Sarah DeYoung

Sarah DeYoung
University of Delaware | UDel UD · Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

PhD

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Introduction
Dr. DeYoung's expertise are in hurricane evacuation decision-making, migrant and refugee well-being, pets and disaster evacuation, infant feeding in emergencies, and disaster policy.
Additional affiliations
August 2009 - May 2013
North Carolina State University
Position
  • Project Manager
Education
August 2009 - May 2014
North Carolina State University
Field of study
  • Psychology in the Public Interest

Publications

Publications (41)
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Purpose Using two main research questions, the purpose of this paper is to examine well-being and preparedness among Cambodian and Laotian immigrants living near the Gulf Coast of the USA, and the ways in which indicators such as sense of community and risk perception are related to these constructs. Design/methodology/approach This study employed...
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The purpose of this research was to understand the ways in which ownership of companion animals influences evacuation decision-making, using Hurricane Matthew of 2016 as a case study. Using stated-choice surveys, this research identifies behavioral decisions made during and after the evacuations associated with the hurricane, and details how decisi...
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This research has three main aims: to identify perceptions about the false alarm ballistic missile warning that occurred in Hawaii (United States) in January of 2018, to identify what kind of behavior or actions people took upon receiving the warning, and to identify what situational or contextual factors are related to these perceptions and behavi...
Research
DeYoung S.E. (2018) Emergency Management: Infant and Young Children Feeding in Emergencies. In: Shapiro L., Maras MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham
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Objectives We examine the ways in which the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation affected infant feeding. Our primary objective is to understand the decisions and perceptions of primary caregivers of children age 0-36 months who evacuated from Fort McMurray, Canada. Methods We used a mixed methods approach to assess the overall impact that the ev...
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In this research, we identified how political beliefs impact emergency manager’s perception of COVID-19 severity and risk. Specifically, we gathered data from people with a broad range of roles in emergency management including healthcare, mitigation, response, fire, rescue, and other areas. We asked respondents their beliefs about the severity of...
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In theoretical research on disaster vulnerability, access to resources is critical for optimal outcomes. Studying the impact of a hurricane on maternal stress can expand theories of disaster vulnerability. This is a cross-sectional mixed-methods prospective study of maternal stress during Hurricane Florence in the United States. Results from chi-sq...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of human systems. Gaps in community services for people with companion animals can prevent people from seeking care during a pandemic or create other issues. This paper describes exploratory research to identify some key challenges and successes for animal services providers and for households with com...
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People experiencing homelessness are vulnerable to disasters and hazards and are at risk for contracting COVID‐19. In this study, we gathered data from 10 community‐based organizations (CBO's) in the United States that work to provide services for people experiencing homelessness. The combined CBO's span across rural, urban, and a mixture of both s...
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The research aims of this project were to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum experiences in the United States. Our data include responses from 34 states within the US. Findings from our analyses indicate that higher perceived social support predicted higher scores of well-being, while higher scores...
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People often intentionally or unintentionally leave companion animals behind in an evacuation during a hazard event. In online animal rescue forums, people curate, comment on, and engage in posts during and after disasters. Many times, the content of the posts and comments to the posts are value-laden and examples of expressing moral policing about...
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Although hurricanes can cause severe hazard effects well inland, little is known about the evacuation behaviour of inland populations compared to coastal populations. Using survey data collected in the United States after Hurricanes Florence (2018), Michael (2018), Barry (2019), and Dorian (2019), we investigate differences between coastal and inla...
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The following paper is a case study on the Puna lava flow of May 2018 to analyze the group efforts and shifts in group tasks chronologically, specifically for the management of supplies for companion and farm animals. Data were recorded from a detailed tracking of social media forums in which people coordinated efforts for the movement of supplies....
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Little is known about the ways in which puppy raisers engage in disaster preparedness for their puppies (or “guide dogs in training”). The aim of this research is to understand disaster preparedness among service dog puppy raisers. A web-based survey was distributed to people raising puppies in a service dog training program (n = 53 complete survey...
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In December of 2018, two children died in the custody of United States Customs and Border Patrol. This Editor's Choice piece explains how the Department of Homeland Security can change its operating structure to meet the healthcare needs of asylum-seekers.
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The full scope of women’s health needs is not necessarily addressed in refugee camps and after resettlement, particularly pregnancy and postnatal services. The aims of this research are to examine the maternal care services provided to refugee women in camps and after resettlement to the United States, and to analyse organisational successes and ch...
