DRC-Disaster Research Center

Rochelle Brittingham

Graduate Research Assistant
Urban Affairs and Public Policy
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Bio

Rochelle Brittingham is a PhD student in the Department of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware. She graduated from Millersville University with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Sociology in 2004, and earned a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in Emergency Management from the University of North Texas in 2009.

Her Master's research included using qualitative data to assist in writing the State of Texas' Disaster Mental Health Annex based on stakeholders' perceptions of how their organizations interact with others before and during disasters. Rochelle is currently funded on a National Science Foundation grant investigating evacuation routes and perceptions of safety in North Carolina.