Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the DREM Center?
2. What types of events are considered disasters or terrorism?
3. How can the DREM Center help my community in the event in the event of a disaster or terrorist attack?

1. What is the DREM Center? The primary function of the DREM Center is to provide practical education, mentoring and technical assistance to researchers and governmental and non-governmental agencies interested in research following disasters and terrorism. The DREM Center involves a core of scientists who have a long history of conducting high-quality research after disasters and terrorist attacks. Prior research conducted by these individuals has had a significant impact on the ability of helping professionals to understand and recognize the needs of individuals and communities affected by disasters and terrorism so that their needs can be addressed. One of the major aims of the DREM Center is to provide other researchers with education, training, mentoring, and resources to improve their readiness to conduct high-quality disaster research.
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2. What types of events are considered disasters or terrorism? By disasters, we mean events like hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, oil spills, wildfires, and other events that can have far reaching impacts on individuals and communities. By terrorism, we mean mass-violence incidents with human intent, such as the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington DC, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the Pan/Am 103 Lockerbie bombing.
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3. How can the DREM Center help my community in the event of a disaster or terrorist attack? It is important for doctors, policy makers, disaster-response agencies, and other helping professionals to understand how to recognize and address the needs of people, families, and  communities affected by disasters and terrorism. This understanding can be achieved through high-quality research, and the DREM Center is designed to help scientists learn to conduct high-quality research that meets these needs. If a disaster or terrorist attack affects your community, we will make information accessible to doctors, policy makers, disaster response agencies, and scientists about how similar communities have been affected by disasters or terrorism in the past. With the information that we provide, these helping professionals can be better prepared to address the needs of your community. Also, we would be available to help researchers design new, high-quality research to learn about (and communicate to helping professionals) the specific needs of your community and how to address them.
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