Trauma, Health, & Hazards Center
The Warning Project
Short-fuse weather disaster warning project funded by the National Science Foundation. $422,000.00.
CO-P.I. Eve Gruntfest, Ph.D. (Geography).
CO-P.I. Charles Benight, Ph.D.
Study looked at warning perceptions for flash floods and tornadoes in Denver Colorado and Austin Texas residents. Unique interdisciplinary study between Geography and Psychology. Looked at role of previous trauma on warning perceptions.
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Short-fuse weather disaster warning project funded by the National Science Foundation. $422,000.00.
CO-P.I. Eve Gruntfest, Ph.D. (Geography).
CO-P.I. Charles Benight, Ph.D.
Study looked at warning perceptions for flash floods and tornadoes in Denver Colorado and Austin Texas residents. Unique interdisciplinary study between Geography and Psychology. Looked at role of previous trauma on warning perceptions.
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Publications
- Benight, C. C., Gruntfest, E., Hayden, M., & Barnes, L. R. (2007). Trauma and short-fuse weather warning perceptions. Environmental Hazards,7, 220-226.
- Hayden, M., Drobot, S., Radil, S., Benight, C. C., Gruntfest, E., & Barnes, L (2007). Information Sources for Flash Flood Warnings in Denver, CO and Austin, TX. Environmental Hazards 7, 211-219.
- Drobot, S., Benight, C. C., & Gruntfest, E. (2007). Risk factors for driving into flooded roads. Environmental Hazards, 7, 227-234.
- Barnes, L. R., Gruntfest, E. C., Hayden, M. H., Schultz, D. M. & Benight, C. C. (in press). False Alarms and Close Calls: A Conceptual Model of Warning Accuracy. Weather and Forcasting.