Publications

Communications / Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Below is a list of recent scholarly publications produced by the CONVERGE research team and our collaborators.

Adams, Rachel Marie, Candace M. Evans, and Lori Peek. 2023. “Defining, Collecting, and Sharing Perishable Data in Disasters.” Disasters. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12592

Adams, Rachel Marie, Candace M. Evans, and Lori Peek. 2023. “CONVERGE Training Modules: A Free Online Educational Tool for Hazards and Disaster Researchers and Practitioners.” Frontiers in Built Environment 9: 1-13, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1096204

Adams, Rachel Marie, Candace Evans, Amy Wolkin, Tracy Thomas, and Lori Peek. 2022. “Social Vulnerability and Disasters: Development and Evaluation of a CONVERGE Training Module for Researchers and Practitioners.” Disaster Prevention and Management 31(6): 13-29, https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-04-2021-0131

Peek, Lori. 2022. “A New System for Disaster Research.” American Scientist 110(4): 226-231, https://www.americanscientist.org/article/a-new-system-for-disaster-research. PDF Download.

Wu, Haorui, Lori Peek, Mason Clay Matthews, and Nicole Mattson. 2022. “Cultural Competence for Hazards and Disaster Researchers: Framework and Training Module.” Natural Hazards Review 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000536.

Peek, Lori and Seth Guikema. 2021. “Interdisciplinary Theory, Methods, and Approaches for Hazards and Disaster Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue.” Risk Analysis: An International Journal 41(7): 1066-1071, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13777.

Peek, Lori, Jennifer Tobin, John van de Lindt, and Anne Andrews. 2021. “Getting Interdisciplinary Teams into the Field: Institutional Review Board Pre-Approval and Multi-Institution Authorization Agreements for Rapid Response Disaster Research.” Risk Analysis: An International Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13740.

Evans, Candace M., Rachel M. Adams, and Lori Peek. 2021. “Incorporating Mental Health Research into Disaster Risk Reduction: An Online Training Module for the Hazards and Disaster Workforce.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031244.

Adams, Rachel M., Candace M. Evans, Mason Clay Mathews, Amy Wolkin, and Lori Peek. 2020. “Mortality From Forces of Nature Among Older Adults by Race/Ethnicity and Gender.” Journal of Applied Gerontology, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0733464820954676.

Peek, Lori, Heather Champeau, Jessica Austin, Mason Mathews, and Haorui Wu. 2020. “What Methods Do Social Scientists Use to Study Disasters? An Analysis of the Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network.” American Behavioral Scientist 64(8): 1066-1094, https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764220938105.

Peek, Lori, Jennifer Tobin, Rachel Adams, Haorui Wu, and Mason Mathews. 2020. “A Framework for Convergence Research in the Hazards and Disaster Field: The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure CONVERGE Facility.” Frontiers in Built Environment, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00110/full.

Hines, Emmanuelle, Mason Mathews, and Lori Peek. 2020. “Global List and Interactive Web Map of University-Based Hazards and Disaster Research Centers.” Natural Hazards Review 21(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000371.

Gaillard, JC and Lori Peek. 2019. “Disaster-Zone Research Needs a Code of Conduct.” Nature 575: 440-442, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03534-z.

Moezzi, Mithra and Lori Peek. 2019. “Stories for Interdisciplinary Disaster Research Collaboration.” Risk Analysis: An International Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13424.

Pardee, Jessica, Alice Fothergill, Lynn Weber, and Lori Peek. 2018. “The Collective Method: Collaborative Social Science Research and Scholarly Accountability.” Qualitative Research 18(6): 671-688, https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117743461.

Research Reports

Mordy, Meghan, Rachel Adams, and Lori Peek. 2023. “Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation Report,” in Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-zxse-m028, v1.

Champeau, Heather, Jessica Austin, and Lori Peek. 2023. “2022 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Census,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-4qek-wg82.

Austin, Jessica, Heather Champeau, and Lori Peek. 2023. “2021 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Census,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-jw4k-6w60.

Champeau, Heather, Jessica Austin, and Lori Peek. 2022. “2020 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Census,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-v0xj-gw06.

Peek, Lori, Heather Champeau, and Jessica Austin. 2022. “2019 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Census,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-t0k5-3v04.

Peek, Lori, Haorui Wu, Mason Mathews, Heather Champeau, and Jessica Austin. 2021. “2018 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Census,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-0f0q-vz13.

Published Datasets

Peek, Lori, Brigid Mark, Jessica Austin, and Heather Champeau. 2024. “2023 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-584f-vz32.

Adams, Rachel, Meghan Mordy, and Lori Peek. 2023. “Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation Survey Data” in Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-ana0-kf03, v1.

Peek, Lori, Heather Champeau, and Jessica Austin. 2023. “2022 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-arw3-9z86.

Peek, Lori, Heather Champeau, and Jessica Austin. 2022. “2021 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-htk5-9w67.

Peek, Lori, Jessica Austin, and Heather Champeau. 2022. “2020 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-arw3-9z86.

Peek, Lori, Mason Mathews, Jessica Austin, and Heather Champeau. 2021. “2019 Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network,” in Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Data, Survey Instrument, and Annual Census. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-tkjx-rf45.

Research Instruments and Protocols

Adams, Rachel, Meghan Mordy, and Lori Peek. 2023. “Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation Questionnaire,” in Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-8dtb-9k68, v1.

Adams, Rachel, Meghan Mordy, and Lori Peek. 2023. “Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation Survey Invitation,” in Public Health Disaster Research Award Program Evaluation. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-wjf8-8b13, v1.

Peek, Lori, Jennifer Tobin, Rachel Adams, Jolie Breeden, and Meghan Mordy. 2022. “2022 ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning and Schools Survey,” in ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning and Schools in the United States. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-09yf-w512, v1.

Tobin, Jennifer, Rachel Adams, Jolie Breeden, Lori Peek, Sara McBride, and Robert de Groot. 2021. “2019 Ridgecrest Earthquakes: Qualitative Fieldwork,” in ShakeAlert Early Warning and Schools in the United States. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-qyt3-a527, v1.

Tobin, Jennifer, Rachel Adams, Jolie Breeden, Lori Peek, Sara McBride, and Robert de Groot. 2021. “2018 Anchorage Earthquake: Qualitative Fieldwork,” in ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning and School in the United States. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-zfxv-9n62, v1.

Scoping Literature Reviews

Painter, M. A., S. H. Shah, W. Prudencio, G. C. Damestoit, F. Khalid, M. A. Chisty, F. Tormos-Aponte, and O. Wilhelmi, O. 2023. “2003-2021 A Systematic Scoping Review of the Social Vulnerability Index as Applied to Natural Hazards,” in A Systematic Scoping Review of the Social Vulnerability Index as Applied to Natural Hazards. DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-jgdv-1w43.

Wu, H., L. Peek, M. Mathews, and N. Mattson. 2020. “A Scoping Literature Review: Cultural Competence for Hazards and Disaster Research.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-9vz8-7r76.

Posters

Peek, Lori, Jessica Austin, Heather Champeau, Jennifer Tobin, Candace Evans, and Rachel Adams. 2023. “Natural Hazards Research Summit 2022: NHERI CONVERGE.” DesignSafe-CI. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-npam-j056, v1.

CONVERGE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.