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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The Hurricane Conspiracies Made It Clear—We’re Going Climate Delulu
October 17, 2024 | Written by Amal Ahmed of AtmosWhile the speed and virality of dangerous conspiracy theories are disturbing, we’ve always known that times of crisis spark information vacuums, said Sarah DeYoung, a professor at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center. -
Hurricane misinformation signals how US election lies could intensify
October 11, 2024 | Written by Rachel Leingang of The Guardian“There are a lot of good reasons to critique aspects of Fema from an emergency management perspective,” said Sarah DeYoung, a professor at the University of Delaware who studies disaster response. -
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
October 09, 2024 | Written by Lorena O'Neil of Rolling Stone“The 2024 misinformation is being fueled to a certain extent by political polarization,” says Sarah DeYoung, a professor at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. “I think that’s corresponding with there being a presidential election this year.”
