My name is Jennifer (Jenn) Trivedi.

I’m a Disaster Anthropologist.

 

I’m the author of Mississippi After Katrina: Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction on the Gulf Coast, out now with Lexington Books.

The book traces the story of how pre-disaster processes, history, and perceptions shaped the impact of Hurricane Katrina and long-term recovery in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Anthropology & Disaster Research

I am currently an Associate Professor at the University of Delaware. I am interested in the historical and cultural contexts surrounding disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience, and decision-making. I am also interested in compounding disasters, how disasters are perceived and remembered over space and time, and how disasters may still take some people by surprise.

Applied Anthropology

I am an active member and Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) and its Risk and Disasters Topical Interest Group (RDTIG).