Central Florida
Interlocken C
Emergency Management and Training
Earthquake Preparedness and Response: A Comparison of the United States and Japan
Alex Greer, University of Delaware
The Emergency Managers: A Profession on the Edge
Scott Knowles, Drexel University
James Kendra, University of Delaware
Simulation Training and Exercise Collaboratory (SIMTEC): Enhancing CBRNE Psychosocial Capacity and Capability Management
Laurie Pearce, Justice Institute of British Columbia
PERFORM: Practice Exercises Reinforcing Flexible and Open Response Management
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Interlocken D
Networks and Relationships
Evolving Networks of Federal, State, and Local Activity in the Response to Two Emergencies
Debra Schneck, Indiana University
The Administration of Safety
Lucia Velotti, University of Delaware
Joseph E. Trainor, University of Delaware
The Role and Relevance of Social Networks in Disaster Management: How Pre-Incident Relationships among Responders Shape During-Incident Response
Branda Nowell, North Carolina State University
Toddi Steelman, North Carolina State University
Valuing the Local: Exploring the Role of Public Participation in Flood Mapping
Sally Priest, Middlesex University
Joanna Pardoe, Middlesex University
Simon McCarthy, Middlesex University
10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
Centennial F
Warnings
Communicating the Tornado Threat
Joseph E. Trainor, University of Delaware
Danielle Nagele, University of Delaware
Brittany Scott, University of Delaware
Matthew Binstead, University of Delaware
How Individuals Process Weather Warning-Related Messages (Text or Text with Graphics) on a Mobile Phone
Mark Casteel, Pennsylvania State University
Joe Downing, Pennsylvania State University
Warning? Where?! Understanding the Roles of Color and Spatial Cognition in User Responses to Tornado Warning Graphics
Ronald Schumann III, University of South Carolina
Kevin Ash, University of South Carolina
Gregg Bowser, University of South Carolina
Where People Go, and Who Goes Where: Information Sources in Wildfire Evacuation and Road Closure Situations
Anne-Lise Knox Velez, North Carolina State University
Jason Alexander Briefel, North Carolina State University
Sarah M. McCaffrey, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station
Interlocken C
Haiti Earthquake
The Impact of Security Concerns on the Distribution of Relief Following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
Lucia Velotti, University of Delaware
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Natacha Thomas, University of Rhode Island
Jose Holguin Veras, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Disaster Response and Recovery Workers: Centrality of Communicative Leadership and Emotional Skills in Their Lives
N. Emel Ganapati, Florida International University
Meredith Newman, Florida International University
Christa Remington, Florida International University
Role of NGOs in Assisting Post-Earthquake Haitian "Invacuees" to the US: Compensating or Complementing?
Sarah Knosp, University of North Texas
Sudha Arlikatti, University of North Texas
James Kendra, University of Delaware
Joanne Nigg, University of Delaware
Manuel Torres, University of Delaware
The Challenges for Unconventional Response Agencies in Serving Haitian Earthquake Survivors: The Needs in NIMS Training and Practices
Joshua Kelly, University of North Texas
Sudha Arlikatti, University of North Texas
James Kendra, University of Delaware
Joanne Nigg, University of Delaware
Manuel Torres, University of Delaware
Interlocken D
Evacuation, Displacement, and Recovery
Logistics of Hurricane Evacuation in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Hao-Che Wu, Texas A&M University
Michael K. Lindell, Texas A&M University
Carla S. Prater, Texas A&M University
Computing a Displacement Distance Equivalent to Meet Displaced Families Needs
Omar El-Anwar, University of Washington
Lei Chen, University of Washington
Factors Enabling Housing Recovery following Hurricane Katrina
N. Emel Ganapati, Florida International University
Shaoming Cheng, Florida International University
Sukumar Ganapati, Florida International University
Disaster Devastation, Recovery, or Relocation
John A. Cross, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Outdoor Pavilion
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Centennial F
Risks and Perceptions
Tsunamis and Climate Literacy
Antonia Rosati, University of Colorado at Boulder
How Disaster Relief Affects Local Government Trust in Rural China: A Study After the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
Ziqiang Han, University of Delaware
Xiaojiang Hu, Beijing Normal University
Joanne M. Nigg, University of Delaware
Dynamics of Hurricane Risk Perception: Year Two
Craig Trumbo, Colorado State University
Lori Peek, Colorado State University
Brian McNoldy, Colorado State University
Wayne Schubert, Colorado State University
Eve Gruntfest, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Holly Marlatt, Colorado State University
Michelle Lueck, Colorado State University
The Influence of Disaster Experience and Risk Perception on Business Disaster Preparedness: An Empirical Study from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
Ziqiang Han, University of Delaware
Joanne M. Nigg, University of Delaware
Interlocken C
Mitigation
Investigating Hurricane Risk Mitigation Behavior: A Policy Experiment Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
Aric Shafran, California Polytechnic State University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University
Assessing Coastal Hazard Mitigation Capacities and Commitment at the Local Level in Texas
Rahmawati Husein, Texas A&M University
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Flood Risk, Mitigation, and Insurance in Texas
Jeffrey Czajkowski, University of Pennsylvania
Howard Kunreuther, University of Pennsylvania
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, University of Pennsylvania
Do Better Land Use Tools Result in Less Natural Hazard Damage? An Examination of Planner Perceptions
Yue Ge, Texas A&M University
Michael K. Lindell, Texas A&M University
Interlocken D
Public Health, Disability, and Disasters
An Analysis of the Volume and Nature of Emergency Medical Calls during Severe Weather Events
Laura A. McLay, Virginia Commonwealth University
Disaster and Disability: Preliminary Findings Following the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Implications for the U.S.
Rochelle Brittingham, University of Delaware
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Conducting and Maintaining Registries: Analysis of the Alabama Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEEP) Registry of People with Disabilities or Access and Functional Needs
Paul Hewett, Argonne National Laboratory
Bill Met, Argonne National Laboratory
Lauren Barsky, Argonne National Laboratory
The Declining Health Status and HIV-Fueled Internal Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Dodoma, Tanzania
Rasel Madaha
Barbara Wejnert
2:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Centennial F
Analyzing Vulnerability and Loss
A New Metric for Gauging Success of the NFIP and NEHRP: Comparing Projections of Pre-Policy Losses to Actual Losses
Shalini Mohleji, University of Colorado at Boulder
Roger A. Pielke, Jr. University of Colorado at Boulder
Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of a Social Vulnerability Index
Eric Tate, University of Iowa
Vulnerability Analysis of Coastal Communities in Jamaica to the Hurricane Hazard: Case of Portland Cottage and Its Environs
Natainia Lummen, University of the West Indies
Geographic Variability of the Relative Economic Impacts of Natural Hazards in the United States
Kevin Ash, University of South Carolina
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina Chris Emrich, University of South Carolina
Interlocken C
Potpourri
An Examination of the Factors that Influence the Type of Earthquake Related Activities of Associations in Duzce-Turkey
Berat Yoldas, Middle East Technical University
When the Media Frames Disasters as Apocalyptic Events: The Nature of African American Community Resilience in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Post-Hurricane Katrina Era
Dana M. Greene, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Grassroots Heritage: Investigating the Narratives and Socially Distributed Curatorial Activities of Historic Crises in the Social Media Landscape Sophia B. Liu, University of Colorado at Boulder
Caught Between Roles in the Midst of Disaster
Terri Adams, Howard University
Larry Stewart, University of the District of Columbia
4:15 p.m.
Centennial F
Closing Remarks
Walter Gillis Peacock, Bill Lovekamp, and Joe Trainor