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Lori Peek, Ph.D. Department of Sociology 970-491-6777 (office)
Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis 970-491-2191 (fax)
Colorado State University [email protected]
B-237 Clark Building http://lamar.colostate.edu/~loripeek/
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1784 http://disaster.colostate.edu
Education
2005 Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Dissertation Title: “The Identity of Crisis: Muslim Americans after September 11”
1999 Master of Education
Colorado State University
1997 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Ottawa University Summa Cum Laude
1996 Summer Study Abroad Program
Nottingham Trent University – Nottingham, England
Current Positions
2013- Adjunct Research Scientist, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute,
Columbia University
2011- Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2011- Associate Professor, Community and Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public
Health
2010- Co-Director, Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis (CDRA), Colorado State University
Additional Professional Experience 2012-13 Visiting Research Scientist, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School
of Public Health, Columbia University
2010- External Research Affiliate, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University
2007- Associate Chair, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Task Force on Hurricane
Katrina and Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
2006- Faculty Affiliate, The Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, Colorado
State University
2005- Faculty Affiliate, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
Curriculum Vitae 2015
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2005- Policy Fellow, The Docking Institute of Public Affairs, Fort Hays State University
2005-11 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2002-03 Graduate Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
1999-2005 Research Assistant, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
1997-99 Director, Minority Students as Leaders in Science, Colorado State University
Areas of Specialization
Sociology of Disaster Children and Youth
Race, Ethnicity, and Religion Qualitative Methods
Sex and Gender
Books
2015 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. Children of Katrina. Austin: University of Texas Press.
2012 Weber, Lynn and Lori Peek, eds. Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora. Austin: University
of Texas Press.
2011 Peek, Lori. Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11. Philadelphia: Temple
University Press.*
*Winner, Best Book Award, American Sociological Association Section on Altruism,
Morality, and Social Solidarity, 2013.
*Winner, Distinguished Book Award, Midwest Sociological Society, 2012.
*Included in Choice’s Compilation of “Significant University Press Titles for
Undergraduates, 2010-11.”
*Chapter 4 reprinted in: Arab and Muslim American Civil Rights and Identity: A Selection of
Scholarly Writings from the Decade after 9/11, edited by Alyaa El-Abbadi. Washington, DC:
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute, 2011.
Journal Articles
2015 Meyer, Michelle, Lori Peek, Prabha Unnithan, Rebekah Ann Coşkun, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley,
and Katherine Hoffer. “Planning for Diversity: Evaluation of a Volunteer Disaster Response
Program.” Forthcoming in the Journal of Cultural Diversity: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
2014 Peek, Lori, Alice Fothergill, Jessica W. Pardee, and Lynn Weber. “Studying Displacement:
New Networks, Lessons Learned.” Sociological Inquiry 84(3): 354-359.
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2014 Browne, Katherine E. and Lori Peek. “Beyond the IRB: An Ethical Toolkit for Long-Term
Disaster Research.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 32(1): 82-120.
2014 Gracy, Delaney, Roy Grant, Grifin Goldsmith, Anupa Fabian, Lori Peek, and Irwin E.
Redlener. 2014. “Health Barriers to Learning: A Survey of New York City Public School
Leadership.” SAGE Open 4. DOI: 10.1177/2158244013520613.
2014 Trumbo, Craig, Michelle Meyer, Holly Marlatt, Lori Peek, and Bridget Morrissey. “An
Assessment of Change in Risk Perception and Optimistic Bias for Hurricanes among Gulf
Coast Residents.” Risk Analysis 34(6): 1013-1024.
2013 Gavenus, Katie, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, and Lori Peek. “Children of the Spills – Phase I:
Alaska and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.” Children, Youth and Environments 23(1): 155-166.
2013 Gavenus, Katie, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, and Lori Peek. “Children of the Spills – Phase II: The
Gulf Coast and the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” Children, Youth and Environments
23(1): 167-179.
2012 Lueck, Michelle and Lori Peek. “Disaster Social Service Volunteers: Evaluation of a Training
Program.” Journal of Applied Social Science 6(2): 191-208.
2012 Zahran, Sammy, Lori Peek, Jeffrey Snodgrass, Stephan Weiler, and Lynn Hempel.
“Abnormal Labor Outcomes as a Function of Maternal Exposure to a Catastrophic Hurricane
Event during Pregnancy.” Natural Hazards DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-0065-5.
2011 Mando, Ahed M., Lori Peek, Lisa M. Brown, and Bellinda L. King-Kallimanis. “Hurricane
Preparedness and Sheltering Preferences of Muslims Living in Florida.” Journal of
Emergency Management 9(1): 51-64.
2011 Peek, Lori, Bridget Morrissey, and Holly Marlatt. “Disaster Hits Home: A Model of
Displaced Family Adjustment after Hurricane Katrina.” Journal of Family Issues 32(10):
1371-1396.
2011 Trumbo, Craig, Michelle Lueck, Holly Marlatt, and Lori Peek. “The Effect of Proximity to
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Subsequent Hurricane Outlook and Optimistic Bias.” Risk
Analysis: An International Journal 31(12): 1907-1918.
2011 Zahran, Sammy, Lori Peek, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Stephan Weiler, and Lynn Hempel.
“Economics of Disaster Risk, Social Vulnerability, and Mental Health Resilience.” Risk
Analysis: An International Journal 31(7): 1107-1119.
2010 Peek, Lori and Krista Richardson. “In Their Own Words: Displaced Children’s Educational
Recovery Needs after Hurricane Katrina.” Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Preparedness 4(3): S63-S70.
2010 Peek, Lori and Laura M. Stough. “Children with Disabilities in the Context of Disaster: A
Social Vulnerability Perspective.” Child Development 81(4): 1260-1270.
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2010 Tobin-Gurley, Jennifer, Lori Peek, and Jennifer Loomis. “Displaced Single Mothers in the
Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Resource Needs and Resource Acquisition.” International
Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 28(2): 170-206.
2010 Zahran, Sammy, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Lori Peek, and Stephan Weiler. “Maternal Hurricane
Exposure and Fetal Distress Risk.” Risk Analysis: An International Journal 30(10): 1590-
1601.
2009 Peek, Lori and Alice Fothergill. “Using Focus Groups: Lessons from Studying Daycare
Centers, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina.” Qualitative Research 9(1): 31-59.
2009 Zahran, Sammy, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Lori Peek, and Samuel D. Brody. “Natural
Disasters and Social Order: Modeling Crime Outcomes in Florida.” International Journal of
Mass Emergencies and Disasters 26(1): 26-52.
2008 Peek, Lori. “Children and Disasters: Understanding Vulnerability, Developing Capacities,
and Promoting Resilience.” Children, Youth, and Environments 18(1): 1-29.
2008 Peek, Lori and Alice Fothergill. “Displacement, Gender, and the Challenges of Parenting
after Hurricane Katrina.” National Women’s Studies Association Journal 20(3): 69-105.
2008 Peek, Lori, Jeannette Sutton, and Judy Gump. “Caring for Children in the Aftermath of
Disaster: The Church of the Brethren Children’s Disaster Services Program.” Children,
Youth, and Environments 18(1): 408-421.
2008 Zahran, Sammy, Lori Peek, and Samuel D. Brody. “Youth Mortality by Forces of Nature.”
Children, Youth, and Environments 18(1): 371-388.
2006 Krueger, Patrick and Lori Peek. “Figuring It Out: A Conversation About How to Complete
Your Ph.D.” College Student Journal 40(1): 149-157.
2006 Peek, Lori. “Headscarves and Generational Conflict.” Contexts 5(4): 14-15.
2006 Peek, Lori. “Transforming the Field of Disaster Research Through Training the Next
Generation.” International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters 24(3): 371-389.
2005 Peek, Lori. “Becoming Muslim: The Development of a Religious Identity.” Sociology of
Religion 66(3): 215-242.
2004 Peek, Lori. “Backlash Mitigation Plan: Protecting Ethnic and Religious Minorities Following
a Terrorist Attack.” The Journal of the American Society of Professional Emergency
Planners 11(1): 115-122.
