International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting
Tuesday, July 16 through Wednesday, July 17, 2013
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. An welcoming reception, continental breakfast, and lunch are included in the registration cost.
Schedule
Tuesday, July 16
Interlocken D
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Registration
Lobby Court and Terrace
6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Reception and Cash Bar
Wednesday, July 17
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
Warning, Drills, and Preparedness
Redefining Disaster Preparedness as a Situated Phenomenon
Natalie Baker, University of California, Irvine
An Impact Evaluation of ShakeOut: An Earthquake and Tsunami Drill in Two Coastal Washington State School Districts
Victoria Johnson, Massey University
Communication of Emergency Warnings on a University Campus
John Cross, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Cold Weather Self-Decontamination: Establishing Protocols and including Psychosocial Considerations for Disabled and Special Populations
Laurie Pearce, Justice Institute of British Columbia
Interlocken C
Mapping Disasters
Map Your Hazards! An Interdisciplinary, Place-Based Undergraduate Course Module Designed to Promote Informed and Resilient Communities
Brittany Brand, Boise State University
Pamela McMullin-Messier, Central Washington University
Melissa Schlegel, College of Western Idaho
Viewsheds as a Geographic Scale for Mapping and Analyzing Neighborhood Psychosocial Stressors in Post-Disaster Environments
Jacqueline Curtis, Kent State University
Andrea Szell, Kent State University
Spatial Analysis of Sampling Error in the American Community
Robert Gottlieb, University of South Carolina
Daniel Morath, University of South Carolina
Kevin Ash, University of South Carolina
Ronald Schumann III, University of South Carolina
Christopher Emrich, University of South Carolina
Perceptions on Hurricanes Information and Tracking Maps
Hao-Che Wu, Texas A&M University
Michael Lindell, Texas A&M University
Carla Prater, Texas A&M University
Interlocken D
Wildfire
Livestock Evacuations During the 2012 Oklahoma Wildfires
Dana Greene, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tamara Gull, Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
Understanding the Role of Risk Attitudes in Shaping Evacuation Decisions in Response to Wildfire
Sarah McCaffrey, USDA Forest Service
Robyn Wilson, Ohio State University
Greg Winter, Cornerstone Strategies
Wildfire Mitigation by Local Governments in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
Tara K. McGee, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Léanne Labossière, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Santa Ana Wind Classification System with Respect to Large Fire Potential
Tamara Wall, Desert Research Institute
Thomas Rolinski, USDA
Brian D'Agostino, San Diego Gas and Electric
Steve Vanderburg, San Diego Gas and Electric
Texas Wildfires: Measuring Interorganizational Response and Recovery Networks
Clayton Wukich, Sam Houston State University
Michael Siciliano, University of Illinois Chicago
Fir
Evacuation
Practicing what we Publish: The Gap Between Building Evacuation Research and Building Evacuation Modeling
Eric Best, University of Delaware
Determining the Differences in Evacuation Influences and Perceptions within the Elderly Population
Gregg Bowser, University of South Carolina
What Affects Household Hurricane Evacuation Decisions? Review of 20 Years of Hurricane Evacuation Studies
Shih-Kai Huang, Texas A&M University
Michael Lindell, Texas A&M University
Carla Prater, Texas A&M University
Evacuating Together or Separately: Factors Influencing Split Evacuations Prior to Hurricane Rita
Praveen Maghelal, University of North Texas
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Xiangyu Li, University of North Texas
10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
Centennial F
Resilience and Vulnerability
Pure Victims or Active Survivors? Degrees of Resilience and Vulnerability
Mara Benadusi, University of Catania
In Search of Resilience: Exploring Shifting Paradigms of Contingency Management
Martina McGuinness, University of Sheffield
Eve Coles, University of Leeds
Theorizing Community Resilience
Scott Miles, Western Washington University
Dignity and Resilience
Hari Krishna Nibanupudi
Interlocken C
Social Media
Formalizing Crowdsourcing in the Emergency Management Domain
Sophia Liu, U.S. Geological Survey
Tweeting from the Front Line: Promises and Pitfalls of Citizen Sensors in Disasters
Daniel Morath, University of South Carolina
Warnings Online: A Cross-Hazard Analysis of Twitter-Based Warning Message Transmission
Jeannette Sutton, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Emma Spiro, University of California, Irvine
Britta Johnson, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Sean Fitzhugh, University of California, Irvine
Ben Gibson, University of California, Irvine
Carter Butts, University of California, Irvine
Social Media in Extreme Events
