This document summarizes a hearing before the Subcommittee on Research of the House Committee on Science regarding the role of social science research in disaster preparedness and response. The hearing included testimony from four witnesses: Dr. Susan Cutter of the University of South Carolina, Dr. Roxane Silver of the University of California, Irvine, Dr. H. Dan O'Hair of the University of Oklahoma, and Dr. Shirley Laska of the University of New Orleans. The witnesses discussed how social science research can inform disaster planning, response, and recovery by providing insights into risk perception, crisis communication, media effects, trauma response, and community resilience. The goal of the hearing was to better understand how social science can support efforts to

House Hearing, 109TH Congress - The Role of Social Science Research in Disaster Preparedness and Response PDF

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