REU Site: Hazards, Disasters, and Society: Training the Future Generations of Social Science Researchers

该项目是特拉华大学灾难研究中心社会学专业的本科生研究体验网站。该网站为10名本科生提供为期9周的灾难社会科学方面的实践培训。智力优势-学生与教师专家合作生成假设，并使用现有的数据集进行测试。研究项目将侧重于以下问题：减灾、备灾、应对和恢复；预警和技术；以及灾害脆弱性和复原力。更广泛的影响-与研究活动同时举办的专业发展讲习班为学生提供计算机技能、GRE准备、申请研究生院和撰写补助金方面的培训。学生还可以接触到研究方法、灾害的社会科学方法以及研究过程的伦理影响等方面的重要课程。为学生提供继续他们的研究与导师从他们的母校是现场活动的一个主要组成部分。这个网站是由国防部与NSF REU计划共同资助的。

This project is a research experiences for undergraduates (REU) site in Sociology at the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center. The site offers 10 undergraduate students nine weeks of hands-on training in the social science aspects of disasters. Intellectual Merit- Students work with faculty experts to generate hypotheses and test them using existing data sets. Research projects will focus on issues such as: disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery; warnings and technology; and disaster vulnerability and resilience. Broader Impact- Professional development workshops held concurrently with the research activities provide students with training in computer skills, GRE preparation, applying to graduate school, and grant writing. Students are also exposed to significant coursework in research methodology, social science approaches to disasters, and the ethical implications of the research process. Provisions for students to continue their research with mentors from their home institutions are a major component of site activities. This site is co-funded by the Department of Defense in partnership with the NSF REU program.