Newswise — LSU experts in the social sciences and business can speak to how the human element is affected by hurricanes.
New Orleans and Public Culture" New Orleans; people as infrastructure; public space; public culture; race/racism; performance; second-line parades; black/working class neighborhoods; benevolent societies." Expert: Helen Regis, associate professor of anthropology, Department of Geography & Anthropology. Regis is a member of the Porch 7th Ward Cultural Organization in New Orleans.
Houses of Worship " Houses of worship as evacuation shelters and providers of pre- and post-disaster physical, material and spiritual relief. Advice on preparing the congregation and buildings." Experts: Daphne Cain, assistant professor, social work. Juan Barthelemy, assistant professor, social work.
Impact on Families " Family stress and coping for families with elementary school aged-children; family resiliency in disasters, families' perceptions of the immediate and long-term effects of their coping efforts; individual, family and community-level resources and barriers. " Expert: Betsy Garrison, professor and associate dean, College of Agriculture. " Disaster education; parenting; strengthening and sustaining families within the community; leadership development; and housing. " Expert: Diane Sasser, professor and AgCenter extension specialist, family development.
Securing Household Finances" Advanced preparation of household inventories/important financial records; post-disaster financial document recovery" Expert: Jeanette Tucker, professor and AgCenter extension specialist, family resource management.
Preschoolers' Reactions " Documented study from Baton Rouge children's reactions to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." Experts: Joan Benedict, director of the Child Development Laboratory Preschool. ; Carol Aghayan, instructor,
Mental Health of Children" Group intervention to relocated/displaced elementary school-aged children. " Expert: Daphne Cain, assistant professor, social work, Importance of Saying "Thank you" " How Louisiana's national "thank you" campaigns, which showed appreciation for hurricane relief, shaped public opinion and the state's economy, particularly in tourism." Experts: Randle D. Raggio, assistant professor, marketing, ; Judith Anne Garretson Folse, associate professor, marketing,
Business Continuity Solutions" Policy & procedures to prepare businesses in advance; handling recovery/re-development in post-disaster market conditions. Using Mobile Classroom to educate rural small-businesses." Expert: Charles D'Agostino, executive director, Louisiana Business & Technology Center,
Master Plan for Coastal Restoration" Developing master plan for Fourchon Region Restoration Initiative, between Elmer's Island and West Belle Pass on Louisiana coast. " Brian Kendrick, owner, LBTC tenant Kendrick Engineering,
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