DRC in the Media

The University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center is home to renowned experts who share insights from their research to better understand breaking news, developing events, and the complex conditions that lead to disaster. Offering a broad range of disciplinary perspectives and expertise, they have been cited in such outlets as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Discover what our experts have to say:

DRC in the Media

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Evacuating is expensive. Recovery is long and hard.

EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
 
FEATURED IN: Perci — Monday, September 18, 2023
 
OVERVIEW: “Jennifer Trivedi, Assistant Professor of Anthropology is Core Faculty at University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center. She studies “the people . . . part of disasters. How people make decisions before, during and after a disaster and what influences those decisions – their personal histories and circumstances as well as larger social and cultural contexts they find themselves in.” She spoke with us recently. Here are edited excerpts from our conversation.” …
 
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This N.J. town erected barriers to hold back the sea. A public fight erupted.

EXPERT: A.R. Siders
 
FEATURED IN: Washington Post — Friday, August 18, 2023
 
OVERVIEW: NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — From atop the local lifeguard headquarters, Mayor Patrick Rosenello looks out over the shrinking shoreline of his . . . hometown.

To the north, past the kaleidoscope of umbrellas that dot the beach, he can see the massive bulkheads the city has installed to hold back the encroaching sea — the same ones at the heart of an ongoing fight with the state, which has sued North Wildwood and fined it more than $8.5 million for that and other work it says was unauthorized, misguided and destructive.
 
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A history of Hawaii’s sirens and the difference it could have made against Maui fires

EXPERT: Sarah Elizabeth DeYoung
 
FEATURED IN: National Public Radio (NPR) — Monday, August 14, 2023
 
OVERVIEW: DRC Core Faculty contributed to this recent article on the key factors that should be considered in warning systems in the context of the #MauiFires
 
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Older and less healthy

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: Healthline — Wednesday, January 13, 2021
OVERVIEW: “Less dense areas might be at an advantage compared to geographic areas that are more densely populated, and they may also be less connected to some areas where there’s a concentrated case,” Wachtendorf said. …
 
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Local response to chaos at the capitol

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: ABC 6 Action News — Tuesday, January 12, 2021
OVERVIEW: Matt O’ Donnell spoke with Tricia Wachtendorf University of Delaware’s Director of Disaster Research and Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice. They discuss how major catastrophes (COVID, weather events, insurgence,) expose other major issues & can spur tremendous change in society.
 
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Genie Chance Alaska Earthquake

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: The New York Times — Thursday, December 31, 2020
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Genie Chance and the Great Alaska Earthquake: An Update

EXPERT: Tricia Wachtendorf
FEATURED IN: The New York Times: The Daily — Thursday, December 31, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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Eliminate Billion-Dollar Disasters: Equitable Science-Based Disaster Policy for a Resilient Future

EXPERT: A.R. Siders
FEATURED IN: dayoneproject.org — Thursday, December 3, 2020
OVERVIEW: Dr. A.R. Siders’s has been working with two faculty at the University of Maryland to write up a short policy brief on how the Biden Administration could overhaul disaster policy in the US to make it more equitable and transparent. Their recommendations are being released online and are in the short document available for download on the website.
 
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Entangled Roots and Otherwise Possibilities: An Anthropology of Disasters COVID-19 Research Agenda

EXPERT: Jennifer Trivedi
FEATURED IN: — Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: U.S. News and World Report — Friday, November 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: Researchers found that the severe emotional distress and anxiety for those who have lived through major disasters can also lead to suicide. The authors examined 281 natural disasters during a 12-year period and their impact on suicide rates in those communities. …
 
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Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: U.S. News — Friday, November 20, 2020
OVERVIEW: Researchers found that the severe emotional distress and anxiety for those who have lived through major disasters can also lead to suicide. “That finding is important, I think, because those could be preventable deaths with better disaster preparedness and response,” said study author Jennifer Horney, founding director of the epidemiology program in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Delaware.
 
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College students are coming home for the holidays. Will they inadvertently bring COVID-19 with them?

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FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Thursday, November 19, 2020
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College students are coming home for the holidays. Will they inadvertently bring COVID-19 with them?

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: DelawareOnline.com — Thursday, November 19, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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Gig economy workers say they’ll have to work through the coronavirus outbreak even if they get sick

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: BusinessInsider.com — Friday, March 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: “It’s the winter and we frequently have colds or respiratory viruses,” epidemiologist Jennifer Horney, of the University of Delaware, told Insider. “So you may just be used to dealing with something mild like that. And think well, I’m nowhere near sick enough to stay home from work.”
 
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COVID-19: Tips for Hotel Managers

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: HospitalityNet.org — Friday, March 6, 2020
OVERVIEW: Authors Sheryl F. Kline; Jennifer Horney, professor of epidemiology at the University of Delaware; and Katie Kirsch provide tips on keeping employees and guests safe from the spread of COVID-19.
 
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Expert insight on coronavirus

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: UDaily — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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State, UD officials discuss coronavirus preparations

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Newark Post — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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As coronavirus panic deepens, online food orders are booming

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Counter — Thursday, March 5, 2020
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How deadly is the new coronavirus? Data from the spread of U.S. cases could help answer that

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Live Science — Wednesday, March 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: The number of cases it takes to raise the alarm depends on the infectious agent, the time of year and the population in a region, said Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware affiliated with the Disaster Research Center.
 
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Understanding coronavirus risks in West Virginia (Audio)

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: West Virginia Public Broadcasting — Wednesday, March 4, 2020
OVERVIEW: Health reporter Kara Lofton spoke with Dr. Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, about what is known about coronavirus so far and what West Virginians might be able to expect.
 
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Coronavirus risk is low in W.Va. Preparing for it is just good public health

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Appalachia Health News — Tuesday, March 3, 2020
OVERVIEW: As coronavirus continues to spread in the United States, people are starting to wonder — how at risk am I? Health reporter Kara Lofton spoke with Dr. Jennifer Horney, an epidemiologist at the University of Delaware, about what is known about coronavirus so far and what West Virginians might be able to expect.
 
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What does coronavirus mean for UD?

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: The Review — Monday, February 17, 2020
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Learning more about the coronavirus (Audio)

EXPERT: Jennifer Horney
FEATURED IN: Delaware Public Media — Friday, January 31, 2020
OVERVIEW:
 
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