TThe Natural Hazards Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Hazards and Disasters Student Paper Competition. The competition was established in 2004 to recognize undergraduate and graduate students who conduct research on interdisciplinary hazards and disaster.
The 19 papers submitted this year showcased promising research on topics such as earthquake prevention, framing of disasters in news media and children's literature, social capital in disasters, risk conceptualization, and climate change. Winning papers, however, displayed outstanding originality and data collection and analysis, as well as a well-organized thesis and argument.
The graduate student winner is:
Stacia Sydoriak, Colorado State University
Women, Men, and the Face of a Colorado Frack Disaster: From Gender-Specific Risks to Gender-Inclusive Solutions
The undergradute student winner is:
Alison McIntosh, University of Alberta
Vulnerability of Older Adult Populations to Climate-Related Heat Events
First-place winners will each receive $100, publication on the Natural Hazards Center website, and an invitation to the 2013 Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop in Broomfield, Colorado.
The 2014 call for papers will be announced early next year. Full text of winning papers and more information will be posted soon on the Natural Hazards Center Website.