DRC Faculty

James Kendra

DIRECTOR, Disaster Research Center

  • Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
  • Adviser, UD Chapter, International Association of Emergency Managers

EMAIL: jmkendra@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-0760

Tricia Wachtendorf

DIRECTOR, Disaster Research Center

  • Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice
  • Coordinator, Emergency & Environmental Management Concentration

EMAIL: twachten@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Rachel Davidson

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering
  • Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

OFFICE: 102J Dupont Hall
EMAIL: rdavidso@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-4952

Sarah DeYoung

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice

EMAIL: sedeyoun@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-8089

Shangjia Dong

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

EMAIL: sjdong@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Jennifer Horney

DIRECTOR, Disaster Research Center

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Founding Director and Professor, Program in Epidemiology

EMAIL: horney@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Earl(Rusty) Lee

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

OFFICE: 355A Dupont Hall
EMAIL: elee@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6241

Victor Perez

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice

OFFICE: 309 Smith Hall
EMAIL: victorp@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6232

A.R. Siders

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Associate Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
  • Director, Mangone Climate Change Science & Policy Hub

OFFICE: 166C Graham Hall
EMAIL: siders@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-0204

Joseph Trainor

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Interim Dean, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration
  • Professor, Biden School of Public Policy & Administration

OFFICE: 182 Graham Hall
EMAIL: jtrainor@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-4203

Jennifer Trivedi

DIRECTOR, Disaster Research Center

  • CORE FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology

OFFICE: 138 Munroe Hall
EMAIL: jtrivedi@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Emeritus & Honored Faculty

Ben Aguirre

  • EMERITUS FACULTY, Disaster Research Center

EMAIL: aguirre@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-0204

Sue McNeil

  • EMERITUS FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Professor Emerita, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

EMAIL: smcneil@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6578

Joanne Nigg

  • EMERITUS FACULTY, Disaster Research Center
  • Professor Emerita, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice

EMAIL: nigg@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Honored Faculty

Russell Dynes

  • IN MEMORIAM,
    Disaster Research Center
  • DRC Core Faculty,
  • Founder, Disaster Research Center

Honored Faculty

E.L. Quarantelli

  • IN MEMORIAM,
    Disaster Research Center
  • DRC Core Faculty,
  • Founder, Disaster Research Center

Staff

Elle Bornemann

  • Business Administrator I

ADDRESS: 166 Graham Hall University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716
EMAIL: elbornem@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Lindsey McGowen

  • EXTERNAL EVALUATOR

ADDRESS: University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716
EMAIL: lcmcgowe@ncsu.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Missy Trent

  • Administrative Specialist, Disaster Research Center

ADDRESS: 166 Graham Hall University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716
EMAIL: mbtrent@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Researchers & Students

Kayode “Nelson” Adeniji

  • Ph.D. Student, Economy

EMAIL: adenijin21@students.ecu.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Christopher Kolade Alegbeleye

EMAIL: chrisk@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Mohammad Askari

  • Ph.D. Student

EMAIL: askari@ucla.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Kayode Atoba

  • Researcher, Households and Government Thrusts

EMAIL: kayodeatoba@tamu.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Felicia A. Henry

EMAIL: fhenry@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Abbey E Hotard

  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Disaster Research Center
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

EMAIL: ahotard@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Omer Cem Karacaoglu

  • Visiting Scholar, Disaster Research Center
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

EMAIL: omercem@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-166 Graham Hall 111 Academy Street

Shauna Leahy

  • Ph.D. Student, Sociology & Criminal Justice

EMAIL: leahys@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Giuseppe Lelow

  • Visiting Scholar, Disaster Research Center
  • PhD student at Università Politecnica delle Marche – Ancona, Italy

EMAIL: lelow@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618

Jingya Wang

EMAIL: wangjy@udel.edu
PHONE: 302-831-6618