Katrina Research Center Director

Dr. Ray Scurfield , Director
The Katrina Research Center

• Post-Katrina Aftermath and Helpful Interventions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast [PDF]
• Post-Katrina Storm Disorder and Recovery in South Missisippi Over Two Years [DOC]
• Warning Signs, Triggers and Survival Strategies That May Become Prolonged Following Disasters and War [DOC]

Katrina Research Center Staff

Dr. Kevin Dillon, Assistant Director
Environmental Impacts

Dr. Jamie Aten, Assistant Director
Health & Mental Health

• Alcohol Use and Meaning in Life Among Katrina Survivors [PPT]
• Church Disaster Mental Health Project [PPT]
• Effect of Hurricane Katrina on God Images [PDF]

Dr. Brian Richard, Assistant Director
Economic Development

• Initial Estimate of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina [DOC]

Dr. Teresa Welsh, Assistant Director
Information Clearinghouse & Repository

• Welsh, Teresa S. and Susan E. Higgins, "Reflections on the Katrina Experience: LIS Students' Stories," Hawaii International Conference on Education Conference Proceedings, 1245-1258, 2008

Dr. Deanne Nuwer, Historian & Exhibit Coordinator

Dr. Curtis Austin, Oral Historian

Dr. Anne Marie Kinnell, Assistant Professor of Sociology

• Challenges of Collecting Survey Data on the Mississippi Gulf Coast After Hurricane Katrina: An In-Depth Interview Study of Survey Team Members
• Southern Sociological Society meetings in April 2006

Dr. Robin M. Overstreet

• Effects of a Hurricane on Fish Parasites