Yulia Tyshchuk, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
William Wallace, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Interlocken D
Trust, Social Capital, and Recovery
Community Resilience and Post-Disaster Recovery: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
Nabil Kamel, Arizona State University
A Case Study of Identifying Recovery Issues of the Community Tourism Industry after a Typhoon Disaster
Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
The Practice of Disaster Social Capital among Community Organizations: Comparisons and Contrasts between Two Florida Counties
Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University
An Exploratory Study of Trust Dynamics in Disaster Recovery Projects
Jing Pan, Purdue University
Robert Cox, Purdue University
Randy Rapp, Purdue University
James Dietz, Purdue University
Bryan Hubbard, Purdue University
Fir
Warning Communications
Am I Really in Danger? How Varying the Visual Representation of a Tornado Warning Can Alter Threat Perception
Kevin Ash, University of South Carolina
Help or Hindrance: Repeated Warnings in the Context of Uncertainty
Brenda Mackie, University of Canterbury
Understanding Public Responses to Hurricane Risk Messages
Rebecca Morss, National Center for Atmospheric Research
The Current Weather Warning System in High Impact Areas
Danielle Nagele, Disaster Research Center
Availability and Coverage of Communication Platforms for Warning and Alert in the Mississippi Coastal Communities
Joslyn Zale, University of Southern Mississippi
Joby Bass, University of Southern Mississippi
Bandana Kar, University of Southern Mississippi
James Dickens, University of Southern Mississippi
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch in the Outside Pavilion
1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Centennial F
Policy and Planning
Size Doesn't Matter: The Complicated Relationship between National Offshore Oil Spill Events, Framing, and Policy
Alex Greer, University of Delaware
Eric Best, University of Delaware
Assessing Hazard Mitigation Policies and Strategies in Java Coastal Areas
Rahmawati Husein, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
To What Extent are NEPA Resource Categories Being Included in Local Disaster Planning Efforts?
Anne-Lise Knox Valez, North Carolina State University
Planning For Floods And Droughts in the Face Of Climate Change—A Continuum Perspective
Martina McGuinness, University of Sheffield
Interlocken C
Measuring Vulnerability
Measuring Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China
Wenfang Chen, Beijing Normal University
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Christopher Emrich, University of South Carolina
Peijun Shi, Beijing Normal University
Constructing the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) to Natural Hazards in Brazil
Beatriz Hummell, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Christopher Emrich, University of South Carolina
Social Capital and Collective Efficacy: Developing Disaster-Specific Measures
Michelle Meyer, Texas A&M University
Social Vulnerability as a Social Process: Theoretical and Practical Insights
Jenniffer Santos Hernández, University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras
Interlocken D
Risk
"Drought is a Relative Term:" Perceptions of Drought Risk Among Diverse Stakeholders in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer
Heather Lazrus, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Rebecca Morss, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Erin Towler, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Debasish PaiMazumder, National Center for Atmospheric
Research
Renee McPherson, University of Oklahoma and South Central Climate Science Center
Risk-Based Approach to Land Use Planning for Natural Hazards
W.S.A. Saunders, GNS Science
J. Beban, GNS Science
M. Kilvington, Independent Social Research
Perceived Risks of Mountain Landslides in Italy: Preliminary Results
Riccardo Scarpa, University of Waikato
W. Douglass Shaw, Texas A&M University
Mara Thiene, University of Padova
How Do Rural Residents Improve Readiness for Disasters in Eastern China? Three Possible Social Mechanisms and Empirical Testing
Haibo Zhang, Nanjing University
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Recovery
An Institutional Study of Disaster Recovery Management in Three Countries: China, India, and the United States
Divya Chandrasekhar, Texas Southern University
Yang Zhang, Virginia Tech
Collaborative Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Galveston after Ike
Sara Hamideh, Texas A&M University
The Effect of Social Capital on Perceived Disaster Recovery: A Longitudinal Study Based on the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China
Ziqiang Han, University of Delaware
Initial Regional Assessment of Local Recovery Planning in the Tohoku Region after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Kanako Iuchi, Tohoku University
Elizabeth Maly, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution
2:45 to 4:15 p.m.
