What's New?
New paper posted. "Twittering Tennessee: Distributed Networks and Collaboration Following a Technological Disaster." Presented at the ISCRAM Conference, May 2010.
Jeannette will present research on community resiliency and social media at the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto, Canada on June 7, 2010.
Jeannette will participate in a panel discussion on "The Elephant in the JIC" at the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Annual Workshop, June 23, 2010, in Louisville, KY.
Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D.
Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D. is a
disaster sociologist, specializing in research on the uses of social media in crises and disasters. Jeannette's
research is helping to transform the ways that emergency managers
understand public communications during disasters, create strategies to improve warnings systems, and engage the public in times of crisis.
Now Announcing...
The Center for New Media and Resiliency
The Center, co-founded by Jeannette Sutton and Garry Briese, provides leadership, education, and research on the implementation of New Media to local, state, and national public safety and emergency management organizations to promote and enhance community, regional, and national resiliency.
More information coming soon.
