Natural Hazards Resilience Speakers Series: Dr. Lori Peek

Dr. Lori Peek, Director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder:  “The Role of Social Science Research in Advancing our Understanding of Disasters”

Lori Peek is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Peek studies vulnerable populations in disaster and is author of Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11, co-editor of Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora and co-author of Children of Katrina. Behind the Backlash received the Distinguished Book Award from the Midwest Sociological Society and the Best Book Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity. Children of Katrina received the Best Book Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Children and Youth and the Alfred and Betty McClung Best Book Award from the Association for Humanist Sociologists, and was named a finalist for the Colorado Book Awards. In addition to the recognition for her scholarship, Dr. Peek received the Board of Governor’s Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award, which is the highest teaching honor bestowed at Colorado State University.

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