Centennial F
Displacement and Recovery
Displacement in the United States Following Billion-Dollar Disasters
Juliana Lam, University of South Carolina
Extending the Recovery Divide: Long-Term Trends and Local Perspectives in Post-Katrina Mississippi
Ronald Schumann III, University of South Carolina
Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina
Christopher Emrich, University of South Carolina
Daniel Morath, University of South Carolina
Kevin Ash, University of South Carolina
Inequities in Long-term Housing Recovery after Disasters
Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University
Yang Zhang, Virginia Tech
Wesley Highfield, Texas A&M University
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Power Relations and Low-Income Housing in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina: People vs. Ports
Lynn Weber, University of South Carolina
Anna Smith, University of South Carolina
Interlocken C
Mitigation and Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness in Residential Organizations Serving Homeless Veterans in Los Angeles
June Gin, Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center
Diana Scarrott, Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center
Cemetery Preservation as Disaster Preparedness
Bill Lovekamp, Eastern Illinois University
Gary Foster, Eastern Illinois University
Steven DiNaso, Eastern Illinois University
Vince Gutowski, Eastern Illinois University
The Value of Preparedness: Organizational Culture and Disaster Preparedness in Delaware Nursing Homes
Samantha Penta, University of Delaware
James Kendra, University of Delaware
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware
Do Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness Reduce Physical Damage to Businesses in Disasters: The Critical Role of Business Disaster Planning
Yu Xiao, Texas A&M University
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Interlocken D
Resilience and Recovery
Measuring and Comparing Organizations' Resilience in Responding to the 2011 Mega Floods in Thailand
Sudha Arlikatti, University of North Texas
Simon Andrew, University of North Texas
Laura Siebeneck, University of North Texas
Emotionally Drained: Addressing Organizational Factors that Contribute to Burnout among Response and Recovery Workers in Post-Disaster Haiti
N. Emel Ganapati, Florida International University
Meredith Newman, Florida International University
Christa Remington, Florida International University
Factors Influencing the Intent to Use and Use of Disaster Response Decision Support Software Technologies: An Empirical Examination of Local Emergency Managers in FEMA Region 6
Eliot Jennings, University of North Texas
Socio-Technical Analysis of Hurricane Isaac Power Restoration
Scott B. Miles, Washington University
Nora Jagielo, Washington University
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Culture, Efficacy, and Behavior
Geographies of Solidarity: Complexities in Priorities Definition and Aid Addressing after Natural Disasters—Preliminary Findings and Results
Beatriz Hummell, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Clovis Ultramari, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
Institutional Impediments: An Evaluation of Local Planning Practices for Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations
Christine Bevc, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matt Simon, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tanya Montoya, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer Horney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Does Measurement of Intentions Allow Us to Assume Behavior? A Disaster Information Seeking Perspective
Barbara Ryan, University of South Australia
Disaster Resilient Rural Communities: Perceptions of Collective Efficacy following Two Rural Mountain Disaster Events
Jeannette Sutton, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Charles Benight, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Kotaro Shoji, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Jessica Lambert, Alliant International University
Britta Johnson, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
4:15 to 4:30 p.m.
Centennial F
Closing Remarks
Walter Gillis Peacock, Bill Lovekamp, and Joe Trainor