2004 Peek, Lori. “Constructing the Enemy During Times of Crisis: America after 9/11.” Divide:
Journal of Writing and Ideas 1(2): 26-30.
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2004 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Poverty and Disasters in the United States: A Review of
Recent Sociological Findings.” Natural Hazards 32(1): 89-110.
2003 Peek, Lori. “Reactions and Response: Muslim Students’ Experiences on New York City
Campuses Post-9/11.” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 23(2): 273-285.
2003 Peek, Lori and Jeannette N. Sutton. “An Exploratory Comparison of Disasters, Riots, and
Terrorist Acts.” Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management 27(4):
141-157.
2002 Peek, Lori and James E. Beavers. “Role of the Natural Hazards and Disaster Field in the
Aftermath of September 11.” Natural Hazards Review 3(1): 2-3.
2001 Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori Peek. “Hazards and Sustainable Development in the United
States.” Risk Management: An International Journal 3(1): 61-70.
2000 Beavers, James E., Dennis S. Mileti, and Lori Peek. “Dealing with Natural Hazards Requires
a New Approach.” Natural Hazards Review 1(2): 65-66.
2000 Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori Peek. “The Social Psychology of Public Response to Warnings of
a Nuclear Power Plant Accident.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 75(2): 181-194.
Chapters in Books and Monographs
2015 Peek, Lori. “Foreword.” Disability and Disaster: Exchanges and Explorations, edited by I.
Kelman and L. Stough. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2015 Peek, Lori and Michelle Meyer. “When Hate is a Crime: Temporal and Geographic Patterns
of Anti-Islamic Hate Crime after 9/11.” Crime and Criminal Justice in Disaster, 3rd ed.,
edited by D. W. Harper and K. Frailing. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.*
2014 Abramson, David, Kallin Brooks, and Lori Peek. “The Science and Practice of Resilience
Interventions for Children Exposed to Disasters.” Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary, edited by T. Wizemann, M.
Reeve, and B. M. Altevogt, pp. 177-202. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
2013 Peek, Lori. “Age.” Social Vulnerability to Disasters, 2nd ed., edited by D. S. K. Thomas, B.
D. Phillips, W. E. Lovekamp, and A. Fothergill, pp. 167-198. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
2012 Davis, Elizabeth A., Rebecca Hansen, Jane Kushma, Lori Peek, and Brenda Phillips.
“Identifying and Accommodating High-Risk, High-Vulnerability Populations in Disasters.”
Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological
Terrorism and Other Hazards, 3rd ed., edited by T. G. Veenema, pp. 519-541. New York:
Springer.
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2012 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Permanent Temporariness: Displaced Children in
Louisiana.” Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora, edited by L. Weber and L. Peek, pp.
119-143. Austin: University of Texas Press.
2012 Lueck, Michelle Meyer and Lori Peek. “The Crude Awakening: Gulf Coast Residents Reflect
on the BP Oil Spill and the 2010 Hurricane Season.” Black Beaches and Bayous: BP
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster, edited by L. A. Eargle and A. M. Esmail, pp. 159-180.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
2012 Peek, Lori. “They Call it ‘Katrina Fatigue’: Displaced Families and Discrimination in
Colorado.” Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora, edited by L. Weber and L. Peek,
pp. 31-46. Austin: University of Texas Press.
2012 Peek, Lori and Michelle Meyer Lueck. “When Hate is a Crime: Temporal and Geographic
Patterns of Anti-Islamic Hate Crime after 9/11.” Crime and Criminal Justice in Disaster, 2nd
ed., edited by D. W. Harper and K. Frailing, pp. 203-225. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic
Press.
2012 Weber, Lynn and Lori Peek. “Documenting Displacement: An Introduction.” Displaced: Life
in the Katrina Diaspora, edited by L. Weber and L. Peek, pp. 1-20. Austin: University of
Texas Press.
2010 Peek, Lori. “Age.” Social Vulnerability to Disasters, edited by B. D. Phillips, D. S. K.
Thomas, A. Fothergill, and L. Blinn-Pike, pp. 155-185. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
2009 Peek, Lori. “Muslim Self-Identities after 9/11.” Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary
Readings in Introductory Sociology, 3rd ed., edited by P. A. Adler and P. Adler, pp. 332-340.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
2009 Peek, Lori and Alice Fothergill. “Parenting in the Wake of Disaster: Mothers and Fathers
Respond to Hurricane Katrina.” Women, Gender, and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives,
edited by E. Enarson and D. Chakrabarti, pp. 112-130. New Dehli: Sage.
2006 Enarson, Elaine, Alice Fothergill, and Lori Peek. “Gender and Disaster: Foundations and
Directions.” Handbook of Disaster Research, edited by H. Rodriguez, E. L. Quarantelli, and
R. R. Dynes, pp. 130-146. New York: Springer.
2006 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Surviving Catastrophe: A Study of Children in Hurricane
Katrina.” Learning from Catastrophe: Quick Response Research in the Wake of Hurricane
Katrina, pp. 97-130. Boulder: Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado.
2003 Peek, Lori. “Community Isolation and Group Solidarity: Examining the Muslim Student
Experience after September 11, 2001.” Beyond September 11: An Account of Post-Disaster
Research, edited by J. L. Monday, pp. 333-354. Boulder: Institute of Behavioral Science,
University of Colorado.
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2002 Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori Peek. “Disasters and Sustainable Development.” Sustainable
Development for Island Societies: Taiwan and the World, edited by H. M. Hsiao, C. Liu, and
H. Tsai, pp. 31-47. Taiwan: Asia-Pacific Research Program.
2002 Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori Peek. “Understanding Individual and Social Characteristics in the
Promotion of Household Disaster Preparedness.” New Tools for Environmental Protection:
Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures, edited by T. Dietz and P. C. Stern,
pp. 125-139. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
2002 Peek, Lori and Dennis S. Mileti. “The History and Future of Disaster Research.” Handbook
of Environmental Psychology, edited by R. B. Bechtel and A. Churchman, pp. 511-524.
New York: John Wiley & Sons.
2001 Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori Peek. “How Do Societies Manage Risk? Rational
Decision-Making in the Preservation of Cultural Property, edited by N. S. Baer and
F. Snickars, pp. 35-45. Berlin: Dahlem University Press.
Encyclopedia Entries
2014 Brown, Lisa M. and Lori Peek. “Disasters.” Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness: An A-Z
Guide, edited by A. Scull. New York: Sage Publications.
2012 Stough, Laura and Lori Peek. “Children with Disabilities in Disaster.” Handbook of Hazards,
Disaster Risk Reduction, and Management, edited by B. Wisner, J. C. Gaillard, and I.
Kelman. New York: Routledge.
2008 Peek, Lori and Kai Erikson. “Hurricane Katrina.” Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology,
edited by G. Ritzer. Oxford: Blackwell.
2006 Peek, Lori. “Women, Gender, and Marriage Practices in the United States.” Encyclopedia of
Women and Islamic Cultures. Volume 3: Family, Body, Sexuality, and Health, edited by S.
Joseph, pp. 264-267. Herndon, VA: Brill.
Book Reviews
2012 Peek, Lori and Lisa M. Brown. Review of Older People in Natural Disasters: The Great
Hanshin Earthquake of 1995, by Junko Otani. International Journal of Mass Emergencies
and Disasters 30(2): 242-244.
2009 Peek, Lori and Paul Stretesky. Review of Race, Place, and Environmental Justice after
Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf
Coast, edited by R. D. Bullard and B. Wright. Teaching Sociology 37(4): 423-425.