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This encyclopedia entry is an pverview of pets in emergency management and evacuation research.
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This article introduces a new integrated scenario‐based evacuation (ISE) framework to support hurricane evacuation decision making. It explicitly captures the dynamics, uncertainty, and human–natural system interactions that are fundamental to the challenge of hurricane evacuation, but have not been fully captured in previous formal evacuation mode...
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Background: Displacement caused by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal exacerbated poor health and nutrition for thousands of women and children. Research aim: This study aimed to identify the perceptions of Nepalese mothers residing in earthquake relocation camps regarding barriers, facilitators, and situational factors influencing breastfeeding and fam...
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In this chapter, we examine community innovation. We begin first by conceptualizing community and innovation as they relate to hazard and disaster. We identify the difficulties inherent in the terms community, innovation, and community innovation, presenting some working concepts that seem to align best with overall disaster research experience. We...
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People in Nepal labeled as low-caste carry the double burden of simultaneous denial of access to resources and to public space in which to discuss caste issues. Following the 2015 earthquake, issues regarding caste were pushed onto the national agenda through various groups seizing the window of opportunity to bring awareness to address issues rela...
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Theories about fear of crime may offer insights about the use of public shelters in disaster situations. This study focuses on fear of victimization and gendered explanations of fear of crime in public shelters during hurricane events. From surveys of 424 North Carolina residents, 179 respondents described safety concerns with staying in a public s...
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A cornerstone of effective disaster management is that response should always begin and end at the local level (1). The response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia, West Africa, was a combination of independent efforts by many nations and organizations. Many of these independent efforts ignored or were not able to work with the lo...
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Pet ownership may continue to be an impediment to evacuation and sheltering for disasters, despite the passage of the 2006 PETS Act. Many Americans consider pets to be a part of the family, and are hesitant to follow evacuate orders if they cannot bring household pets along. We present findings of qualitative data collected from residents in easter...
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This paper summarizes findings from reconnaissance fieldwork conducted five weeks after the Nepal earthquake in 2015. Data were collected using an exploratory, qualitative, semi-inductive approach. Themes converged through classic disaster research theoretical ideas but were also evident through the unique convergence of globalization and developme...
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This paper reviews literature on information channel type and disasters, and presents results on hurricane evacuation information gathering. Results show that respondents reported they would use television and radio most frequently for gathering information about hurricane evacuation. Minority respondents reported more preference of the use of comm...
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Preparedness for disasters is low in most populations, despite evidence that preparedness can reduce loss of life in hazard events. To better understand this lack of preparedness, the present study investigates how sense of community, sense of place, confidence in government, preparedness self-efficacy, and risk perception relate to household disas...
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Although substantial literature exists on understanding hurricane evacuation behavior, few studies have developed models that can be used for predicting evacuation rates in future events. For this paper, we develop new ordered probit models for evacuation using survey data collected in the hurricane-prone state of North Carolina in 2011 and 2012. S...
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The present paper examines the role of several demographic indicators on stated hurricane evacuation thresholds, or the lowest category storm for which participants indicated they would evacuate, for mandatory and voluntary orders. Quantitative analyses reveal that race was significantly associated with a lower stated evacuation threshold in both t...
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This paper reviews literature on information modality and disasters, and presents results on hurricane evacuation information gathering from research conducted in coastal and central North Carolina. Results show that respondents reported they would use television and radio most frequently for gathering information about hurricane evacuation. Furthe...
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The current study derives from a dissertation project and includes both qualitative and quantitative measures. The goal was to assess and identify predictors for individual level disaster preparedness in Raleigh, North Carolina. Data were collected in May of 2013 through a public service announcement and through community outreach. There were a tot...
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was accompanied by intergovernmental blame casting and criticisms similar to that of Hurricane Katrina. The federal response was often viewed as slow, state officials were unsure of their role, and local officials complained that they were not adequately consulted. However, natural and oil pollution disasters have re...

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Even after reading meta-analyses (e.g. Norris et al 2002, 60,000 Disaster Victims Speak...) I can't seem to find anything that addresses this topic. One would think that exposure to repeated aftershocks would be associated with severity of PTSD symptoms. I am looking for this particularly for the Nepal earthquake, but am interested in any studies on earthquakes in China, Iran, Haiti, etc. -- again specifically anything that addresses victims exposure to aftershocks not just the initial earthquake. Thank you for your thoughts comments! 

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