VI. Dissertations

	For copies of all disertations, please contact the interlibrary Loan Office at you local library.
1.	Drabek, Thomas E. Laboratory Simulation of a Police Communication System Under Stress, The Ohio State University, 1965. (Later version available as DRC Book & Monograph #2.)
2.	Anderson, William A. Disaster and Organizational Change: A Study of Some of the Long-term Consequences of the March 27, 1964, Alaska Earthquake, The Ohio State University, 1966. (Later version available as DRC Book & Monograph #6.)
3.	Warheit, George J. The Impact of Major Emergencies on the Functional Integration of Four American Communities, The Ohio State University, 1968.
4.	Parr, Arnold, R. Group Emergence Under Stress: A Study of Collective Behavior During the Emergency Period, The Ohio State University, 1969.
5.	Brooks, J. Michael. A Sociological Study of Commercial Broadcast Organizations, The Ohio State University, 1970.
6.	Brouillette, John R. Community Organizations Under Stress: A Study of Interorganizational Communication Networks During Natural Disasters, The Ohio State University, 1970.
7.	McLuckie, Benjamin F. The Study of Functional Responses to Stress in Three Societies, The Ohio State University, 1970. (Later version available as DRC Report Series #9.)
8.	Wenger, Dennis E. Toward a Comparative Model for the Analysis of Community Power: A Conceptualization and Empirical Application, The Ohio State University, 1970.
9.	Kreps, Gary A. Innovation in Crisis Relevant Organizations: A Model of the Process of Organizational Change, The Ohio State University, 1971.
10.	Stallings, Robert A. A Comparative Study of Community as Crisis Management System, The Ohio State University, 1971.
11.	Adams, David. Goal and Structural Succession in a Voluntary Association: A Constructed Type of the American Red Cross Chapter in Natural Disasters, The Ohio State University, 1972.
12.	Ross, James. Police and Protest: Attitudes and Perspectives in a Campus Disturbance, The Ohio State University, 1972. (Later version available as DRC Book & Monograph #9.)
13.	Weller, Jack M. Innovations in Anticipation of Crisis: Organizational Preparations for Natural Disasters and Civil Disturbances, The Ohio State University, 1972. (Later version available as DRC Report #14.)
14.	Forrest, Thomas R. Structural Differentiation in Emergent Groups, The Ohio State University, 1972. (Later version available as DRC Report #15.)
15.	Teuber, Erwin B. Integrating Mechanisms in a Community Conflict Environment: Human Relations Commissions in Seventeen Cities, The Ohio State University, 1972.
16.	Ponting, J. Rick. Rumor Control Centers as Intermittent Organizations: A Study of the Neglected Organizational Type, The Ohio State University, 1973.
17.	Waxman, Jerry J. An Analysis of Commercial Broadcasting Organizations During Flood Disasters, The Ohio State University, 1973.
18.	Fitzpatrick, John S. Underground Mining: A Case Study of an Occupational Subculture of Danger, The Ohio State University, 1974.
19.	Blanshan, Sue A. Hospitals in 'Rough Waters': The Effects of a Flood Disaster on Organizational Change, The Ohio State University, 1975.
20.	Kueneman, Rodney M. Organization-Environment Interaction: Organizational Legitimacy and the Non-Autonomous Organization, The Ohio State University, 1975.
21.	Taylor, Verta A. The Delivery of Mental Health Services in the Xenia Tornado: A Collective Behavior Analysis of an Emergent System Response, The Ohio State University, (1976) (Later version available as DRC Book & Monograph #11.)
22.	Wright, Joseph E. Interorganizational Systems and Networks in Mass Casualty Situations, The Ohio State University, 1976.
23.	Ross, G. Alexander. The Emergence and Change of Organization-Sets: An Interorganizational Analysis of Ecumenical Disaster Recovery Organizations, The Ohio State University, 1976.
24.	Hannigan, John A. Municipal Reorganization and Crisis Management Agencies: The Impact of Regional Government in Ontario on Emergency and Protective Services, The Ohio State University, 1976.
25.	Smith, Martin H. An Organizational Analysis of Disaster Response: A Study of Religious Organizations, The Ohio State University, 1977.
26.	Golec, Judith A. Aftermath of Disaster: The Teton Dam Break, The Ohio State University, 1980.
27.	Yamamoto, Yasumasa. Interorganizational Coordination in Crises: A Study of Disasters in Japan, The Ohio State University, 1984.
28.	Green, Kenneth E. Implications of Rural-Urban Differentiation: A Study of Local Grass Roots Organizations in Disaster Situations, The Ohio State University, 1984.
29.	Neal, David. A Comparative Analysis of Emergent Group Behavior in Disaster: A Look at the United States and Sweden, The Ohio State University, 1985.
30.	Simile, Catherine. Disaster Settings and Mobilization for Contentious Collective Action: Case Studies of Hurricane Hugo and the Loma Prieta Earthquake, University of Delaware, 1995.
31.	Dahlhamer, James M.  Rebounding From Environmental Jolts: Organizational and Ecological Factors Affecting Business Disaster Recovery.  University of Delaware, 1998.
32.	Webb, Gary R.  Role Enactment in Disaster: Reconciling Structuralist and Interactionist  Conceptions of Role.  University of Delaware, 1998.
33.	Reshaur, Lisa M.  Collective Violence and Theories of Collective Behavior: An Analysis of the 1992 Los Angeles Unrest.  University of Delaware, 1998.
34.	D’Souza, Melvin J.J.  Socio-Structural Differentials in the Mental Health Impact of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.  University of Delaware, 1999.
35.	Wachtendorf, Tricia. Improvising 9/11: Organizational Improvisation Following the World Trade Center Disaster, Univeristy of Delaware, 2004.

