On Oct, 3, MCEER and UB will send three teams of researchers to New Orleans to study damage to structures and lifelines; transportation and hospital decisions and remote sensing. Another team will travel to New Orleans on Oct. 19 to study environmental and health issues.
The social and cultural impact of disasters lingers long after the deaths have been tallied, property has been restored or rebuilt, and lives have been returned to normal.
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and The Society for Consulting Psychology (SCP) are providing free assistance to workers and organizations affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The desire to assign cosmic significance to the arrival of hurricanes Katrina and Rita is an example of humankind's ages-old need to find reason within chaos, according to University at Buffalo anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr., Ph.D.
Just weeks after they fled New Orleans, many victims of Hurricane Katrina housed in shelters in Texas are having difficulties dealing emotionally with the disaster, particularly when another destructive hurricane headed toward the state where they took refuge, according to Nancy J. Smyth, Ph.D.
Edgar Olsen has studied public housing issues for the past 35 years. He worked on a Department of Housing and Urban Development task force and reviewed the final reports of the influential Experimental Housing Assistance Program as a visiting scholar at HUD.
"Whether this season is the worst on record or even in recent memory depends on the criteria used to define "˜worst,'" says Eric Gross, associate professor of history at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., who studies hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Saint Louis University experts are available as sources on Hurricane Rita stories.
Frederick, Camille, Hugo, Andrew, Ivan and Katrina. Just the mention of the names elicits vivid images of the destruction caused by these devastating storms.
With the arrival of Hurricane Rita, "the psyche of the Southeast will be tested over the next few days," says University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychologist Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., (Prounounced "Clay-po").
Many families are struggling to put their lives back together following Hurricane Katrina, while others are fleeing Hurricane Rita. UAB psychologist Joshua Klapow, Ph.D., says the will to survive is instinctual and hardwired in humans.
The possibility of health problems that develop due to polluted conditions caused by Hurricane Katrina could place a strain on an already overwhelmed and damaged health infrastructure in affected areas, said UAB health economist Bryce Sutton, Ph.D.
The failure of levees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina points out the need for new technologies to strengthen levees and monitor their reliability, according to Deborah D. L. Chung, Ph.D., a University at Buffalo materials scientist and inventor of "smart concrete."
A government disaster consultant and professor from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala. believes Hurricane Rita will hit hard, but because Texas is located above sea level, the severity of the storm won't be as devastating as Katrina.
Little did anyone know that less than one year after the world watched in horror as a tsunami hit southeast Asia, Hurricane Katrina would pound America's Gulf Coast, giving many Americans a first-hand experience.
The hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast and the tsunami that ravaged southeast Asia was the stuff one expects to see in overblown movies, not on the nightly news.
An advanced research weather model run by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is following Hurricane Rita to give scientists a taste of how forecast models of the future may predict hurricane track, intensity, and important rain and wind features.
Structural engineer Subrata K. Chakrabarti, professor of civil and mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, can comment on the construction of offshore oil rigs and weather-related dynamics.
Hurricane season begins June 1 and experts from Florida State University and its renowned meteorology program and other departments are available to answer media questions and give perspective to news stories as the season unfolds.
Media looking for information on a variety of hurricane topics can contact North Carolina State University experts.
The American College of Chest Physicians has expert physicians available to speak on the health effects of hurricane Katrina, including the effects of contaminated drinking water, the impact of blackouts on hospitals, and long-term health effects such as asthma related to mold growth.
Events like Hurricane Katrina can traumatize even seasoned rescue professionals, said University of Alabama at Birmingham crisis management expert Martha Starr, M.A.
UCLA experts are available to describe the challenges facing forensic pathologists in identifying casualties, and to discuss the public health, psychological, economic and structural/rebuilding effects of Hurricane Katrina.
As thousands are feared dead and many more left homeless in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, students and employees at West Virginia University are mobilizing relief efforts for survivors of the monster storm.
A list of hurricane disaster experts from Vanderbilt University. This list will be updated as needed.
A list of several experts that journalists might find useful in reporting on the Katrina disaster. These include a public health expert, an expert on the tourism industry (a large part of the Gulf area's economy) and an expert on counseling.
Clarkson is offering to enroll students from the Gulf area universities who have have been closed or severely impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Elizabethtown College professor Robert Wheelersburg knows firsthand the difficulties encountered by federal government officials trying to provide assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He's been in their shoes.
Social scientists can comment on what is known about human and social relationships and structures that could help prevent or mitigate the consequences of disasters, dismiss common myths about disasters, analyze common mistakes in developing responses to disasters.
As public officials and scientists struggle to restore basic services to the Gulf Coast, rescue victims and begin the massive cleanup following Hurricane Katrina. University of Missouri-Rolla engineers and scientists are available to comment on several hurricane-related issues.
More than 100 Spelman College students have been impacted by the devastation in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, chief of emergency medicine and director of its Center for Biopreparedness at Children's Hospital Boston, is available to comment on emergency preparedness during natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and their aftermath.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Stuart Goldman, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Children's Hospital Boston, is available to discuss possible psychological trauma to children who were involved in the disaster, or were exposed to disturbing media images.
The American Dental Association and its charitable arm, the ADA Foundation, each have donated $50,000 as seed funding to the ADA Foundation Disaster Response Fund for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Chemical Society has compiled a list of scientific experts who will be available to the media to discuss various aspects of water contamination, chemical safety and the type and extent of disease that could develop. Following is that list.
University of Washington experts are available to talk about some long-range effects of surviving traumatic events like Hurricane Katrina. They offer advice on helping infants and toddlers cope, guidance for adult mental health and ideas for pharmacists who want to help during and after disasters.
Social workers are the largest providers of mental health services in the country. Social workers from all over the country are streaming into the Gulf region to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina with their immediate and long-term mental health needs.
G. Richard Olds, M.D., Chairman and Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, expert submission on Hurricane Katrina and the continuing hurricane season.
The editors of Harvard Health Publications, the publishing division of Harvard Medical School have created a 3-step guide to preparing for a disaster with practical advice for items to have available in your household.
Two experts can discuss hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina.
Experts from the University at Buffalo are available to comment on the various social, technological and economic aspects of Hurricane Katrina and its wake of devastation. Contact information and a summary of their thoughts is below.
With the death toll estimated in the thousands and New Orleans in a state of emergency, Hurricane Katrina's devastation will continue to have an enormous impact on the Deep South and the nation. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has experts.
Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore. has opened its doors to students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
The University of Chicago is opening up spots in the College, Law School, Business School and other graduate programs, for applicants displaced from their home institutions by Hurricane Katrina.
University of California, San Diego experts are available to comment on hurricanes and climate change; economic damages of Katrina; the inner workings of hurricane processes; and the effects of the disaster on the nation's energy supplies.
Experts from the professional schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University of Maryland Medical Center can discuss many different aspects of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Science & Theology News and STNews.org feature a special report on the chaplains ministering to victims of Hurricane Katrina, and the emotional price they pay to see to the victims' spiritual needs.
Public health experts.
The following faculty members from The University of Texas at Austin are available to the media for interviews concerning the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Experts and story tips related to relief and recovery after Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes.
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