Reports
2014 Prelog, Andrew, Elke Weesjes, Lori Peek, Meagan Templeton-Lynch, Sara Gill, Rachel
Prelog, and Andrea Akers. Childcare and Natural Hazards: State of Colorado. Fort Collins,
CO: Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis, Colorado State University.
http://cdra.colostate.edu/reports.aspx
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2013 Abramson, David, Lori Peek, Irwin Redlener, Jaishree Beedasy, Tom Aguilar, Jonathan
Sury, Akilah Banister, and Rebecca May. “Children’s Health after the Oil Spill: A Four-State
Study. Findings from the Gulf Coast Population Impact (GCPI) Project.” NCDP Briefing
Report 2013_1. New York: National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of
Public Health, Columbia University. http://academiccommons.columbia.edu/item/ac:156715
2013 Redlener, Irwin, Delaney Gracy, Anupa Fabian, Roy Grant, Grifin Goldsmith, Lori Peek,
Morissa Sobelson, and Colby Kelly. “Crisis in the Classroom: How Untreated Medical
Problems Interfere with School Performance. A Survey of New York City Public School
Leadership.” New York, NY: Children’s Health Fund.
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/advocacy-and-research/crisis-classroom
2012 Hansen, Rebecca, Annie Grunewald, Robert Wingate, Michelle Meyer, Elizabeth Plombon,
Claudia Rosty, Stacia Sydoriak, Lori Peek, and Elizabeth Davis. “Disability Preparedness in
Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy in New York City.” New York: EAD & Associates,
LLC.
2012 Peek, Lori, Justin Moresco, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Kristen Yawitz,
Liesel Schilperoort, and Brian Tucker. “Understanding the Global Earthquake Model’s
(GEM’s) Potential Beneficiaries: A Study of Earthquake Risk Reduction Activities, Needs,
and Barriers.” Pavia, Italy: GEM Foundation.
2011 Comerio, Mary, Kenneth Elwood, Russell Berkowitz, Michel Bruneau, James Dismuke,
Henri Gavin, Nathan Gould, Kishor Jaiswal, Thomas Kirsch, Tao Lai, Justin Marshall,
Ronald Mayes, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Troy Morgan, Tim Mote, Lori Peek, Sri Sritharan,
Jeannette Sutton, Fred Turner, Anne Wein, and Mark Yashinsky. “The M6.3 Christchurch,
New Zealand, Earthquake of February 22, 2011.” Learning from Earthquakes Special
Report. Oakland, CA: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
http://www.eeri.org/site/images/eeri_newsletter/2011_pdf/EERI_NewZealand_EQRpt_web.
2010 Peek, Lori, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, Rebecca Hansen, and Elizabeth
Davis. “Disability Preparedness: A Gap Analysis for Los Angeles County.” New York: EAD
& Associates, LLC.
2009 Lueck, Michelle Meyer, Prabha Unnithan, and Lori Peek. “Church of the Brethren Children’s
Disaster Services: An Evaluation Report.” Fort Collins: Department of Sociology, Colorado
State University.
2006 Peek, Lori and Alice Fothergill. “Reconstructing Childhood: An Exploratory Study of
Children in Hurricane Katrina.” Quick Response Report #186. Boulder: Natural Hazards
Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/research/qr/qr186/qr186.pdf
2005 Peek, Lori. “The Identity of Crisis: Muslim Americans after September 11.” Dissertation
Summary. Fairfax, VA: Public Entity Risk Institute.
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2002 Peek, Lori. “Religious and Ethnic Issues after September 11, 2001: Examining Muslim
University Student Experiences.” Quick Response Report #156. Boulder: Natural
Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/research/qr/qr156/qr156.html
Research Bibliographies
2011 Erikson, Kai and Lori Peek. “Hurricane Katrina Research Bibliography.” New York: Social
Science Research Council. http://katrinaresearchhub.ssrc.org/KatrinaBibliography.pdf/view
2008 Gill, Sara, Lindsey Gulsvig, and Lori Peek. “Children and Disasters Annotated Resource
List.” Children, Youth, and Environments 18(1): 485-510.
2006 Mileti, Dennis S., Rachel Bandy, Linda B. Bourque, Aaron Johnson, Megumi Kano, Lori
Peek, Jeannette Sutton, and Michele Wood. “Annotated Bibliography for Public Risk
Communication on Warnings for Public Protective Actions, Response, and Public
Education.” Boulder: Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center,
University of Colorado.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/publications/informer/infrmr2/pubhazbibann.pdf
Teaching Materials
2013 Mordy, Meghan, Emily Doerr, and Lori Peek. “Instructor’s Manual Supplement for Chapter
7: Age.” In Social Vulnerability to Disasters, 2nd ed., edited by D. S. K. Thomas, B. D.
Phillips, W. E. Lovekamp, and A. Fothergill. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
2012 Ciscell, Galen, Lori Peek, and Meghan Mordy. “Teaching Race and Ethnicity: An Annotated
Bibliography.” Fort Collins: The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State
University.
2012 Ciscell, Galen, Emily Thorn, and Lori Peek. “Teaching Large Classes: An Annotated
Bibliography.” Fort Collins: The Institute for Learning and Teaching, Colorado State
University.
Papers in Conference Proceedings
2015 Jennings, Elaina N., John W. van de Lindt, and Lori Peek. “Multi-Objective Community-
Level Seismic Retrofit Optimization for Resiliency Using Engineering and Socioeconomic
Variables.” Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics
and Probability in Civil Engineering, Vancouver, Canada.
2014 Jennings, Elaina N., John W. van de Lindt, and Lori Peek. “Multi-Objective Optimization
Approach for Decision-Making: Considering Engineering and Socio-Economic Variables for
Community Resiliency.” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Urban Disaster
Reduction, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Boulder, CO.
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2004 Peek, Lori. “Backlash Mitigation Plan: Protecting Ethnic and Religious Minorities Following
a Terrorist Attack.” Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Disaster Resistant California
Conference. Sacramento, CA: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
2004 Peek, Lori. “Transforming the Field of Disaster Research Through Training the Next
Generation.” Proceedings of the Conference on Disaster Research and the Social Sciences:
Lessons Learned and Future Trajectories. Newark, DE: Disaster Research Center, University
of Delaware.
Other Publications
2014 Peek, Lori. “Anti-Islamic Hate Crime and the Enduring Effects of 9/11.” North Philly Notes,
September. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
http://templepress.wordpress.com/2014/09/
2014 Peek, Lori. “Disasters Fast and Slow: Grieving for a Lost Home.” CoLab Radio, September.
Cambridge: Community Innovators Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
http://colabradio.mit.edu/disasters-fast-and-slow-grieving-for-a-lost-home/
2014 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Lessons from Katrina: Recommendations for Fostering
More Effective Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Efforts for Children and
Youth.” Canadian Risk and Hazards Network HazNet Newsletter 5(2): 4-9.
http://www.crhnet.ca/sites/default/files/library/HazNet%2010th%20Edition%20%20FINAL
%20April%204%202014_0.pdf
2013 Abramson, David and Lori Peek. “SHOREline: A Youth Empowerment and Post-Disaster
Recovery Program.” Canadian Risk and Hazards Network HazNet Newsletter 5(1): 15-17.
http://207.23.111.231/sites/default/files/library/HazNet_2013-10_v5n1.pdf
2013 Cox, Robin and Lori Peek. “Creating Recovery: A New Canadian-U.S. Participatory Project
on Youth Empowerment after Disaster.” Canadian Risk and Hazards Network HazNet
Newsletter 4(2): 9-10. http://www.crhnet.ca/newsletters/HazNetMar2013.pdf
2013 Moresco, Justin and Lori Peek. “The Way Forward: Overcoming Barriers to Disaster Risk
Reduction.” Natural Hazards Observer 37(3): 6-9. Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Research
and Applications Information Center.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2013/jan13_observerweb.pdf
2013 Weesjes, Elke and Lori Peek. “Ordinary People Doing Remarkable Things: Part 4 – Dr. Alan
Shapiro, Children’s Health Fund.” Amsterdam, Netherlands: United Academics Magazine.
http://www.united-academics.org/journal/ordinary-people-doing-remarkable-things-part-4-dr-
alan-shapiro-childrens-health-fund/
2013 Weesjes, Elke and Lori Peek. “Ordinary People Doing Remarkable Things: Part 5 – Sandra
Arévalo, South Bronx Health Center.” Amsterdam, Netherlands: United Academics
Magazine. http://www.united-academics.org/journal/ordinary-people-doing-remarkable-
things-part-5-sandra-arevalo-south-bronx-health-center/
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2013 Weesjes, Elke and Lori Peek. “Surviving Sandy: Staying Put in Far Rockaway.” Amsterdam,
Netherlands: United Academics Magazine. http://www.united-
academics.org/magazine/lovehurts/surviving-sandy-staying-put-in-far-rockaway/
2011 Peek, Lori. “Behind Behind the Backlash.” North Philly Notes, January. Philadelphia:
Temple University Press. http://templepress.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/behind-lori-peeks-
behind-the-backlash/
Book in Preparation
Erikson, Kai and Lori Peek. Reflections on Katrina. Under contract with the University of Texas Press.
