The Natural Hazards Center is pleased to announce 10 new projects have been funded through the Public Health Disaster Research Award program. These awards are designed to support interdisciplinary research teams studying public health solutions to hazards in vulnerable communities across the United States.
Five research teams were funded as part of our recent Call for Community-Based Research on Public Health and Equity. Based in vulnerable rural communities, these studies will develop evidence-based practices to improve community preparedness, resilience, and the public health response to disasters. Awardees will receive between $25,000 to $50,000 each to support their investigation, as well as mentorship, networking opportunities, and editorial support for publishing their preliminary findings.
An additional five research teams will receive $10,000 as part of Continuation Award 2: Extending Public Health Disaster Research and Community Engagement in Understudied Areas. These awards support previous Public Health Disaster Research Award recipients in advancing or applying findings from their initial studies, which are described in these preliminary reports.
Funding was made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Science Foundation. A full list of project titles and awardees follows. Project abstracts are available on the program’s recently funded awards page.
Award Recipients for Community-Based Research on Public Health and Equity
Predicting Rural Public Health Disaster Needs: Analyzing 911 Calls During Climatic Hazards
Christina Barsky, University of Montana
Lauren McKeague, University of Montana
Blake Emidy, University of Montana
Josephine Hazelton-Boyle, University of Montana
Adriane Beck, Missoula Office of Emergency Management
Damian Chase-Begay, Missoula City-County Health Department
Factors Associated With Recovery and Resilience of Rural Children and Families After a Wildfire
Rita Burke, University of Southern California
Santina Contreras, University of Southern California
Rural Community Capacity: Evacuation Experiences and Health Outcomes of Incarcerated Women
Benika Dixon, Texas A&M University
Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University
Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University
TyKeara Mims, Texas A&M University
Jennifer Toon, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
Marci Simmons, Lioness: Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
Building a Social Vulnerability Index for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
Paul Monaghan, University of Florida
Miranda Carver Martin, University of Florida
Public Health Risks and Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters Among Refugees in Rural Communities
Ming Xie, West Texas A&M University
Li Chen, West Texas A&M University
Award Recipients for Continuation Award 2: Extending Public Health Disaster Research and Community Engagement in Understudied Areas
Validating the Disaster Food Security Scale-Rural for Racial and Ethnic Minority Subpopulations
Lauren Clay, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Nadia Koyratty, International Food Policy Research Institute
Anna Josephson, University of Arizona
Carmen Byker Shanks, Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition
Equitable Resilience Hub Structuring With Eastern Tribes
Nicole Hutton, Old Dominion University
Wie Jusuf, Old Dominion University
Jessica Rich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Megan Brondon, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Participatory Budgeting: A Community-Led Intervention for Resource Security Following a Disaster
Anaís Delilah Roque, The Ohio State University
Enid Quintana Torres, University of Puerto Rico
Edna Torres, Comité Comunal de Corcovada
Fernando Tormos-Aponte, University of Pittsburgh
Mary Angelica Painter, Natural Hazards Center
Fernando Cuevas, University of Puerto Rico
Enhancing Disaster Resilience and Support for Vulnerable Puerto Rican Students
Eileen V. Segarra-Alméstica, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras
Hilda Rivera-Rodríguez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras
Indira Luciano-Montalvo, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras
Sylvia Martínez-Mejias, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras
Risk Communication Practices at Municipal Levels in Puerto Rico
Federico Subervi-Vélez, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sandra M. Fábregas-Troche, Latino Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Mirelsa Modestti-González, Latino Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Gary L. Kreps, George Mason University
The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program is based on work supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through supplemental funding to the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1635593). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the CDC, NSF, or Natural Hazards Center.