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Release date: Sept. 9, 2005 Emory Experts Offer Advice, Commentary on Katrina CrisisContact: Elaine Justice, 404-727-0643, elaine.justice@emory.edu Contact: Beverly Cox Clark, 404-712-8780, beverly.clark@emory.edu As relief agencies, faith-based groups and individuals work to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, Emory University faculty members are available to offer commentary and expertise on various aspects of the crisis. For an overview of Emory's efforts to respond to the crisis, click here. For the latest Emory-related news and updates, go here. To access the topics, click on the links below:
Edward Queen, director of ethics and servant leadership at Emory's Center for Ethics, can comment about what the disaster means in ethical terms for charities and relief organizationsand the ethical challenges of public policy decisions. Former director of the religion and philanthropy program for the Center on Philanthropy, Queen did research on how various states carried out faith-based initiatives after passage of the federal welfare reform bill, and is author of "Philanthropy in the World's Traditions." 404-727-1240 (w), 404-486-1252 (h), 404-519-9242 (cell), edward.queen@emory.edu Linda Spencer of Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing is an expert in disaster relief and has been involved in previous hurricane disaster relief efforts. She has worked with the Red Cross locally to help mobilize volunteers in the aftermath of Sept. 11, and has trained Kurdish nurses in Iraq after the first Gulf War. Spencer, PhD, MPH is an associate clinical professor at the nursing school and focuses on community and public health nursing. She has more than 20 years of experience on projects with the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, International Federation of the Red Cross and USAID. She is Chair of the American Red Cross International Nursing Task Force based in of Washington, D.C., and is chair of the Disaster Health Service Statewide Committee for the American Red Cross of Georgia. 404-727-6970, laspenc@emory.edu
Robert Chirinko, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, says the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina will be felt much harder than the aftermath of 9/11 due to problems the storm has created in terms of gas supplies and the shut-down of a major economic center in the South. 773-525-5410, 404-727-6645, rchirin@emory.edu Richard Metters, a professor of decision and information analysis at Goizueta who specializes in supply chain management, says Katrina highlights the vulnerability of just-in-time (JIT) inventory systems. For a company dependent on a supplier shut down by Katrina, the impact is potentially devastating. Because just-in-time systems encourage long-term reliance on a single source for parts and the holding of very little inventory, any disruption in the supply chain can be catastrophic, he says. 404-727-1635 or Richard_Metters@bus.emory.edu Jeffrey A. Rosensweig, associate dean for corporate relations at Emory's Goizueta Business School and an international business and finance professor, is available to discuss the regional, national and global economic implications of the Katrina tragedy. 404-256-4166 (h), 404-727-6360 (w), jeff_rosensweig@bus.emory.edu Jagdish Sheth, Kellstadt Professor of Marketing and corporate strategist at Goizueta, says that the world has been shocked by U.S. response to the disaster with many asking, "How can a super-economic power be so unprepared, despite all the warnings?" Sheth, an expert on strategic thinking and global marketing, demographics and competition, says New Orleans must be rebuilt according to a proactive plan that has a vision of what the city might become by harnessing existing resources in research, location and trade. 404-727-7603(o), 404-325-0313(h) or Jagdish_Sheth@bus.emory.edu Monica Worline, assistant professor of organization and management at Goizueta Business School, has a Ph.D. in organizational psychology and studies the concept of courage in organizational life, which will be critical to corporate endeavors of every kind in the wake of Katrina's devastation. 404-727-6693
Robert Franklin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Social Ethics in Emory's Candler School of Theology, says "Now is a moment for moral action," and the steps needed are to rescue, relieve, then reform. Franklin also serves as president of the Regional Council of Churches in Atlanta, whose members are joining with representatives of the Department of Homeland Security and national charity organizations to mobilize the regional response. 404-723-8197 (c), rmfrank@emory.edu For psychiatric and mental health experts, contact Health Sciences Communications at 404-727-5686. Emory University psychology professor Robyn Fivush researches memories of trauma and the relation between what people remember and how they cope, particularly in children and families. In a study done on the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, Fivush found that children as young as three and four remembered the storm in vivid detail and were often still distressed and scared about it. Fivush advises parents to speak about the events matter-of-factly and let children air their fears as needed, while reassuring them that the family will be able to move on from the trauma. 404-727-4124 (w),psyrf@emory.edu Stephan Hamann, assistant professor of psychology, memory and how emotional impact (both negative and positive) play a role in how memories are imprinted (why we remember some things more vividly than others). 404-727-4261 (w), 404-372-7996 (c), shamann@emory.edu The Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) at Emory University has medical, psychiatric, and public health personnel who are involved in the triaging of evacuees through the National Disaster Medical System for the Red Cross and the Salvation Army shelters and service centers throughout metro Atlanta. WHSC experts on mental health, contamination, emergency medicine and infectious disease are available to comment. Emory Healthcare has established a patient information line to help unite family members with patients who have been admitted to our hospitals (404-686-3000). Call Kathi Baker in the Emory Health Sciences Communications Office for media inquiries concerning any Katrina-related health issues. 404-727-9371 Emory political scientist Robert Brown, assistant dean for undergraduate education, is available to talk about issues of race, class and poverty as related to the recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast. Brown's research interests include African American, racial and urban politics. 404-727-6563, robert.a.brown@emory.edu Delores Aldridge, an expert on race and social inequality, says the situation in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina "lifts up in bold relief the inequality and injustice of our country, and the issues of systemic racism experienced by some of our poorest citizens." Aldridge is Grace Towns Hamilton Professor of Sociology and African American Studies. 404-727-0534 (w) Michael McQuaide, professor of sociology at Emory's Oxford College. says the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Katrina provides a "stripped down Sociology 101 class on social inequality and stratification, and a residual lesson on who has resources, and who doesn't and how that directly effects their ability to escape and rebuild," 770-784-8321 (w) or mcquaide@learnlink.emory.edu ### Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. For nearly two decades Emory has been named one of the country's top 25 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. Subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds for automatic updates of the latest news at Emory. |
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