Manuscripts in Progress Ciscell, Galen M., Meghan Mordy, and Lori Peek. “Annotated Bibliography of Peer-Reviewed
Articles on Teaching Race and Ethnicity.” Revise and resubmit at TRAILS: Teaching
Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington, DC: American Sociological
Association.
Pardee, Jessica, Lynn Weber, Alice Fothergill, and Lori Peek. “The Collective Method: Collaborative
Social Science Research and Scholarly Accountability.” Revise and resubmit at Qualitative
Research.
Peek, Lori and Casey Davidson. Review of The Disaster Experts Mastering Risk in Modern America,
by Scott G. Knowles. In preparation for submission to International Journal of Mass
Emergencies and Disasters.
Peek, Lori, Michelle Meyer, Holly Marlatt, and Craig Trumbo. “Real Time Hurricane Evacuation
Telephone Interviews: A Methods Note.”
Peek, Lori, Justin Moresco, Stacia Ryder, and Brian Tucker. “Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies in
Earthquake-Prone Cities.” Submitted to Multi-Hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure
Engineering, edited by P. Gardoni, J. Michael, and Y. Hashash. New York: Springer.
External Fellowships, Grants, and Contracts
2015-19 Co-Principal Investigator, “A Risk-Informed Decision Framework to Achieve Resilient
and Sustainable Buildings that Meet Community Objectives.” Funded by the National
Science Foundation. John van de Lindt, Principal Investigator. ($760,000)
2015-16 Co-Principal Investigator, “School Safety: An All-Hazards Approach.” Funded by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, contract to the Applied Technology Council.
($30,000)
2014-15 Co-Investigator, “Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering: Stakeholder Project
Team.” Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, contract to the
Applied Technology Council. ($8,000)
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2014-15 Co-Principal Investigator, “Sandy Child and Family Health Study.” Funded by the New
Jersey State Department of Health. David Abramson and Donna VanAlst, Principal
Investigators. (1,190,000)
2014 Recipient, “American Sociological Association Travel Award Grant.” Funded by the
National Science Foundation. ($1,500)
2014 Recipient, “Research Committee Session Organizer Registration Grant.” Funded by the
International Sociological Association. ($170)
2013-15 Co-Principal Investigator, “The Gulf Coast Children’s Initiative.” Funded by the Baton
Rouge Area Foundation. Irwin Redlener, Principal Investigator. ($2,104,484)
2013-15 Principal Investigator, “Poverty, Middle School Dropout, and High School Completion
in El Salvador.” Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant to support Meghan Mordy.
Funded by the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and
Economic Sciences. ($10,000)
2012-15 Co-Principal Investigator, “Youth-Centered Disaster Recovery: A Participatory Action
Research Project.” Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada. Robin Cox, Principal Investigator. ($187,867)
2012-15 Expert Panelist, “Seismic Observatory for Community Resilience: A Program to Learn
from Earthquakes.” Funded by the National Science Foundation. Jay Berger, Principal
Investigator.
2012-14 Principal Investigator, “Disaster Preparedness in Colorado Childcare Centers and In-
Home Care Facilities.” Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
National Preparedness Division, Region VIII. ($30,000)
2012 Principal Investigator, “Disability Preparedness.” Funded by EAD & Associates, LLC.
($15,000)
2012 Participant, “U.S.-Vietnam Workshop on Multiple Natural Hazards Assessment and
Mitigation under the Impact of Climate Change.” Funded by the National Science
Foundation. Yue Li, Principal Investigator. ($39,450)
2012 Consultant, “Population Case Finding: Identifying Community Clusters of Children
Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” Funded by the Baton Rouge Area
Foundation. David Abramson, Principal Investigator. ($20,000)
2012 Consultant, “Children and Disasters.” Funded by Save the Children. ($2,000)
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2011-16 Investigator, “The Women and Their Children’s Health (WATCH) Gulf Coast Research
Consortium: Child Impact Study.” Funded by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences. Ed Trapido, Principal Investigator, WATCH Consortium; David
Abramson, Principal Investigator, Child Impact Study. ($911,895)
2011-12 Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).” Funded
by the National Science Foundation, Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing
Innovation Supplement Award. Craig Trumbo, Principal Investigator. ($12,000)
2011 Investigator, “Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Learning from
Earthquakes Program: Christchurch, New Zealand.” Funded by the National Science
Foundation RAPID Program. ($24,000)
2010-12 Co-Principal Investigator, “Discovering GEM’s Beneficiaries’ Needs.” Funded by the
Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation. Brian Tucker, Principal Investigator.
($297,826)
2010-11 Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).” Funded
by the National Science Foundation, Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing
Innovation Supplement Award. Craig Trumbo, Principal Investigator. ($12,000)
2010 Principal Investigator, “Disability Preparedness: A Gap Analysis.” Funded by EAD &
Associates, LLC and Los Angeles County. ($24,708)
2010 Principal Investigator, “Family Dynamics, Hurricane Evacuation, and Post-Disaster
Decision-Making.” Funded by the Natural Hazards Center and the National Science
Foundation Quick Response Research Grant Program. Craig Trumbo, Eve Gruntfest,
Holly Marlatt, and Michelle Meyer Lueck, Co-Principal Investigators. ($3,000)
2009-12 Co-Principal Investigator, “Dynamics of Hurricane Risk Perception: A Multimethod
Panel Study.” Funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration. Craig Trumbo, Principal Investigator. ($461,229)
2008-12 Co-Principal Investigator, “Learning from Katrina: Documenting the Impacts of a
Unique National Disaster.” Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Kai
Erikson, Principal Investigator. ($1,438,425)
2008-11 Consultant, “Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disaster Researchers.”
Funded by the National Science Foundation. Thomas Birkland, Principal Investigator.
($236,813)
2008-10 Participant, “Middle East and North African Studies Enhancement Project.” Funded by
the U.S. Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign
Language Program. Mohammed Hirchi and Mary Vogl, Project Co-Directors.
($174,833)
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2007-12 Co-Principal Investigator, “Learning from Katrina: Documenting the Impacts of a
Unique National Disaster.” Funded by the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller
Foundation. Kai Erikson, Principal Investigator. ($515,000)
2007 Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).” Funded
by the National Science Foundation, Cultural Anthropology Supplement Award.
Katherine Browne, Principal Investigator. ($4,000)
2006-08 Participant, “Research Education in Disaster Mental Health Mentoring Program Grant.”
Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Fran Norris, Principal Investigator.
($21,600)
2006 Co-Principal Investigator, “Loss and Survival: Culture, Community, and Family
Following Hurricane Katrina.” Funded by the National Science Foundation, Cultural
Anthropology Supplement Award. Katherine Browne, Principal Investigator. ($10,000)
2006 Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU).” Funded
by the National Science Foundation, Cultural Anthropology Supplement Award.
Katherine Browne, Principal Investigator. ($4,500)
2006 Principal Investigator, “Conquering Disaster: Reconstructing Lives Following
Hurricane Katrina.” Funded by the Midwest Sociological Society Endowment
Committee. ($1,500)
2005 Co-Principal Investigator, “Loss and Survival: Culture, Community, and Family
Following Hurricane Katrina.” Funded by the National Science Foundation Small
Grants for Exploratory Research Program. Katherine Browne, Principal Investigator.
