Sarah DeYoung
Sarah DeYoung
Joint Appointment: Disaster Research Center
Education
- Ph.D. – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
- M.S. – St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
- B.A. – North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Biography
Sarah DeYoung is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She holds a joint appointment in the Disaster Research Center with the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. Her research expertise includes evacuation decision-making, companion animals in disasters, infant feeding in emergencies, and refugee well-being.
Before joining UD, she spent three years at the University of Georgia where she launched the undergraduate program in disaster management. She completed her postdoc at UD in the Disaster Research Center and has a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in applied social and community psychology.
DeYoung has deployed for research fieldwork for nine major disaster events, including the Nepal (Gorkha) earthquake in 2015. She has been awarded research grants from the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine, the National Science Foundation, and the Natural Hazards Center.
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Shelter From the Storm
June 10, 2021 | Written by Peter BothumUD researcher examines how pets are managed during disasters -
Pregnancy, Birthing, and Postpartum Experiences During COVID-19 in the United States
February 16, 2021 | Written by Sarah DeYoungUD’s Sarah DeYoung finds that stress and isolation of pandemic have an impact
