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Reflections on Researcher-Community Partnerships during a Post-Oil Spill Gulf Coast Resilience Study

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ID5933760
AuthorsAmy E Lesen (Tulane University, corresponding author), Chloe Tucker (Tulane University), M G Olson, Miranda Olson (Tulane University), Regardt J Ferreira (0000-0001-7047-9027, Tulane University)
Year2019
Volume8
Issue1
Pages8
Publication date2019-01-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci8010008
OpenAlexW2907439694
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited80

This paper presents findings from eight post-hoc interviews with individuals representing the key community partner organizations that facilitated and hosted data collection for an in-person mixed-methods survey about disaster resilience and preparedness in three communities on the Gulf Coast (U.S.) impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and numerous disasters from natural hazards. We submit our analysis of these follow-up interviews with community partners as a case study to provide a set of recommendations for future community-engaged research practices, particularly in the field of environmental and disaster resilience. Input from community partners stressed the importance of engaging with local community brokers to enhance trust in research; researcher-partner communication; and researcher interaction with community residents that respects local knowledge and culture. The partners indicated that even communities that have often been the subjects of post-disaster studies are receptive to research participation, especially when the effects of disasters are long-term and ongoing. Recommendations include using research methodologies that are congruent with post-disaster community characteristics such as educational attainment; collaborating with community partners to disseminate research findings; and incorporating theories and practices that center critical reflection and consider power dynamics when working with communities that have experienced disaster and trauma

Community engagement · Community resilience · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Local community · Natural disaster · Oil spill · Political science · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology

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Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
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