($40,000)
2005 Co-Principal Investigator, “Reconstructing Childhood: An Exploratory Study of
Children in Hurricane Katrina.” Funded by the Natural Hazards Center and the National
Science Foundation Quick Response Research Grant Program. Alice Fothergill, Co-
Principal Investigator. ($3,500)
2004-05 PERIShip National Dissertation Fellowship. Funded by the National Science
Foundation and the Public Entity Risk Institute. ($9,180)
2003 Brown/Ricketts/Udick Grant. Funded by the American Association of University
Women, Boulder Branch. ($1,000)
2003 Student Forum Travel Grant. Funded by the American Sociological Association. ($200)
2001 Principal Investigator, “Religious and Ethnic Issues on University Campuses after
September 11: Muslim Student Response.” Funded by the Natural Hazards Center and
the National Science Foundation Quick Response Research Grant Program. ($3,900)
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Internal Fellowships and Grants 2015-16 Masters of Public Health Graduate Research Assistant Funding Award, Colorado
School of Public Health. ($20,000)
2014-15 Masters of Public Health Graduate Research Assistant Funding Award, Colorado
School of Public Health. ($20,000)
2014 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($2,000)
2013 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,576)
2012-13 Global Challenges Research Team Grant. Funded by the School of Global
Environmental Sustainability. Craig Trumbo, Lori Peek, and Melinda Latiuri, Co-
Principal Investigators. ($18,000)
2011 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,648)
2011-12 Provost’s Course Redesign Grant. Funded by The Institute for Learning and Teaching
(TILT), Colorado State University. ($14,991)
2010 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,081)
2009 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,045)
2008 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,500)
2008 College of Liberal Arts Visiting Artist and Lecturer Fund Award. Funded by the
College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University. ($500)
2007 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($1,350)
2006-07 Academic Enrichment Program Grant. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts, Colorado
State University. Katherine Browne, Lori Peek, and J. Ross Beveridge, Co-Principal
Investigators. ($50,000)
2006 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($710)
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2005 Professional Development Program Award. Funded by the College of Liberal Arts,
Colorado State University. ($655)
2003-04 Center for Humanities and the Arts Fellowship. Funded by the Center for Humanities
and the Arts, University of Colorado. ($6,600)
2003 Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grant. Funded by the Graduate School,
University of Colorado. ($700)
2002 Ph.D. Dissertation Grant. Funded by the Graduate School, University of Colorado. ($200)
2001 Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grant. Funded by the Graduate School,
University of Colorado. ($1,000)
1999-2000 Enrollment Enhancement Fellowship. Funded by the Graduate School, University of
Colorado. ($8,000)
1999-2000 University Fellowship. Funded by the Graduate School, University of Colorado.($2,000)
Honors and Awards 2013 Best Book Award for Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11, American
Sociological Association Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity
2012 President’s Award for Volunteer Service, Natural Hazards Mitigation Association
2012 Distinguished Book Award for Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11, Midwest
Sociological Society
2011 Choice’s Compilation of Significant University Press Titles for Undergraduates, 2010-11,
Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11
2011 Teaching Fellow, The Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), Colorado State University
2011 Nominated for the Margaret B. Hazaleus Award for “Enhancing the Campus Environment for
Women,” Colorado State University
2010 Professor of the Year, Colorado State University Greek Life and the Panhellenic Council
2009 Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship, American Sociological
Association Section on Children and Youth
2008 Outstanding Advisor Award, Colorado State University Muslim Student Association
2008 Outstanding Faculty Member Designation, Colorado State University Greek Life and the
Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils
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2007 Best Teacher Award, Colorado State University Alumni Association and the Student Alumni
Connection
2007 Excellence in Teaching Award, Colorado State University College of Liberal Arts
2007 Waterpik Excellence in Education Award, Colorado State University Athletics
2007 Outstanding Faculty Member Designation, Colorado State University Greek Life and the
Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils
2006 Nominated for the Outstanding Faculty Effort Award, Colorado State University Office of
Resources for Disabled Students
2004 First Place, Student Paper Competition, Association of Professional Emergency Planners
2004 Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor Award, McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program,
University of Colorado
2003 Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, University of
Colorado
2003 Highest Honors, Social Psychology Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam, University of Colorado
2002 Blaine E. Mercer Outstanding Departmental Service Award, University of Colorado
1998 Rainey Bookstore National Scholarship Essay Winner, Colorado State University
1997 Highest Honors, Senior Sociology Thesis, Ottawa University
1996 Jerry Cambell Cross-Cultural Scholarship Recipient, Ottawa University
1995-97 Carol Sandstrom Outstanding Social Sciences Student Award, Ottawa University
Editorial Positions
2013 Editorial Review Board, Furthering Perspectives: Anthropological Views of the World
2008- Field Report Editor, Children, Youth, and Environments
2006-08 Children and Disasters Special Issue Guest Editor, Children, Youth, and Environments
http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/18_1/index.htm
2003-11 Editorial Review Board, Environment and Behavior
1999-2002 Assistant Co-Editor, Natural Hazards Review
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Scientific Committees, Advisory Committees, and Working Groups
2014- Program Council, The William Averette Anderson Fund
2014- Advisory Board, School of Arts and Sciences, Ottawa University
2014-15 Roundtable Member, Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events, Resilient America
Roundtable, National Academy of Sciences
2012-15 Expert Member, Learning from Earthquakes Seismic Resilience Panel, Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute
2012 Member, Advisory Panel, Workforce Preparedness Initiative, U.S. Department of the
Treasury
2012 Academic Stakeholder, Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness
Mitigation Framework Stakeholder Event, Convened by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
2011- Board of Advisors, GeoHazards International
2011- Advisory Team Member, Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) Global
2006-12 Member, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Research Network on Persons
Displaced by Katrina
2006-08 Member, Advisory Panel, Preparing Your Communities for Tsunamis: A Guidebook for
Local Advocates. Palo Alto, CA: GeoHazards International.
2006-07 Co-Organizer, Gender and Disaster Network Working Group Meetings
2006 Participant, Expert Group Meeting on the Provision of Disaster Housing Assistance by
the Federal Government, Convened by the National Academies, Sponsored by the U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Final Report: Disaster Assistance: Better
Planning Needed for Housing Victims of Catastrophic Disasters. GAO-07-88.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0788.pdf
Keynote Addresses
2014 Peek, Lori. “From Catastrophic Exposure to Community Engagement: Children, Youth, and
Disaster Risk Reduction.” 2nd Biennial Conference of the Southern Africa Society for
Disaster Reduction, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa.
2014 Peek, Lori. “Children, Youth, and Disasters: From Catastrophic Exposure to Community
Empowerment.” Centre for Community Disaster Research, Mt. Royal University, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
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2011 Peek, Lori. “An Attitude of Gratitude.” Greek Life Faculty Appreciation Banquet, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2011 Peek, Lori. “First Generation Faculty Speaker: Patchwork Quilts and Communities of Care.”
27th Annual First Generation Award Recognition Celebration, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO.
2010 Peek, Lori. “Human Behavior in Disaster: What (We Think) We Know.” Hostetter-DeFries
Family Endowed Cultural Event, Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS.
2007 Peek, Lori. “Children and Disaster: Understanding Vulnerabilities, Developing Capacities,
and Promoting Resilience.” Australasian Natural Hazards Management Conference,
Brisbane, Australia.
Book Presentations – Children of Katrina
2015 University of Arizona, Department of Sociology Seminar Series, Tucson, AZ.
2014 Colorado State University, Sociology in Progress Lecture Series, Fort Collins, CO.
Book Presentations – Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora
2014 Colorado State University, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Fort Collins, CO.
2013 Drexel University, Science, Technology, and Society Perspectives on Risk and Disaster,
Philadelphia, PA.
2013 Oklahoma State University, Disaster Recovery Graduate Seminar, Stillwater, OK.
2012 Ashe Cultural Center, New Orleans, LA.
Book Presentations – Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11
2012 Kansas State University, Criminological Theory Graduate Seminar, Manhattan, KS.
2012 Oklahoma State University, College of Arts and Sciences Social Science Seminar Series,
Stillwater, OK.
2011 John Jay College, September 11th Graduate Seminar, New York, NY.
2011 Midwest Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Author Meets Critics, St. Louis, MO.
2011 Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Author Meets Reviewers, Seattle, WA.
2011 Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO.
