Dr. Ersing researches in the areas of community disaster resilience, women and disasters, community empowerment, and university-community partnerships. Currently she is collaborating with colleagues in geography and anthropology to study the influence of social network diversity on evacuation decision-making during a hurricane warning. The research is supported by a grant from the Natural Hazards Center. An application has been submitted to the National Science Foundation to expand the study. Click here to download the flyer. November 18, 2010: Recruiting, Retaining and Rewarding Volunteers by Lori Osborne (USF St. Pete campus)