VITAE
KATHLEEN
J. TIERNEY
Department of Sociology and
Institute of Behavioral Science
Natural Hazards Research and Applications
Information Center
482 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309
Phone:
(303) 492-6818
Fax: 492-2151
e-mail: tierneyk@colorado.edu
EDUCATION:
Youngstown State University, B.A., Sociology
(1972)
The
Ohio State University, M.A., Sociology (1974)
The Ohio State University, Ph.D., Sociology
(1979)
PROFESSIONAL
POSITIONS:
2003- Professor,
Department of Sociology and Director, Natural Hazards Research and Applications
Information Center, Institute of Behavioral
Science,
University of Colorado at Boulder
1998 - 2003 Professor, Department of
Sociology and Criminal Justice; Co-Director and Director (2000-) , Disaster
Research Center, University of Delaware
1989 - 1998 Associate Professor, Department
of Sociology and Criminal Justice;
Research Director and Co-Director (1995-), Disaster Research Center,
University of Delaware
1988 - 1989 Assistant Professor, Program in Social Ecology,
University of California, Irvine
1985 - 1987 Assistant Research Sociologist, Department of
Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
1984 - 1988 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Systems
Management, Institute of Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern
California
1983 - 1984 Research Specialist I (Special Consultant),
California Seismic Safety Commission
1981 - 1983 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of
Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
1980 - 1981 Assistant Research Sociologist, Institute for Social
Science Research, University of California, Los Angeles
1979 - 1983 Postdoctoral Trainee in Mental Health Evaluation
Research, University of California, Los Angeles
1977 - 1979 Research Associate, The Ohio State University
1974 - 1977 Graduate Research Associate, The Ohio State
University
1973 - 1974 Graduate Teaching Associate, The Ohio State
University
UNDERGRADUATE
AND GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT:
At the
University of Colorado: Sociology 3141, Social Movements; Sociology 5121,
Ethnographic Data Collection;Sociology 5221, Ethnographic Analysis
At
the University of Delaware:
Sociology 606, Qualitative Methodology;Sociology 622, Collective Behavior; Sociology
667, Issues in Disaster Research; Sociology 467, Social Movements; Sociology
467, Hazards, Disasters, and Society; Sociology 322, Crowds, Cults, and
Revolutions; Sociology 201, Introduction to Sociology
At
the University of California, Los Angeles: Sociology 101, Introduction to Sociology;
Sociology
150, Collective Behavior; Sociology 152, Group Processes; Sociology 154, Social
Psychology; Sociology 157, Sociology of Mental Illness
RESEARCH AND
TEACHING INTERESTS:
Sociology
of Disasters and Risk
Collective
Behavior/Social Movements
Qualitative
Research Methods
GRANTS AND
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:
RESEARCH
GRANTS:
Co-Principal
Investigator and Co-Director, National Center for the Study of Terrorism and
Responses to Terrorism (START). University Center of Excellence Grant from the
Department of Homeland Security. (Gary
LaFree, University of Maryland, Principal Investigator). 2005-2008.
$12,000,000.
Principal
Investigator, “A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research and
Applications.” Grant from the National
Science Foundation. 2006-2008. $817,846.
Principal
Investigator, “A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research and
Applications.” Grant from the National
Science Foundation. 2004-2006. $912, 434.
Executive
Committee Member and Grantee, “Responding to Crises and Unexpected Events,”
(RESCUE)
National Science Foundation Information Technology Research grant, Sharad
Mehotra (UC
Irvine) and Ramesh Rao (UC San Diego), Principal Investigators. 2004-2009.
$15,000,000.
Principal
Investigator, “A Clearinghouse on Natural Hazards Research and
Applications.” Grant from the National
Science Foundation. 2002-2004. $1,423.354.
Principal
Investigator, AAnticipating Emergency Management Needs
in Large-Scale Community Crises: Lessons from the World Trade Center Attack and
Other Major Disasters.@
Grant from the Public Entity Risk Institute. 2002-2004. $193,150.
