DREM faculty offer workshops and lectures about disasters and disaster research at various conferences throughout the country and internationally.  Please contact the DREM center (sasha.dremcoordinator@gmail.com) to find out about an upcoming event

Research Projects

Consequences of Hurricane Katrina
DREM faculty are involved in a number of projects assessing the consequences of Hurricane Katrina that struck the US Gulf Coast in the summer of 2005.  These projects include representative surveys of persons who evacuated from the Gulf Coast region, a systematic assessment of the relation between socio-economic position and long-term consequences of hurricane Katrina, through a collaboration with the Panel Study in Income Dynamics, and a survey of a representative sample of persons who were living in Mississippi before the hurricane to assess the long-term mental health consequences of Katrina and the relation between county-level factors and post-disaster mental health

September 11, 2001 World Trade Center Study
After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC), DREM Center faculty were involved in several research projects studying the mental health affects of the disaster on the general population of NYC residents.  Relevant and representative faculty publications about this disaster are available on the “for researchers” page.

March 11, 2003 Madrid Train Bombing Study
After the Madrid Train bombings on March 11, 2003 the DREM Center faculty collaborated with colleagues at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, and the Universidad de Alcalá to assess the psychological consequences of the M-11 terrorist attacks in the general population of Madriad and of Alcalá, among victims of the attacks, and among rescue workers.  Relevant and representative faculty publications about this disaster are available on the “for researchers” page.

2004 Florida Hurricanes
After Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances, and Jeanne hit the Florida coast in August and September 2004, the DREM Center submitted a grant to NIH in Fall 2004 in order to study the mental health outcomes, risk and protective factors, and subsequent service needs of older adults who were disproportionately affected by Florida Hurricanes.   Relevant and representative faculty publications about this disaster are available on the “for researchers” page.

September Space, New York City
September Space is a non-profit organization started in New York City after the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks. September Space serves a large and diverse constituency of persons who were affected by the Sepember 11 terrorist attacks and addresses the individual need for alternative approaches to healing. The DREM Center is currently helping September Space evaluate their services by assessing the long-term burden of psychopathology among persons who make muse of September Space services as well as the relationship between psychopathology and use of traditional and nontraditional services.