Disasterology

Basic Emergency Management Theory

Montano, S. & Savitt, A. (2023). Revisiting Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes: Adding Duration to the Hazard Event Scale Typology. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. Request Copy.

Montano, S. (2019). “Disaster volunteerism as a contributor to resilience.” In Burayidi, M.A., Twigg, J., Allen, A., & Wamsler, C. (eds.) A Handbook of Urban Resilience. Taylor & Francis. Request Copy.

Montano, S. (2017). “A Foundation for Factors that Explain Volunteer Engagement in Response and Recovery: The Case of Flooding in East Texas 2016” Dissertation. North Dakota State University. Fargo, ND. Request Copy.

Montano, S. (2017). “Engagement of recovery volunteers: East Texas 2015-2016.” Report for the Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Grant Program. University of Colorado. Request Copy.

Montano, S., & Savitt, A. (2016). “Gender and disasters: Functional needs and responsibility.” Journal of Emergency Management, 14(3), 189-199. Request Copy.

Montano, S. (2014). “Formation and Lifespans of Emergent Recovery Groups in Post-Katrina New Orleans” Thesis. North Dakota State University. Fargo, ND. Request Copy.


Effectiveness of Emergency Management Practice & Policy

Gerber‐Chavez, L., Montano, S., Savitt, A., Corbin, T. B., & Downey, D. C. (2023). Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding allocations and relevance for US disaster policy. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy. Request Copy.

Savitt, A., Gerber-Chavez, L., Montano, S., & Corbin, T.B. (2023). Emergency Management Pandemic Planning: An Analysis of State Emergency Plans. Journal of Emergency Management. Request Copy.


Perceptions of Emergency Management

Carr, J., Montano, S., Titera, J., Hyman, A. (2024). Disasterologists At The Movies: An Innovative Use of Twitter for Emergency Management Education. Teaching in Higher Education. Request Copy.

Montano, S., & Carr, J. (2022). The Landscape of Disaster Film: 2000–2020. Disasters. Request Copy.


Reviews

Montano, S. (2021). Review of the book Declaring Disaster: Buffalo’s Blizzard of ‘77 and the Creation of FEMA, by T. W. Kneeland. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. Request Copy.

Kirkpatrick, S. & Montano, S. (2019). Review of the book “Resilience for All: Striving for Equity Through Community-Driven Design,” by Wilson, B.B. Community Development, 50(1). Request Copy.