SfAA Panel: Beyond Environmental Injustice
Essay for the double-panel "Beyond Environmental Injustice", 81st Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, March 22-27, 2021.
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wolmadThe program is not often featured in the news, however its research and statistics are often cited in a variety of news sources and journals, including The Crime Report, a publication by John Jay College.
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wolmadAccording to Google Scholar, this article has been cited in 52 publications, mostly pertaining to response to the Katrina disaster and the sociopolitical aftermath which is still affecting survivors to the present.
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wolmadEmergency response is addressed in this article in two main ways. First, emergency response is referenced as one of the major demographics that would commonly suffer from mental disorders in the wake of a disaster. Second, emergency response and appropriate perperations are cited as being one of the best ways which can be employed to mitigate the risks of PTSD and MDD accross demographics.
Law does more than codify, regulate, and control; it also catalyzes and transmutes, provoking cascading social and cultural effects, particularly when the force of law is informational.