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- E-Mail:
- fussell@wsu.edu
- Telephone:
- 509-335-7516
- Website:
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- Discipline(s)
- Latin American Studies, Sociology
- Location(s) of Work:
- US-West Coast
Current Institutional Affiliation(s)
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Department of Sociology
College of Liberal ArtsWashington State UniversityPullman, Washington, United StatesAssistant Professor
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Department of International Health and Development
School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineTulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA, United States
Biography
I was a member of the Sociology faculty at Tulane University from 2001-2007. Prior to Katrina, I studied Mexican migration to the United States as well as the sociology of youth. Hurricane Katrina put a new spin on my research when thousands of Latino migrants began arriving in New Orleans.
After I returned to New Orleans from the evacuation I began talking to the Latino newcomers and started several research projects about this group to understand their migratory patterns within the U.S. and their participation in the recovery economy of New Orleans. I am also researching how the pre-Katrina Lations have responded to the arrival of the newcomers.
The disaster not only drew newcomers to the city, but also set New Orleanians on a migratory trajectory. With Jim Elliott, I organized a conference on Disaster and Migration at Tulane in April 2007. We are editing those papers in a volume titled, Displaced City: Hurricane Katrina and the Unequal Recoveries of New Orleans.
I am also involved in several research projects to understand the return or resettlement of New Orleanians. One of these is Adversity and Resilience: Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Vulnerable Populations. Another is an analysis of the Displaced New Orleans Residents Pilot Survey.
Projects
Publications and Resources
Book Chapters
- James R. Elliott, Timothy J. Haney, Elizabeth Fussell, David Overfelt (ed.), David L. Brunsma (ed.), J. Steven Picou (ed.). "Families and Hurricane Response: Evacuation, Separation, and the Emotional Toll of Hurricane Katrina." In The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe. D. L. Brunsma, D. Overfelt, and J. S. Picou (ed.) Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.
Online Articles
- Elizabeth Fussell. Leaving New Orleans: Social Stratification, Networks, and Hurricane Evacuation . 2006/06/11.