Co-Principal
Investigator, AEvaluation of Research Findings and
Preparation of
Guidance for
Local, State, and Regional Earthquake Risk Reduction Advocates.@
Grant from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Robert Olshansky and Peter May,
Co-Principal Investigators.) 2001-2003.
$60,000.
Co-Principal
Investigator, National Science Foundation Center Grant to the Multidisciplinary
Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, a research consortium headquartered
at the State University of New York at Buffalo. (G. Lee, Principal
Investigator). 1997-2007. $20,000,000.
Since the NSF
Center award was made to SUNY Buffalo in 1997, I have received
funding for the
following projects:
AOrganizational and Community Resilience
in Near-Catastrophic Disasters.@
2002-2003.
$146,600.
AAssessment of Earthquake Loss Estimation
Methodologies: Business Losses.@
1997-1998. $70,000.
AEvaluation of New and Emerging
Technologies in Emergency Preparedness and Response.@ 1998-2000. $129,984.
AMeasures of Community Resilience.@ 1999-2001. $74,000.
AWorld Trade Center Crisis Response.@ 2001-2002. $50,000.
Principal
Investigator, ADisaster-Resistant Communities Initiative:
Evaluation of Pilot Phase.@ Co-operative agreement with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency. University of Delaware, Disaster Research
Center. (J. M. Nigg, Co- Principal
Investigator). 1997-2000. $509,000.
Principal
Investigator, AEarthquake Early Warning Communication
Issues.@ Collaborative
project with EQE International and UCLA, funded by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and the State of California.
(J. M. Nigg, Co-Principal Investigator).
1999-2000. $52,587.
Short-Stay
Research Travel Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
for four-week stay in Japan, October,
1999. $12,000.
Co-Principal
Investigator, APerceptions of Earthquake Impacts and
Loss-Reduction Policy Preferences Among Community Residents and Opinion
Leaders.@
National Science Foundation Grant.
University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center. (J.M. Nigg, Co-Principal Investigator). 1998-2001. $325,608 (includes $25,000
Research Experience for Undergraduates award).
Short-Stay
Research Travel Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
for ten-day study tour in
Japan, March, 1997. $10,000.
Principal
Investigator, "Businesses and Disasters:
Consequences of Disaster Victimization for Businesses
and Business Districts." National
Science Foundation Grant. University of
Delaware, Disaster Research Center. (J.
M. Nigg, Co-Principal
Investigator). 1996-1998. $249,595 (includes $12,500 Research
Experience for Undergraduates award).
National Science
Foundation Grant for ten-day lecture/research trip to China, June, 1996. $5,000.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Strategies." National Science Foundation Grant. National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, SUNYBBuffalo.
(G. Lee, Principal Investigator).
1995-1998. $300,000.
Principal
Investigator, "Business Disruption and Recovery in the Northridge
Earthquake." Series of
three one-year grants from the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, SUNYBBuffalo.
1994-1997. $191,237.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Emergency Response and Early Recovery Activities in
the Northridge
Earthquake." National Science
Foundation Grant. University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center. (J. M. Nigg, Principal Investigator). 1994-1996.
$124,881 (includes $32,319 supplemental award).
Principal
Investigator, "Emergency Response and Early Recovery Activities in
the Northridge
Earthquake." National Science
Foundation Small Grants for Exploratory
Research (SGER)
Program. (J. M. Nigg, Co-Principal
Investigator). 1994-1995. $9,954.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Utilization and Impact of Earth Science Information Among
Local Governments and Businesses in Southern California." United States Geological Survey Grant. University of Delaware, Disaster Research Center. (J. M. Nigg and D. S. Mileti, Co-Principal
Investigators). 1993-1995. $74,074.
