DRC

The World's Oldest Research Center Focused on the Social Science Aspects of Disaster.

The Disaster Research Center (DRC) was established at Ohio State University in 1963 by Professors E.L. Quarantelli, Russell Dynes, and Eugene Haas, and moved to its current location at the University of Delaware, in 1985. The Center was the first in the world devoted to the social scientific study of disasters. It has evolved into a world-renowned research center with faculty from sociology, public policy, engineering, history, and English.

Findings from post-disaster field work is frequently integrated into the classroom the same semester the disaster occurs.

Although not formally associated with the EEM Concentration, DRC faculty offer many of the core concentration courses. Faculty research grants have provided opportunities for independent studies, data for senior thesis projects, and undergraduate research assistantships. Findings from DRC post-disaster fieldwork are frequently integrated into the classroom the same semester the disaster occurs. Students in the concentration are made aware of DRC-sponsored lectures, which host expert scholars and practitioners from around the world. DRC’s expansive library offers a wealth of information for concentration students working on papers and projects.

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