Five PhD students will receive a $10,000 grant to support interdisciplinary dissertation work courtesy of the 2009 PERISHIP Dissertation Fellowship Program in Hazards, Risks, and Disasters. The program assists top scholars in the completion of hazards dissertation work in natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and engineering, and in interdisciplinary programs such as environmental studies.
The PERISHIP Fellowship is administered by a partnership between the Natural Hazards Center and the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) with funding from Swiss Re and the National Science Foundation.
The 2009 PERISHIP Fellows and their dissertations are:
James Jeffers, Rutgers University, Department of Geography
Confronting Climate Impacts: Local Decision-making, Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change in Ireland’s Coastal Cities
Megan Reid, University of Texas at Austin, Department of Sociology
Shelter and Housing Issues Faced by Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Bahadir Sahin, University of Central Florida, Department of Public Administration
Factors Influencing Effectiveness of Interorganizational Networks among Crisis Management Organizations: A Comparative Perspective
Kanako Iuchi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Toward a Better Resettlement Planning for Disaster Affected Communities: Comparative Case Study of Two Districts in Chuetsu Region, Niigata, Japan
Andrew Rumbach, Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning
Urban Disasters in Developing Cities: A Case Study of Koldata, West Bengal, India
For more information on the fellowship and program winners, visit the PERISHIP website.