Co-Principal Investigator, “Economic
Consequences Due to Lifeline Failure: Lessons from the
Heartland Floods of 1993 for Earthquake
Recovery Planning.” National Science Foundation
SGER Grant. University of Delaware,
Disaster Research Center. (J. M. Nigg, Principal
Investigator). 1993-1994.
$42,214.
Principal
Investigator, "Urban Seismic Risk Assessment," Two one-year grants from the National Center
for Earthquake Engineering Research, SUNYBBuffalo.
1991-1993. $109,935.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Sociobehavioral and Emergency Management Aspects of
Catastrophic Marine Oil Spills."
Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration College
Sea Grant Program. University of
Delaware, Disaster Research Center. (J.
M. Nigg, Principal Investigator).
1991-1993. $65,520.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Comparative Analysis of Community Disaster
Recovery." National Science
Foundation Grant. University of
Delaware, Disaster Research Center (J. M. Nigg, Principal Investigator). 1990-1992.
$83,866.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Societal Risk Associated with Crude Oil Transmission
Systems in Areas of Seismic Risk."
Grant from the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research,
SUNY-Buffalo. (R. Eguchi, Dames and
Moore, Los Angeles, Principal Investigator.)
1991-1993. $46,428.
Principal
Investigator, "Business Disruption and Initial Recovery in the Whittier
Narrows Earthquake." National
Science Foundation Grant. Institute of
Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern California (J. M. Nigg,
Co-Principal Investigator). 1988-1989. $30,000.
Principal
Investigator, "Chemical Hazards, Mitigation, and Preparedness in Areas of
High Seismic Risk." National
Science Foundation Grant. Institute of
Safety and Systems Management, University of Southern California. 1986-1988.
$79,636.
Co-Principal
Investigator, "Physical Disability and Earthquake Hazard
Mitigation." National Science
Foundation Grant. Institute of Safety
and Systems Management, University of Southern California (W. J. Petak and H.
Hahn, Co-Principal Investigators).
1984-1986. $250,000.
Field Director,
"Improving Effectiveness Measures of State Mental Health Service Delivery
Systems for the Chronically Mentally Ill." National Institute of Mental Health
Grant. Department of Sociology,
University of California, Los Angeles (O. Grusky and H. Freeman, Co-Principal
Investigators). 1985-1987. $250,000.
Principal
Investigator, Comprehensive report on the 1983 Coalinga, California earthquake.
California Seismic Safety Commission.
1983-1984. $100,000.
Field Director,
"Descriptive Evaluation of the National Institute of Mental Health
Community Support Program."
National Institute of Mental Health/National Institute of Handicapped
Research Grant. Department of Sociology,
University of California, Los Angeles/Brentwood VA Hospital (O. Grusky and R.
Liberman, Principal Investigators).
1982-1983. $140,000.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS:
American
Sociological Association
International
Sociological Association
Earthquake
Engineering Research Institute
PUBLICATIONS
AND PAPERS:
BOOKS
Waugh, W. and K. J. Tierney
(eds.) Forthcoming, 2007. Emergency
Management: Principles and Practice for Local Government, 2nd
ed. Washington, DC: International City and County Management Association.
Tierney,
K. J., M. T. Lindell, and R. W. Perry. 2001.
Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the
United States. Washington, DC:
Joseph Henry Press/National Academy Press.
Dynes,
R. R. and K. J. Tierney (eds.). 1994. Disasters,
Collective Behavior, and Social Organization. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press.
MONOGRAPHS
Tierney, K. J. 2006. Contributing author, Facing Hazards and Disasters: Understanding Human
Dimensions.
Report of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council
Committee on Social Science Research on Disasters. Washington, DC: National Academies
Press.
Tierney,
K. J. and J. M. Nigg (Eds.) 1993. Socioeconomic Impacts. Monograph prepared for the
1993 U.S. National Earthquake
Conference. Memphis, TN: Central United States Earthquake Consortium.
Tierney,
K. J., W. J. Petak, and H. Hahn.
1988. Disabled Persons and
Earthquake Hazards. Boulder,
CO: Program on Environment and Behavior,
University of Colorado. Monograph #46.