2010 Ottawa University, Hostetter-DeFries Family Endowed Cultural Event, Ottawa, KS.
2010 Colorado State University, College of Liberal Arts Great Conversations Series, Fort Collins, CO.
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2010 Millersville University, Center for Disaster Research and Education Seminar Series,
Millersville, PA.
Select Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
2015 Peek, Lori. “Temporal and Spatial Dimensions of Disaster.” Annual Meeting of the American
Historical Association, New York, NY.
2014 Peek, Lori, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, Robin Cox, and Cheryl Heykoop. “Youth Creating
Disaster Recovery: An International Community-Based Participatory Research Project with
Youth.” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Cox, Robin, Lori Peek, and Jennifer Tobin-Gurley. “Youth Creating Disaster Recovery:
Building a Theoretical Framework for Youth Recovery.” International Sociological
Association World Congress, Research Committee on Disasters, Yokohama, Japan.
2014 Peek, Lori. “Aging and Vulnerability in America.” Annual Natural Hazards Research and
Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2014 Peek, Lori. “Emerging Trends in Child Protection.” Annual Natural Hazards Research and
Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2014 Peek, Lori, Stacia Sydoriak, and Justin Moresco. “Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies in
Earthquake-Prone Cities.” International Conference on Multi-Hazard Approaches to Civil
Infrastructure Engineering (ICMAE), Chicago, IL.
2014 Tobin-Gurley, Jennifer, Robin Cox, Lori Peek, Cheryl Heykoop, and Sarah Michaud. “Youth
Creating Disaster Recovery: A Youth Empowerment Project.” International Research
Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting, Broomfield, CO.
2014 Abramson, David, Jaishree Beedasy, and Lori Peek. “Exposure and Health Impact
Differences Between an Exposure and Epidemiological Study.” Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and
Ecosystem Science Conference, Mobile, AL.
2013 Abramson, David and Lori Peek. “Examining the Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
on Children: A Mixed Method Approach in a Four-State Study.”Annual Meeting of the
American Public Health Association, Boston, MA.
2013 Peek, Lori. “Supporting College Students from Diverse Faith Backgrounds.”American
College Personnel Association Third Annual International Colloquium, Las Vegas, NV.
2012 Trumbo, Craig, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Lori Peek, and Holly Marlatt. “A Multidimensional
Understanding of Hurricane Preparedness and Evacuation Intention.” International Research
Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting, Broomfield, CO.
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2012 Peek, Lori. “Educating the Public about Disaster Risk.” Annual Natural Hazards Research
and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2011 Peek, Lori, Michelle Meyer Lueck, and John Boyne. “Hate is a Crime: Statistical and Spatial
Patterns of Anti-Islamic Hate Crime after 9/11.” Association for Applied and Clinical
Sociology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
2011 Peek, Lori. “Studying Socially Vulnerable Populations in Disaster: Future Challenges and
Opportunities.” 9/11 + 10 Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY.
2011 Peek, Lori. “Social Consequences of the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand,
Earthquakes.” Plenary presentation at the Annual Hazards Research and Applications
Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2011 Trumbo, Craig, Lori Peek, Michelle Meyer Lueck, and Holly Marlatt. “Dynamics of
Hurricane Risk Perception.” International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers
Meeting, Broomfield, CO.
2011 Peek, Lori. “Social Impacts of the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand, Earthquakes.”
QuakeSummit Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY.
2011 Peek, Lori, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Craig Trumbo, and Holly Marlatt. “Hurricane Evacuation
Decision-Making and Evacuation Barriers among Persons with Disabilities.” Midwest
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
2010 Peek, Lori, Bridget Morrissey, and Holly Marlatt. “Child and Family Adjustment in the
aftermath of Katrina.” American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
2010 Peek, Lori, Bridget Morrissey, and Holly Marlatt. “Disaster Hits Home: A Model of
Displaced Family Adjustment after Hurricane Katrina.” American Sociological Association
Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
2010 Peek, Lori, Bridget Morrissey, and Holly Marlatt. “Disaster Hits Home: A Model of
Displaced Family Adjustment after Hurricane Katrina.” International Sociological
Association World Congress, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2010 Trumbo, Craig, Lori Peek, Michelle Meyer Lueck, and Holly Marlatt. “Dynamics of
Hurricane Risk Perception.” International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers
Meeting, Broomfield, CO.
2010 Trumbo, Craig, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Holly Marlatt, and Lori Peek. “The Effect of
Proximity to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Subsequent Optimistic Bias and the Perception
of Hurricane Risk.”* Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Annual Convention, Denver, CO.
*Peer reviewed and selected as one of five “Top Faculty Papers.”
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Select Posters Presented at Professional Meetings
2014 Peek, Lori. “Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis.” Brazil-U.S. Frontiers of Science and
Engineering Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2012 Fothergill, Alice and Lori Peek. “Children of Katrina: Tracing the Long-Term Recovery of
Displaced Children and Youth.” Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop,
Broomfield, CO.
2012 Peek, Lori, Michelle Meyer Lueck, and Jennifer Tobin-Gurley. “Center for Disaster and Risk
Analysis.” Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2012 Trumbo, Craig, Lori Peek, Brian McNoldy, Wayne Schubert, Eve Gruntfest, Holly Marlatt,
and Michelle Meyer Lueck. “A Multidimensional Understanding of Hurricane Preparedness
and Evacuation Intention.” Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop,
Broomfield, CO.
2011 Lueck, Michelle Meyer, Lori Peek, Craig Trumbo, and Holly Marlatt. “Hurricane Evacuation
and Persons with Disabilities.” Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop,
Broomfield, CO.
2011 Trumbo, Craig, Lori Peek, Michelle Meyer Lueck, Holly Marlatt, Eve Gruntfest, Brian
McNoldy, and Wayne Schubert. “Dynamics of Hurricane Risk Perception: A Three-Year
Panel Study.” Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
Select Activities at Professional Meetings
2014 Organizer, Regular Sessions and Roundtable Sessions for the Section on Environment and
Technology, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Presider, “Disasters: Resilience, Vulnerability, and Risk.” American Sociological Association
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2014 Organizer and Moderator, “Mary Fran Myers Scholarship Winners: A Special Session.”
Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Teaching Panel, Broomfield, CO.
2013 Organizer, Roundtable Sessions for the Section on Children and Youth, American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
2013 Co-Organizer and Moderator, “Building Resilience to Address Access and Functional Needs:
A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective to Inclusive Disaster Planning and Policy.” Veterans
Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) Advancing and Redefining
Communities for Emergency Management Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
2012 Discussant, “Utopias and Rebuilding: Cities and Communities after Disaster.” American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
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2012 Co-Organizer and Co-Moderator, “Children and Disasters.” Annual Natural Hazards
Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO.
2012 Moderator, “Integrating Disaster Recovery: What Should Long-Term Disaster Recovery
Look Like?” Disasters Roundtable, Convened by the National Academies, Washington, DC.
