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Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware

@UDELDRC

World renowned; 50+ years of pioneering disaster research; innovative education; home to @DisasterArchive, one of the foremost disaster research collections.

 Newark, DE, USA
Joined March 2011
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Wonderful to connect with the DRC family, share research and lean from others, and honor 50 years of the Natural Hazards Workshop bringing the community together. @UDelaware @UDResearch @UDGradStudents @HazCenter 🧵
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DRC / disaster science and management PhD student @juliehelliott shares her experience deploying on quick response research after the #Texas #flooding. udel.edu/udaily/2025/july/ju… @UDelaware @UDGradStudents @UDBidenSchool
Texas flood aftermath | UDaily

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UD graduate student brings back difficult lessons from Texas flood disaster

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This spring, nearly 50 members - including many DRC faculty, staff, and students - of the #CHEERHub and its partner organizations gathered at @EastCarolina in Greenville, NC for the Hub’s third annual in-person meeting. drc.udel.edu/2025-annual-che… @UDelaware @UDResearch #ECUResearch
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Publication Highlight: "Can visits to certain businesses help predict #evacuation decisions in real time?" Natural Hazards 121: 7533-7550. link.springer.com/article/10… @UDelaware @UDResearch #Hurricanes
Can visits to certain businesses help predict evacuation decisions in real time?

Can visits to certain businesses help predict evacuation decisions in real time?

Natural Hazards - This study aims to help understand and predict evacuation behavior by examining the relationship between evacuation decisions and visits to certain businesses using smartphone...

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The #CHEERHub welcomes several amazing summer scholars this year. Click to learn more about them and the amazing work they have lined up! drc.udel.edu/2025-summer-sch… @UDelaware @UDResearch @EastCarolina
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Congratulations Dr. Posch! @UDelaware @UDGradStudents @UDBidenSchool #UDel #BlueHens
Dr. Cornelia Posch in a graduation robe in front of the Disaster Research Center next to text that reads "Congratulations, Dr. Cornelia Posch! Dr. Posch (Disaster Science & Management / DRC alumnus) successfully defended her dissertation this academic year: Virtual Refuge and Curbside Support: A Study of Improvisation in Delaware Public Libraries During COVID-19. Cornelia was an integral part of the ELQ Resource Collection team while at DRC and will move back to Europe this summer."

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Congratulations to these Doctoral Fellowship for Excellence awardees! @UDelaware @UDGradStudents #UDel #BlueHens
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Publication Highlight: "Trust, Traffic, and Contemporary Evacuation Barriers in #Hurricane Ida." Journal of Disaster Studies 1(2): 189-219. muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article/… @UDelaware @UDResearch @JDS_Disasters
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DRC Publication highlight: Including the maternal and infant needs in preparedness & sheltering: A case study emphasizing #Hurricanes Ida and Ian. Journal of Emergency Management. wmpllc.org/ojs/index.php/jem… @UDelaware @UDResearch @journalofem
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DRC core faculty Jennifer Horney, director of UD’s public health program, edited a new book published by Johns Hopkins Press. @UDelaware @UDCHS @UDResearch @JHUPress #UDel #BlueHens🧵
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The Conversation on Extreme Weather focuses on the impacts of climate change on the environment, health, housing, and employment, and is a collection of essays from The Conversation. @UDelaware @UDCHS @UDResearch @JHUPress @ConversationUS #UDel #BlueHens
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The collection features several authors from the Disaster Research Center. Pre-order your copy today: tinyurl.com/4kd9hvp7 @UDelaware @UDCHS @UDResearch @JHUPress @ConversationUS #UDel #BlueHens
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The Conversation on Extreme Weather

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Check out the Spring 2025 CHEER newsletter and learn about some of the great work underway by HUB researchers, including many associated with the Disaster Research Center. conta.cc/3Eq1Ib9 #CHEERHub
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Congrats to DRC / sociology PhD student, Sydney Dyck, on receiving @Walmart’s Empowering Community Resilience Award. This supported her attendance at the 2025 National #VOAD conference in Louisville, Kentucky. @UDelaware @UDSocCJ #UDel #BlueHens
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Congratulations to DRC core faculty member Jennifer Trivedi! @UDelaware @udcas #UDel #BlueHens
Headshot of Jennifer Trivedi with text that reads "Congratulations, Jennifer Trivedi! Jennifer Trivedi (Anthropology/DRC core faculty member) was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure this May. Dr. Trivedi's research explores disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience and decision-making within larger historical and cultural contexts, including the influence of inequality and power structures."

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