Tierney,
K. J. 1985. Report on the Coalinga
Earthquake of May 2, 1983.
Sacramento, CA: California
Seismic Safety Commission.
Tierney,
K. J. 1980. A Primer for Preparedness for Acute
Chemical Emergencies. Newark,
DE: Disaster Research Center, University
of Delaware. Book and Monograph Series
#14.
Tierney,
K. J. and B. Baisden. 1979. Crisis
Intervention Programs for Disaster Victims in Smaller Communities.
Washington, DC: National Institute of
Mental Health. DHEW Pub. No. (Adm)
79-675.
ARTICLES
AND BOOK CHAPTERS
Tierney,
K. In press, 2007. “From the Margins to
the Mainstream? Disaster Research at the
Crossroads.” Annual Review of Sociology.
Tierney,
K. In press, 2007. “Hurricane Katrina: Catastrophic Impacts and Alarming
Lessons.” In J. M. Quigley and L. A.
Rosenthal. Risking House and Home:
Disasters, Cities, Public Policy. Berkeley: Berkeley Public Policy Press.
Tierney,
K. and C. Bevc. In press, 2007.
“Disaster as War: Militarism and the Social Construction of Disaster in New Orleans.”
In D. Brunsma and S. Picou (eds.) The
Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe. Lanham, MD:
Rowman and Littlefield.
Tierney,
K. and G. R. Webb. 2006. “Businesses and
Disasters: Vulnerability, Impacts, and Recovery.” Pp. 275-296 in H. Rodriguez, E. L.
Quarantelli, and R. R. Dynes (Eds.) Handbook
of Disaster Research. New York:
Springer.
Tierney,
K. 2006.
“Recent Developments in U. S. Homeland Security Policies and Their
Implications for the Management of Extreme Events.” Pp. 405-412 in H.
Rodriguez, E. L. Quarantelli, and R. R. Dynes (Eds.) Handbook of Disaster Research.
New York: Springer.
Tierney,
K. J., C. Bevc, and E. Kuligowski. 2006.
“Metaphors Matter: Disaster Myths,
Media
Frames, and Their Consequences in Hurricane Katrina.” Annals
of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604 (March) 57-81.
Tierney,
K. J. 2005. “Social Inequality, Hazards, and
Disasters.” Pp. 109-128 in R. J.
Daniels, D. F. Kettl, and H. Kunreuther (Eds.) On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania
Press.
Tierney,
K. J. 2005. “The Red Pill.” Invited essay for the Social Science Research
Council
Web
Forum on Hurricane Katrina. http://www.ssrc.org
Tierney,
K., B. Khazai, L. T. Tobin, and F. Krimgold.
2005. “Social and Public Policy
Issues
Following
the 2003 Bam, Iran, Earthquake.” Earthquake Spectra 21, S1: S513-S534.
Bruneau, M., S. E. Chang, R. T. Eguchi,
G. C. Lee, T. D. O’Rourke, A. M. Reinhorn, M.
Shinozuka,
K. Tierney, W. A. Wallace, and D. von Winterfeldt. 2003. “A Framework
To
Quantitatively Assess and Enhance the Seismic Resilience of Communities.” Earthquake
Spectra 19: 733-752. (authors listed alphabetically).
Tierney,
K. J. 2003. “Disaster Beliefs and
Institutional Interests: Recycling
Disaster Myths in the Aftermath of 9-11.”
Pp. 33-51 in L. Clarke (Ed.) Terrorism
and Disaster: New Threats,
New Ideas. Research in Social Problems and Public
Policy, Vol. 11. Elsevier Science Ltd.
Webb,
G. R., K. J. Tierney, and J. M. Dahlhamer.
2003. “Predicting Long-Term
Business
Recovery from Disaster: A Comparison of the Loma Prieta Earthquake and
Hurricane
Andrew.” Environmental Hazards, 4: 45-58.