2011 Moderator, “Displaced: An Intersectional Analysis of Life in the Katrina Diaspora.” National
Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
2011 Organizer, “Regular Session on Disasters.”American Sociological Association Annual
Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
2010 Presider, “Pushing the Boundaries of Environmental Policy: Scientists, NGOs, States, and
Industry.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Professional Certification
2007 Level I Volunteer Child Care Provider, Church of the Brethren Children’s Disaster Services
Program
Professional Affiliations
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
American Sociological Association (ASA)
ASA Section Memberships: Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity; Children and Youth;
Environment and Technology; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Sociological Practice and Public
Sociology; Sociology of Religion
Children, Youth, and Disaster Network
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Gender and Disaster Network and U.S. Gender and Disaster Resilience Alliance
International Sociological Association (ISA)
ISA Section Membership: International Research Committee on Disasters (RC-39)
Midwest Sociological Society
National Women’s Studies Association
Natural Hazards Mitigation Association
Southern Sociological Society
Grant Proposal Reviewer
National Science Foundation CAREER Panelist (2008, 2013)
National Science Foundation Panelist (2006, 2012)
National Science Foundation Ad Hoc Proposal Reviewer (2006, 2010)
Technical Report Reviewer
American Red Cross
United States Geological Survey
United States Forest Service
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Book Manuscript Reviewer
Blackwell Publishing
Lynne Reinner Press
Palgrave Macmillan
Polity Press
Temple University Press
Journal Article Reviewer
American Journal of Sociology
Australian Journal of Emergency Management
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Children, Youth, and Environments
Contexts
Disasters: The Journal of Disaster Studies, Policy, and Management
Earthquake Spectra
Environment and Behavior
Environmental Hazards
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Journal of Applied Social Science
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Historical Sociology
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Journal of the Public Management Research Association
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards Review
Organization and Environment
Population and Environment
Public Management Review
Qualitative Research
Social Problems
Social Science Journal
Sociological Inquiry
Sociological Spectrum
Sociology of Religion
Southern Rural Sociology
Professional and Community Service
2015-18 President, ISA Research Committee on Disasters (RC-39)
2015 Member, Best Book Award Review Committee, ASA Section on Altruism, Morality,
and Social Solidarity
2014-15 Chair, Section on Environment and Technology, American Sociological Association
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2013-14 Chair-Elect, Section on Environment and Technology, American Sociological
Association
2012-14 Co-Organizer, World Congress Sessions, Yokohama, Japan, ISA Research Committee
on Disasters (RC-39)
2013 Member, Program Committee, ASA Section on Children and Youth
2011-13 Chair, International Hazard Mitigation Practitioner’s Workshop Planning Committee,
Natural Hazards Mitigation Association
2009-11 Elected Board Member, Natural Hazards Mitigation Association
2007-10 At-Large Representative, Nominations and Elections Committee, Midwest Sociological
Society
2007-10 Co-Organizer, World Congress Sessions, Gothenburg, Sweden, ISA International
Research Committee on Disasters (RC-39)
2006-10 Elected Member, Executive Board, ISA International Research Committee on Disasters
(RC-39)
2006 Co-Developer, MileHiNewOrleans.org Website and Co-Editor, Katrina Research
Newsletter, Colorado State University Research Group
2005-14 Chair, Mary Fran Myers Scholarship Selection Committee, Natural Hazards Center,
University of Colorado
2005-07 Elected Chair, Teaching and Training Committee, ASA Section on Environment and
Technology
2005-06 Annual Meeting Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society
2004 Chair, Mary Fran Myers Award Selection Committee, Gender and Disaster Network
and Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado
2001-02 Membership Committee, ASA Section on Environment and Technology
University and College Service 2015 Graduate Admissions Committee, Colorado School of Public Health
2014 Review Committee, Master’s of Public Health Student Diversity Award, Colorado
School of Public Health
2011-12 Advisory Board, Women, Population, and Environment Working Group, School of
Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES), Colorado State University
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2011 Review Committee, Provost’s Course Redesign Grant, The Institute for Learning and
Teaching (TILT), Colorado State University
2011 Coordinator, Master Teacher Initiative Series, College of Liberal Arts and Institute for
Teaching and Learning, Colorado State University
2008-12 Member, Middle East and North Africa Option, International Studies Advisory Board,
College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
2007-12 Faculty Advisor, Muslim Student Association, Colorado State University
2009-10 Member, Professional Development Program Funding Committee, College of Liberal
Arts, Colorado State University
2005-06 Faculty Advisor, CSU Chapter of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group
(Co-PIRG), Colorado State University
2004 Graduate Student Representative, Internal Review Committee, Department of
Psychology, University of Colorado
2002-03 Supervisor, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
Program, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado
2001-03 Doctoral Mentor, McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program, University of Colorado
1998-99 Vice President, Graduate Student Council, Colorado State University
1994-97 Student Body President, Ottawa University
Departmental Service
2013-15 Chair, Awards Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2013-15 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2012 Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2010-12 Member, Executive Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2005-15 Faculty Advisor, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Gamma
Chapter, Colorado State University
2005-12 Member, Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2009-11 Member, Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, Department of Sociology, Colorado
State University
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2008-09 Member, Methods Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department of Sociology,
Colorado State University
2007 Member, Assistant Professor Search Committee, Theory Hire, Department of
Sociology, Colorado State University
2006-08 Member, Theory Comprehensive Examination Committee, Department of Sociology,
Colorado State University
2004 Graduate Student Representative, Outstanding Student Paper Award Selection
Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado
2004 Graduate Student Representative, Outstanding Dissertation Proposal Award Selection
Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado
2002-05 Member, Feminist Scholars in Sociology Betsy Moen Award Selection Committee,
Department of Sociology, University of Colorado
2002-05 Co-Chair, Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award Selection Committee, Department of
Sociology, University of Colorado
2002 Co-Organizer, Professionalization Series for Graduate Students Program, Department of
Sociology, University of Colorado
2000-05 Peer Mentor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado
2000-02 Co-Chair, Sociology Graduate Student Association, University of Colorado
Select Guest Lectures and Public Presentations
2014 “Leadership through Service.” Ram Leadership Team, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO.
2014 “Undergraduate Life at Colorado State University.” Senior Recruitment Event, Office of
Admissions, Colorado State University, Las Vegas, NV.
2014 “Myths Matter: Human Behavior in Disasters.” Senior Scholarship Day, Office of Admissions,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2014 “Katrina to Colorado: How Children of Disaster Change Lives.” President’s Community Lecture
Series, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2014 “The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Enduring Health Effects and Youth Empowerment Efforts
along the U.S. Gulf Coast.” Geology and Sociology Colloquium Series, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH.
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2014 “Youth Creating Disaster Recovery.” Highwood High School, High River, Alberta, Canada.
2014 “Improving the Role of Extramural Clinical and Academic Researchers, Centers, and Networks.”
Enabling Public Health Research During Disasters Meeting, Forum on Medical and Public
Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of
Medicine of the National Academies, Bethesda, MD.
2014 “Taking Stock and Taking Action: Synergistic Solutions to Disasters.” Disaster Research Center
50th Anniversary Workshop and Celebration, Newark, DE.
2014 “Ethical Challenges in Disaster Research.” Science, Technology and Society Workshop, Drexel
University, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 “SHOREline: Disaster Recovery and Youth Empowerment along the U.S. Gulf Coast. ”
Colorado State University, College of Liberal Arts Great Conversations Series, Fort Collins, CO.
2014 “Children and Disasters: Research and Applications.” Sociology of Disasters Class,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2014 “Intersectionality and Natural Disasters.” The Diversity and Human Rights Committee,
School of Social Work, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2014 “How to Write a Thesis or Dissertation: Tips for Success.” Friday Afternoon Forum,
Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2013 “The SHOREline Program: Disaster Recovery, Project-Based Learning, and Youth
Empowerment along the U.S. Gulf Coast.” Upward Bound Event, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO.
2013 “The Importance of Being a Leader in Diverse Environments.” Ram Leadership Team
Seminar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2013 “Understanding Vulnerability and Identifying Capacities: Research and Engagement with
Marginalized Communities.” Risk and Uncertainty Workshop, University of Liverpool,
Liverpool, England.
2013 “The Gulf Coast Population Impact Project and the SHOREline Program: Children’s Health
Research and Youth Empowerment along the U.S. Gulf Coast.” Department of Geography
Seminar Series, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
2013 “Children’s Health and Well-Being after the BP-Oil Spill.” Children’s Environmental Health
Graduate Seminar, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
2013 “Preparing Vulnerable Populations for Crisis.” Post-Sandy: Rebuilding and Reimagining
Resilient Communities, Philanthropy New York Annual Meeting, Ford Foundation, New
York, NY.
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2013 “Children’s Health and Well-Being after the BP Oil Spill: A Four-State Study.” Department
of Sociology Seminar Series, Queens College, New York, NY.
2013 “Earthquake Risk Reduction Activities in Eleven Cities in Seven Countries: Barriers and
Opportunities.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, New
Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.
2013 “Learning from Sandy: Is Philadelphia Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?” Urban
Sustainability Forum, Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia,
PA.
2012 “Climate Change, Disasters, and Environmental Migration.”National Science Foundation
Vietnam – U.S. Workshop on Multiple Natural Hazards Assessment and Mitigation under the
Impact of Climate Change, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2012 “When the Earth Shakes: A Global Study of Earthquake Risk Reduction Activities, Barriers,
and Needs.” Trauma, Health, and Hazards Center Seminar Series, University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO.
