Education Mary Margaret Nelan Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science University of North Texas Chilton Hall 122C Denton, TX 76205 Phone: (940)369-7466 Email: mary.nelan@unt.edu Ph.D. Sociology, University of Delaware 2016 Dissertation: Social Construction of Disaster Donations: Are Agility, Adaptability, andeg Alignment necessary for success in the donation supply chain? Chair: Tricia Wachtendorf, Ph.D. M.A. - Sociology, University of Texas, El Paso 2011 Thesis: Responding to Haiti s Earthquake: Volunteer Health and Community Relationships Chair: Sara Grineski, Ph.D. B.A. - English, Minor in Religious Studies, University of Texas, Austin 2005 Professional Experience Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science, University of North Texas 2016 to present Instructor of Record, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware January 2014 to May 2016 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware August 2014 to January 2014 Research Assistant, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware August 2011 to June 2014 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Texas at El Paso January 2010 to May 2011 Courses Taught University of North Texas Introduction to Emergency Management Disaster Response and Recovery Graduate Disaster Research Methods
University of Delaware Introduction to Sociology Social Problems Peer-Reviewed Publications Nelan, M., Schumann, R. (2018). Gathering places in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Disaster Prevention and Management. Nelan, M. M., Wachtendorf, T., Penta, S. (2018). Agility in Disaster Relief: A Social Construction Approach. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy, 9(2). Nelan, M., Penta, S., Wachtendorf, T. (in press). Paved with Good Intentions: A Social Construction Approach to Alignment in Disaster Donations. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Nelan, M., Grineski, S. (2013). Responding to haiti's earthquake: international volunteers' health behaviors and community relationships. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 31(2), 293-314. Book Sections Wachtendorf, Tricia, Samantha Penta, and Mary M. Nelan (2015) When Push Comes to Shove: The Framing of Need in Disaster Relief Efforts. Pp. 235-252 in Learning and Calamities: Practices, Interpretations, Patterns, edited by Heike Egner, Maren Schorch, and Martin Voss. New York: Routledge Wachtendorf, Tricia, Mary M. Nelan, and Blinn-Pike, Lynn (2013) Households and Families. Pp. 281-310 in Social Vulnerability to Disasters, edited by Deborah S.K. Thomas, Brenda D. Phillips, William E. Lovekamp, and Alice Fothergill. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Quick Response Fieldwork Fieldwork Research, Texas Coastal Cities September 2017 Fieldwork Research, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 2013 Fieldwork Research, New York, New York. November 2012 Master s Thesis Research, Leogane, Haiti and El Paso, Texas May 2010 to May 2011 Funded Research Grants Quick Response Research Grant for Research into Hurricane Harvey from the University of Colorado Natural Hazards Center $1,625.00-2017
Other Funded Grants University of Delaware Professional Development Award for Graduate Students XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan $500-2014 Disaster Research Center Travel Award XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan - $2,000-2014 Non-Funded Fellowships American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program - 2015-2016 (Not Funded) Honors & Awards Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology University of Texas at El Paso - 2011 Conference Presentations Landscape Citizenship Symposium London, England. "The Constructed Identity of Disaster Aid Workers and Their Place in the Affected Community. November 16, 2018 XIX International Sociological Association World Congress Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "When Good Intentions Go Bad: A Social Construction Approach to Alignment in Disaster Donations. July 16, 2018 - July 20, 2018 The Third Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies Amsterdam, Netherlands. Paved with Good Intentions: A Social Construction Approach to Alignment in Disaster Donations. March 21-23, 2018 Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers Starkville, MS. The Evolution of Gathering Places in Disaster Recovery: Initial Findings from Hurricane Harvey. November 2017 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Montreal, QC, Canada. The Value of Agility in Disaster Relief: A Social Construction Approach. August 2017 42 nd Annual Natural Hazards Workshop Broomfield, CO. The Social Construction of Donations: Agility, Adaptability, and Alignment as Success Determinants in Relief Supply Chains. (Poster Presentation) July 2017 Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting Chicago, IL. Why We Give: Reasons for Contributing to Disaster Relief. (Roundtable Presentation) August 2015 Production and Operations Management Society Annual POM Conference Washington, DC. The Thought That Counts: Motivations for Giving to Disaster Relief. - May 2015 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA. Disaster Relief as Social Action: A Weberian Look at Post-Disaster Donation Behavior. (Roundtable Presentation) August 2014
XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Yokohama, Japan. No Time Like the Present: Lessons Learned on Timeliness of Disaster Donations. July 2014 XVIII International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology Yokohama, Japan. If You Have a Giving Heart: The Framing of Post-Disaster Need and Donations July 2014 Disaster Research Center 50 th Anniversary Workshop Newark, DE. Collaborative CDI-Type II: Cyber Enabled Discovery System for Advanced Multidisciplinary Study of Humanitarian Logistics for Disaster Response. April 2014 American Sociology Association Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado. Responding to Haiti s Earthquake: International Volunteers Health Behaviors and Community Relationships. August 2012 International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting Broomfield, Colorado. Aging Populations and Anticipated Compliance in Hurricane Evacuation Warnings. July 2012 Southwestern Sociology Science Association Conference Las Vegas, Nevada. After the Haitian Earthquake: Disaster Response and Health. March 2011 Invited Presentations Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security Monterey, CA. Invited speaker. Presented research on Materiel Convergence behaviors. October 2017 Educational Outreach K-6 at Saint Leo the Great School - Lincroft, New Jersey. Invited speaker for 5 th grade science class. Discussed disaster experiences as a volunteer and a researcher. October 2017 Graduate Methods Course, Fire and Emergency Management Program, Oklahoma State University Virtual Guest Lecture. Presented and discussed experience in research methods with current graduate students. September 2017 UNT Hurricane Harvey Relief Student Roundtable Denton, TX. Invited Speaker. Presented research on the impacts of materiel and personal convergence into disaster zones. September 19, 2017. Educational Outreach K-6 at Saint Leo the Great School - Lincroft, New Jersey. Invited speaker for 5 th grade science class. Discussed disaster experience and volunteer experience. October 2015 International Association of Emergency Managers at the University of Delaware (IAEM@UD) Quick Response Field Research Training Workshop Newark, Delaware. Invited discussant on issues pertaining to conducting quick response field research following disasters. October 2015 University of Delaware s Alternative Break Program Newark, Delaware. Volunteering After Disaster. March 2014
Sociology and Anthropology Department University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas. Haiti After the Earthquake: A Volunteer s Perspective. September 2010 Professional Activities International Association of Emergency Management Member (IAEM) 2017 - Present American Sociological Association Member 2015-2016 Service Activities University Member, HPS Curriculum Committee. (September 2018 - Present). Faculty Advisor, International Association of Emergency Managers - Student Chapter. (August 2017 - Present). Member, Search Committee for Administrative Coordinator. (January 2018). Faculty Advisor, Alternative Service Break. (January 6, 2018 - January 13, 2018). Guest Speaker, Hurricane Harvey Relief Student Roundtable. (September 19, 2017). Attendee, Meeting, Faculty Meeting Minutes Keeper. (August 2016 - May 2017). Member, Committee for Core Communal Scoring. (May 1, 2017). Member, Faculty Search Committee. (October 2016 - April 2017). Student Recruiter, UNT Preview. (February 18, 2017). Member, Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure Committee. (2016). Member, Search Committee for Administrative Coordinator. (2016). Student Recruiter, UNT Preview. (November 19, 2016). Professional Reviewer, Journal Article, Risks, Hazards, and Crisis in Public Policy. (September 2018). Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (June 2018). Discussant, The Third European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies, Amsterdam.
(March 21, 2018). Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards Review. (November 2017). Reviewer, Book, Routledge Publishing Company. (October 2017). Public Virtual Guest Speaker, Saint Leo the Great School, Lincroft, New Jersey. (October 24, 2017). Virtual Guest Speaker, Graduate Methods Class, Fire and Emergency Management Program, Oklahoma State University. (September 27, 2017). Discussant, International Association of Emergency Managers at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE. (October 2015). Guest Speaker, Saint Leo the Great School, Lincroft, New Jersey. (October 6, 2015). Tornado Disaster Response Volunteer with Nechama Jewish Response to Disaster Oklahoma City, OK. June 2013 Hurricane Sandy Disaster Response Volunteer with BonaResponds Volunteers New York City, NY. February 2013 Hurricane Sandy Disaster Response Volunteer with Nechama Jewish Response to Disaster Hoboken, NJ. November 2012 Tornado Disaster Response Volunteer with Nechama Jewish Response to Disaster West Liberty, KY. March 2012 Hurricane Irene Disaster Response Volunteer with BonaResponds Volunteers Margaretville, NY. September 2011 Earthquake Disaster Response Volunteer with All Hands Volunteers Leogane, Haiti. May-June 2010