Tierney,
K. J. 2002. AThe Field Turns Fifty: Social Change and
the Practice of
Disaster
Field Work.@
Pp. 349-374 in R. A. Stallings (Ed.)
Methods of Disaster Research.
Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris.
Www.Xlibris.com
Tierney,
K. J. 2002. AStrength
of a City: A Disaster Research Perspective on the World
Trade
Center Attack.@
Published on the Web by the Social Science Research Council at
http://www.ssrc.org/sept11.
Bruneau,
M. and K. J. Tierney. 2002. AMarket-Focused and Open-Systems
Approaches to Earthquake Loss Reduction: Contextualizing the Role of
Engineering Research.@ Natural Hazards Review, 3, 2: 48-54.
Chang,
S. E., A. Z. Rose, M. Shinozuka, and K. J. Tierney. 2001. AModeling
Earthquake
Impact on Lifeline Systems: Advances and Integration in Loss Estimation.@
Pp.
195-201 in Spencer and Hu (Eds.) Earthquake Engineering Frontiers in the New
Millenium.
Swets and Zeitlinger.
Tierney,
K. J. 2000. AControversy
and Consensus in Disaster Mental Health Research.@ Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 15 (4):
181-187.
Webb,
G. R., K. J. Tierney, and J. M. Dahlhamer. 2000. ABusinesses and Disasters:
Empirical
Patterns and Unanswered Questions.@ Natural
Hazards Review, Vol. 1., No. 2:
83-90.
Reprinted
in H. Kunreuther and A.
Rose (Eds.) 2004. The Economics of Natural Hazards, Vol. 1, Pp. 196-203. Cheltenham, UK: International Library of
Critical Writings in Economics.
Tierney,
K. J., 1999. AToward
a Critical Sociology of Risk.@ Sociological
Forum 14:215-242.
Tierney,
K. J. and J. M. Dahlhamer 1998. AEarthquake Vulnerability and Emergency
Preparedness Among Businesses.@
Pp. 53-72 in M. Shinozuka, A. Rose and R. T. Eguchi (eds.) Engineering
and Socioeconomic Impacts of Earthquakes: An Analysis of Electricity Lifeline
Disruptions in the New Madrid Area. State University of New York at
Buffalo, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, (MCEER).
Dahlhamer, J. M. and K. J.
Tierney 1998. ARebounding From Disruptive Events:
Business Recovery Following the
Northridge Earthquake.@ Sociological
Spectrum, Vol. 18, No. 2: 121-141.
Tierney, K. J. 1997.
"Business Impacts of the Northridge Earthquake." Journal of
Contingencies and Crisis
Management, Vol. 5, No. 2, (June): 87-97.
Tierney, K. J. 1997.
"Impacts of Recent Disasters on Businesses: The 1993 Midwest Floods and the 1994
Northridge Earthquake." Pp.
189-222 in Barclay Jones (ed.) Economic Consequences of Earthquakes: Preparing for the Unexpected: Perspectives on Mitigating the Impact of
Earthquakes on the Economy. State
University of New York at Buffalo, National Center for Earthquake Engineering
Research. Report No. NCEER-SP-0001.
Tierney, K. J., J. M. Nigg, and
J. M. Dahlhamer. 1996. "The Impact of the 1993 Midwest Floods:
Business Vulnerability and Disruption in Des Moines." Pp. 214-233 in R. T. Sylves and W. L. Waugh,
Jr. (eds.) Cities and Disaster: North American Studies in Emergency
Management. Springfield, IL: Charles
C. Thomas.
Tierney, K. J. 1995.
"Societal Impacts and Emergency Response." (Chapter Coordinator) Pp.
373-418 in Northridge
Earthquake, January 17, 1994:
Reconnaissance Report, Vol. 1. Earthquake
Spectra, Supplement C to Vol. II.