2012 “Public Health and Disaster Preparedness.” Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows Enhancement
Workshop, Institute of International Education, Fort Collins, CO.
2012 “Vulnerable Populations and Climate Change Impacts.” Women, Population, and
Environment Seminar Series, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO.
2012 “Colorado State University Sustainability Centers.”School of Global Environmental
Sustainability In-Focus Series, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2011 “Patterns in Hate Crime after 9/11.” Risk and Disasters Graduate Seminar, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, OK.
2011 “Disaster Research: Methods and Ethics.” Institutional Review Board Luncheon Series,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
2011 “Regionalization of Disasters and Environmental Crisis: Local, Regional, and Global
Perspectives.” Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
LA.
2011 “Anti-Immigrant Hate Crime: A Discussion of A Dream in Doubt.” Eracism Film Series, Fort
Collins, CO.
2011 “Understanding the Diversity of Arab and Muslim Populations in the United States.”
Durward Hall Diversity Night Seminar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
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2011 “Survival and Death in Disaster.” Colorado Emergency Management Conference, Colorado
Emergency Management Association, Loveland, CO.
2011 “A Disastrous Decade and the Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis.”School of Global
Environmental Sustainability In-Focus Sustainability Centers Series, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO.
2011 “Prospects for 21st Century Symbolic Interactionism: A Discussion of Third Generation
Interactionists.” Midwest Sociological Association Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
2010 “Organization and Time Management: Tips for Success.” Colorado State University Greek
Life and the Panhellenic Council, Fort Collins, CO.
2010 “Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis at Colorado State University.” State All-Hazard
Advisory Committee, Centennial, CO.
2010 “White Privilege in the Age of Obama: A Discussion of Colorblind.” Eracism Film Series,
Fort Collins, CO.
2010 “Integrating Meteorology and Sociology.” Weather & Society * Integrated Studies
(WAS*IS) Annual Workshop, Boulder, CO.
2010 “The Human Cost of Hurricanes.” La Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Merida, Mexico.
2010 “Human Dynamics of Hurricane Risk.”U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, and
Colorado State University, Interactions of Society and the Environment Seminar Series, Fort
Collins, CO.
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses Taught
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100)
Contemporary Race-Ethnic Relations (SOC 205)
Contemporary Sociological Theory (SOC 302)
Methods of Sociological Inquiry (SOC 311)
Sociology of Disaster (SOC 463)
Social Movements and Collective Behavior (SOC 474)
Methods of Qualitative Analysis (SOC 610)
Doctoral Dissertations Supervised – In Progress
Chair: Staying In or Dropping Out in El Salvador: What Keeps Low-Income Students in School?,
Meghan Mordy, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Chair: Engaging Youth affected by the 2012 Colorado Wildfires and the 2013 Colorado Floods,
Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Member: Lahoma Howard, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
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Member: Rosemary Kreston, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Member: Emily Thorn, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Renee Curry, Department of Ecology, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Julie DeMuth, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, Colorado
State University
Outside Member: Elaina Jennings, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado
State University
Outside Member: Holly Marlatt, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication, Colorado
State University
Outside Member: Alexis Merdjanoff, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University
Doctoral Dissertations Supervised – Completed
2014 Outside Member: Victoria Johnson, School of Psychology, Massey University, New Zealand
2014 Outside Member: Phoenix Mourning-Star, Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, Colorado State University
2013 Chair: Social Capital and Collective Efficacy for Disaster Resilience: Connecting Individuals
with Communities and Vulnerability with Resilience in Hurricane-Prone Communities in
Florida, Michelle A. Meyer, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2013 Member: Galen Ciscell, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2013 Outside Member: Brandi Gilbert, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
2013 Outside Member: Jesse Smith, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder
2012 Co-Chair: Longitudinal and Geographic Analysis of the Relationship between Natural
Disasters and Crime in the United States, Andrew Prelog, Department of Sociology, Colorado
State University
2012 Member: Jennifer Keahey, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2012 Outside Reader: Heather Taylor, Department of Emergency Management, Massey University
2012 Outside Reader: Briony Towers, School of Psychology, University of Tasmania
2009 Member: Tanya Kaanta, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2009 Outside Member: Frank Turina, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver
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2006 Member: Eileen Connell, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Master’s Theses Supervised – In Progress
Chair: Disaster Preparedness among Childcare Centers in Colorado, Sara Gill, Department of
Sociology, Colorado State University
Chair: Internet Activism, Dmitriy Masetlyn, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Co-Chair: A Demographic Analysis of Vulnerable Populations, John Boyne, Department of Sociology,
Colorado State University
Member: Beth Plombon, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Laura Blythe, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Trevor Even, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University
Outside Member: C.J. Harrison, Student Affairs in Higher Education, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Evan Lowe, Jason Lynch, Christina Nunez-Wood, and Bailey Skiba, School of
Social Work, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Jeffrey Perkins, Student Affairs in Higher Education, Colorado State University
Outside Member: Heidi Stuckert, Student Affairs in Higher Education, Colorado State University
Master’s Theses Supervised – Completed
2014 Chair: The Impact of Heir Property on Post-Katrina Housing Recovery in New Orleans,
Richard Klückow, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2014 Member: Michelle Wellman, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2014 Outside Member: Sarah Gillespie, Department of English, Colorado State University
2013 Chair: Stress Trajectories among the Ex-Partners of Registered Sex Offenders, Alyssa Dawson,
Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2012 Chair: The Sociological Imagination in the Classroom: Three Teaching Modules on Race and
Gender in the Media, Monica Collins, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2012 Chair: How Community Institutions in Turkey Engage in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Case
Study of Istanbul and Antakya, Liesel Schilperoort, Department of Sociology, Colorado State
University
2011 Outside Member: Aziza Bayou, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University
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2011 Outside Member: Andrew Eggers, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University
2010 Member: Erin Butler, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2010 Member: Kate Koczynski, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2010 Member: John Sztukowski, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2010 Outside Member: Catherine Lundy, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication,
Colorado State University
2010 Outside Member: Bridget Morrissey, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication,
Colorado State University
2009 Chair: Faith and Community: An Ethnography of a Megachurch in Colorado, Jenna Griebel,
Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2008 Chair: Hurricane Katrina: Displaced Single Mothers, Resource Acquisition, and Downward
Mobility, Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2008 Outside Member: Megan Underhill, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University
2008 Outside Member: Toni-Lee Viney, Department of Speech Communication, Colorado State
University
2007 Member: Sarah Beach, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2007 Member: Susan Singley, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
Undergraduate Honors Theses Supervised – Completed
2014 Member: Olivia F. Vila, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University
2013 Member: Emily Doerr, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2011 Chair: Vulnerable Victims: Media Constructions of Children after the BP Oil Spill, Audrey
Matusich, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
*Winner, 2012 Annual Hazards and Disasters Student Paper Competition, Natural Hazards
Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
2010 Member: Julia Anglen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
2010 Member: Kelsi Ottenbacher, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
2009 Chair: Katrina’s Children: An Analysis of Educational Outcomes among Displaced Children in
Colorado, Krista Richardson, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
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*Winner, 2009 Annual Hazards and Disasters Student Paper Competition, Natural Hazards
Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
2009 Co-Chair: Being Black: Examining the Relationship between Sociodemographic
Characteristics, Racial Residential Segregation, and Evacuation Behavior in Hurricane
Katrina, Ysaye Zamore, Research Experience for Undergrads (REU) Summer Disaster
Research Program, Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the University of
Delaware
*Winner, 2010 Annual Hazards and Disasters Student Paper Competition, Natural Hazards
Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
2008 Member: Jessica Garrick, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University.
2007 Chair: Social Impacts of Fear: An Examination of the 2002 Washington, DC Sniper Shootings,
Alex Mitchell, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
*Winner, 2007 Annual Hazards and Disasters Student Paper Competition, Natural Hazards
Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
2007 Member: Tania Valdez, Department of Sociology, Colorado State University
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