This article in the Denton Record-Chronicle profiles Julie Elliott and her return to her native Texas to conduct fieldwork in the wake of the devastating Kerrville floods. Elliott, an incoming lecturer in emergency management and disaster science at the University of North Texas, is set to begin teaching at her alma mater in September.

This interview from UDaily spotlights Julie Elliott, a PhD candidate studying disaster science and management at the University of Delaware, and her deployment to Kerr County, just days after the devastating flash flood that swept through Texas Hill Country.

In this Washington Post investigation, CHEER PI Rachel Davidson reflects on why so few North Carolina residents, especially those living inland, evacuated during Hurricane Helene and the influence of mandatory evacuation orders during disasters.

In this article from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s household thrust and expert in evacuation decision-making, comments on how FEMA cuts could impact evacuation communication during hurricane season.

Sarah DeYoung, leader of the Hub’s household thrust, describes a pressing concern among disaster experts. In the face of government cuts and climate change, Americans are more vulnerable than ever to disasters. Is the country’s progress in emergency management doomed to regress under FEMA?