Oakland, CA: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
Tierney,
K. J. 1994. "Making Sense of Collective Preoccupations: Lessons from
Research on the Iben Browning Earthquake Prediction." Pp. 75-95 in G. Platt and C. Gordon (eds.), Self,
Collective
Behavior, and Society: Essays Honoring the Contributions of Ralph H. Turner. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Tierney, K. J. 1994.
"Property Damage and Violence: a Collective Behavior Analysis." Pp. 149-173 in M. Baldassare (ed.) The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the
Urban Future. Boulder, CO: Westview
Press.
Tierney, K. J. 1994.
"Aspectos Socioeconomicos de la Mitigacion del Peligro." Pp. 93-112 in Allan Lavell (ed.) Al Norte del Rio Grande: Ciencias Sociales
y Desastres, Una Perspectiva Norteamericana. Lima, Peru:
LA RED, Red Estudios Sociales en Prevencion de Desastres in America
Latina.
Tierney, K. J. 1994.
"Emergency Preparedness and Response." Pp. 105-128 in Practical
Lessons
from the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Tierney, K. J. and E. L.
Quarantelli. 1992. "Editorial: Social Aspects of the Exxon Valdez Oil
Spill." Editors' introduction, Industrial
Crisis Quarterly 6:167-173.
Grusky, O. and K. Tierney. 1992.
"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Countywide Mental Health Care
Systems." In Y. Hasenfeld (Ed.) Human
Services as Complex Organizations.
Newbury Park: Sage
Publications. (Reprint of Grusky and
Tierney, 1989.)
Grusky, O., K. Tierney, and M.
T. Spanish. 1989. "Which Community Mental Health Services
are Most Important?" Administration and Policy in Mental Health. 17:3-16.
Tierney, K. J. and E. L. Quarantelli. 1989.
"Needed Innovation in the Delivery of Emergency
Medical Services in
Disasters: Present and Future." Disaster
Management. 2:70-76.
Tierney, K. J. 1989.
"Improving Theory and Research on Hazard Mitigation: Political Economy
and Organizational
Perspectives." International
Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.
7:367-396.
Tierney,
K. J. 1989. "The Social and Community Contexts of
Disaster." Pp. 11-39, in R. M. Gist
and B. Lubin (eds.), Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster. New York, NY:
John Wiley and Sons.
Grusky,
O. and K. Tierney. 1989. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of
County-Wide Mental Health Care Systems,"
Community Mental Health Journal. 15:3-20.
Tierney,
K. J. 1988. "Social Aspects of the Whittier Narrows
Earthquake," Earthquake Spectra. 4:11-23.
Grusky,
O., K. Tierney, R. Anspach, D. Davis, J. Holstein, D. Unruh, and S.
Vandewater. 1987. "Descriptive Evaluations of Community
Support Programs. International
Journal of Mental Health. 15:26-43.
Grusky,
O., K. Tierney, J. Holstein, R. Anspach, D. Davis, D. Unruh, S. Webster, S.
Vandewater, and H. Allen. 1986. "Models of Local Mental Health Delivery
Systems," (long version). Pp.
159-195, in W. R. Scott and B. L. Black (eds.) The Organization of Mental
Health Services: Societal and Community
Systems. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
Grusky,
O., K. Tierney, R. Manderscheid, and D. Grusky.
1985. "Social Bonding and Community Adjustment of
Chronically Mentally Ill Adults," Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 26:49-63.
Grusky,
O., K. Tierney, J. Holstein, R. Anspach, D. Davis, D. Unruh, S. Webster, S.
Vandewater, and H. Allen. 1985. "Models of Local Mental Health Delivery
Systems," (short version) American Behavioral Scientist.
28:704-720.
Tierney,
K. J. 1985. "Emergency Medical Preparedness and
Response in Disasters: The Need for
Interorganizational Co-Ordination," Public Administration Review. 45:77-84.