 
 

Masters Theses

	All Masters Theses are available for $25.00
1.	Boggins, Mary Merritt.  Red Cross Public Relations Problems, Policies, and Operations in a Disaster-Stricken Area.  The Ohio State University, 1966.
2.	Forrest, Thomas Robert.  Emergent Organization:  A New Approach for Study.  The Ohio State University, 1968.
3.	Stallings, Robert Alan.  Structural Change in Professional Organizations:  A Hospital Response to Disaster.  The Ohio State University, 1968.
4.	Tootle, Barbara Oliver.  Organizational Adaptation to Disaster:  A Case   Study of the Topeka, Kansas, Police Department.  The Ohio State University, 1968.
5.	Weller, Jack Meredith.  The Social Organization of Disaster Response: A Comparative Study. The Ohio State University, 1969..
6.	Friedman, Barbara.  The Art of Storytelling: The Structure and Processing of News During Disaster.  University of Delaware, 1987.
7.	Edwards, Margie L.  Public Response to Earthquake Prediction.  University of Delaware, 1991.
8.	Dahlhamer, James M.  Small Business and the Whittier Narrows Earthquake: Loan Request Outcomes in the U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program from Business.  University of Delaware, 1992.
9.	Crawford, Bruce.  The Effects of Disaster Preparedness and Response on M-Form Organizational Structure.  University of Delaware, 1993.
10.	Reshaur, Lisa.  Socio-Demographic Antecedents of Collective Violence: A case Study of The 1992 Los Angeles Unrest.  University of Delaware, 1995.
11.	Wachtendorf, Tricia.  A River Runs Through It: Cross Border Interaction During the 1997 Red River Flood.   University of Delaware, 1999.
12.	Cavanaugh, Marcia Lynn.  The Loma Prieta Earthquake and Hurricane Andrew: A Comparative Study of Disaster Preparedness Activities. University of Delaware, 2000.
13.	Kompanik, Kristy.  Implementation of Federal Programs at the Local Level:  An Examination of SARA Title III Local Emergency Planning Committees and Project Impact.  University of Delaware, 2001.
14.	Connell, Rory.  Disaster Mitigation in Hospitals: Factors Influencing Organizational Decision-Making on Hazard Loss Reduction, 2002.
15.	Donner, William Richard.  The Human Ecological Model and Its Application to Severe Weather Phenomena: Predicting Tornado Morbidity, 2003.
16.	Trainor E. Joseph.  Searching For a System: Multi-Organizational Coordination In The September 11th World Trade Center Search And Rescue Response,  2004.