Past Project
Hurricane Katrina:
Breaking Down Federal-State Relations in Disaster Planning
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| Mingus Mapps |
Organized by the Gordon Center and Prof. Mingus Mapps in September 2005, this seminar assessed federal and state and local government responses to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Participants included:
- Kristina Ford, professor of environmental studies, Bowdoin College, former director of city planning, New Orleans (1992-2000)
- Kerry Fosher, research associate at Dartmouth Medical School, researching emergency management planning in New England
- Lt. Bernard Mullin, Waltham Fire Department, emergency management director, City of Waltham
Other Faculty and Ph.D. Student Research
The Political Dynamics of Motherhood
Assistant Professor of Politics Jill Greenlee
Race and Representation
Mingus Mapps, the Gregg Sneirson, Loretta Sneirson and Lester Sneirson Professor of African and Afro-American Studies and Politics
Congressional Politics beyond the Water’s Edge
Assistant Professor of Politics Kerry Chase
Ku Klux Klan Involvement in Anti-Civil Rights Enforcement in the American South
Associate Professor of Sociology David Cunningham
Bureaucratic Rule-Making in the Department of Education
Melissa Prosky
Politics of National ID Systems
Magdalena Krajewska
Recent Efforts by Parties and the Judiciary to Shift Power Away from Courts
Sarah Staszak