Education
B.A. -Sociology and Psychology- Millersville University
M.A. -Sociology- University of Delaware Thesis: Searching
For a System: Multi-Organizational Coordination in the September
11th World Trade Center Search and Rescue Response
PhD- Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology- In Progress at
University of Delaware
Affiliations
American Sociological Association
Society for the Study of Social Problems
International Sociological Association (RC39)- International
Research Committee on Disasters
International Network for Social Network Analysis
MCEER Student Leadership Council
Bio
Joe is a PhD Student in the Department of Sociology and
Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. Joe first
became interested in Disaster studies as a Research assistant
at what has now become the Center for Disaster Research
and Education at Millersville where he worked on a 911 content
analysis project. He came to the University of Delaware
and DRC in September of 2002 after earning a double major
in sociology and psychology from Millersville University.
His areas of interest include Disaster Research, Collective
Behavior, and Deviance.
DRC Tasks
Joe is currently projects Coordinator for the Disaster Research
Center and the Project Lead on the Urban Search and Rescue
Project. Past Center involvement includes an examination
of emergent inter-organizational response networks in the
September 11th World Trade Center response and work on risk
perception in Alameda County.
Related Experience
Joe recently assisted East Fallowfield Township, PA in updating
their emergency operation plan and is now working with the
township to develop a resource and contact data base to
expedite the process of locating resources in the event
they are needed.
If you have any questions, would like more information,
or need assistance related to Disaster planning or research
feel free to e-mail me at jtrainor@udel.edu and I will do
my best to help you any way I can.
Publications
Tierney, Kathleen and Joseph Trainor. (2004). “Networks
and Resilience in the World Trade Center Disaster.”
Research Progress and Accomplishments 2003-2004. Multidisciplinary
Center For Earthquake Engineering Research
Trainor, Joseph (2004) “Review of Chicago Death Trap”
by Nat Brandt
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. (Forthcoming
in December 2004 Issue)
Trainor, Joseph E. (2004) “Searching for a System
Multi-organizational
Coordination in the September 11th World Trade Center Search
and
Rescue Response” (DRC Preliminary Publication #343/
Public Entity Risk Institute)
