PhD Student Hannah Friedrich in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

PhD Student Hannah Friedrich has co-authored a new article “Positionalities in disaster recovery research: reflections from fieldwork across the Gulf South” in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal. 

Abstract: This paper reiterates the intention and importance of positionality statements, encouraging researchers to approach positionality through vignettes to engage with our role and impact as scholars rather than as a formulaic description of a researcher’s demographic characteristics and identities. We argue positionality can be a tool to strengthen hazards and disaster research, particularly when approached as an ongoing, iterative process.