Public Health Research Award Program Evaluation

Supporting Disaster Research in the U.S. Territories

Between 2020 and 2022, the Natural Hazards Center issued two special calls for research on public health preparedness, response, and resilience in the U.S. territories through our Public Health Research Awards Program. In 2023, we conducted an evaluation to assess whether the program was meeting its objectives. This page highlights publications describing the main findings from the program evaluation and provides access to the evaluation’s instruments and dataset. If you have questions about these materials, please contact us at haz.research.awards@colorado.edu.

Mordy, Meghan, Rachel Adams, Lori Peek, Jennifer Tobin, Tracy Thomas, and Robin Soler. 2025. Advancing Workforce Development and Evidence-Based Practice in US Territories: An Evaluation of the Public Health Disaster Research Award Program. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 31(4), 600-609. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000002156

Mordy, Meghan. 2025. The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program: Strengthening the research workforce and advancing evidence-based practice in the U.S. territories [Blog post]. JPHMP Direct. https://jphmpdirect.com/the-public-health-disaster-research-award-program-strengthening-the-research-workforce-and-advancing-evidence-based-practice-in-the-us-territories/

Adams, Rachel, Meghan Mordy, Lori Peek, and Jennifer Tobin. 2023. Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation Report. Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-zxse-m028

Adams, Rachel, Meghan Mordy, Lori Peek, and Jennifer Tobin. 2023. Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation: Instruments and Data. DesignSafe-CI. https://www.designsafe-ci.org/data/browser/public/designsafe.storage.published/PRJ-4145/

Acknowledgments

The Public Health Disaster Research Award Program was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through supplemental support to the National Science Foundation (NSF Award #1635593). Opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations produced by this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the CDC, NSF, or Natural Hazards Center.