Tierney,
K. J. 1983. "On the Importance of Social Factors in
the Prevention and Management of Chemical Emergencies," Zivilschutz-Forschung. 14:119-135 (German).
Tierney,
K. J. and D. L. Corwin. 1983. "Exploring Intra-Familial Child Sexual
Abuse: A Systems Approach." In D. Finkelhor, R. J. Gelles, G. T. Hotaling,
and M. A. Straus (eds.), The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence
Research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.
Tierney,
K. J. 1982. "Developing a Community Preparedness
Capability for Sudden Emergencies Involving Hazardous Materials." Pp. 759-787, in H. H. Fawcett and W. S. Wood
(eds.), Safety and Accident Prevention in Chemical Operations, Second
Edition. New York, NY: Wiley Interscience.
Tierney,
K. J. 1982. "The Battered Women Movement and the
Creation of the Wife Beating Problem," Social Problems. 20:207-229.
Gurney,
J. N. and K. J. Tierney. 1982. "Relative Deprivation and Social
Movements: A Critical Look at Twenty
Years of Theory and Research," The
Sociological Quarterly. 23:33-47.
Tierney,
K. J. 1981. "Community and Organizational Awareness
of and Preparedness for Acute Chemical Emergencies," Journal of Hazardous Materials. 4:331-342.
Quarantelli,
E. L. and K. J. Tierney. 1981. "A Model for Studying Community
Preparedness for Acute Chemical Disasters." Pp. 336-353, in H. Graf-Baumann and S. Metreveli (eds.) Unfall-
und Katastrophen-forschung. Erlangen, W. Germany: Fachbuch (German).
Tierney,
K. J. 1980. "Emergent Norm Theory as Theory: An Analysis and Critique of Turner's
Formulation." Pp. 42-53, in M. D.
Pugh (ed.) Collective Behavior: A
Source Book. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Company.
Quarantelli,
E. L., C. Lawrence, K. Tierney, and T. Johnson.
1979. "Initial Findings from
a Study of Socio-Behavioral Preparations and Planning for Acute Chemical Hazard
Disasters," Journal of Hazardous Materials. 3:79-90.
Tierney,
K. J. and V. A. Taylor. 1977. "EMS Delivery in Mass Emergencies: Preliminary Research Findings," Mass
Emergencies. 2:151-157.
RESEARCH REPORTS AND CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
Tierney,
K. J. and J. Trainor. 2004. “Networks and Resilience in the World Trade
Center
Disaster.” Pp. 157-172 in Research Progress and Accomplishments 2003-2004 Buffalo, NY: State
University of New York at Buffalo, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake
Engineering Research.
Chang,
S. E., A. Rose, M. Shinozuka, W. D. Svekla, and K. J. Tierney. 2000. AModeling
Earthquake
Impact on Lifeline Systems: Advances and Integration.@ Pp. 1-14 in
Research
Progress and Accomplishments, 1999-2000. Buffalo, NY: State
University of New York at Buffalo,
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
Tierney,
K. J., S. E. Chang, R. T. Eguchi, A. Rose, and M. Shinozuka. 1999.
AImproving Earthquake Loss Estimation:
Review, Assessment and Extension of
Loss
Estimation Methodologies.@
Pp. 13-28 in Research Progress and Accomplishments,
1997-1999.
Buffalo, NY: State University of New York at Buffalo, Multidisciplinary
Center
for Earthquake Engineering Research.
Tierney,
K. J. and J. M. Dahlhamer. 1999. AFactors Influencing Business Recovery
Following Earthquakes.@
Pp. 539-546 in Proceedings of the 6th Japan/United States
Workshop on Urban
Earthquake
Hazard Reduction. Tokyo, Japan: Institute of Social Safety
Science.
Tierney,
K. J. 1998. AHow Will Social Science Help Us Deal With
Earthquakes?@ in Proceedings of the 50th
Annual Meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. Oakland, CA: Earthquake Engineering Research
Institute.
Tierney,
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