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Vanessa Parks

Louisiana State University

Department of Sociology

126 Stubbs Hall
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

vparks@olemiss.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2020

Cope, M. R., Slack, T., Jackson, J. E., & Parks, V. (2020). Community sentiment following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster: A test of time, systemic community, and corrosive community models. Journal of Rural Studies, 74, 124–132. doi
Drakeford, L., Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M., & Lee, M. R. (2020). Oil Spill Disruption and Problem Drinking: Assessing the Impact of Religious Context among Gulf Coast Residents. Popul Res Policy Rev, 39(1), 119–146. doi
Parker, A. M., Finucane, M. L., Ayer, L., Ramchand, R., Parks, V. A., & Clancy, N. (2020). Persistent risk-related worry as a function of recalled exposure to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and prior trauma. Risk Analysis, 40(3), 624–637. doi
Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Drakeford, L., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2020). Fishing Households, Social Support, and Depression after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Rural Sociology, 85(2), 495–518. doi
Slack, T., Parks, V., Ayer, L., Parker, A. M., Finucane, M. L., & Ramchand, R. (2020). Natech or natural? An analysis of hazard perceptions, institutional trust, and future-storm worry following Hurricane Harvey. Nat Hazards, 102(3), 1207–1224. doi

2019

Petrun Sayers, E. L., Parker, A. M., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M. L., Parks, V., & Seelam, R. (2019). Reaching Vulnerable Populations in the Disaster Prone U.S. Gulf Coast: Communicating Across the Crisis Lifecycle. JEM, 17(4), 271–284. doi
Ramchand, R., Seelam, R., Parks, V., Ghosh-Dastidar, B., Lee, M., & Finucane, M. (2019). Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Associated Resource Loss, and Long-Term Mental and Behavioral Health Outcomes. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 13(5-6), 889–897. doi

2018

Parks, V., Drakeford, L., Cope, M. R., & Slack, T. (2018). Disruption of Routine Behaviors Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Society & Natural Resources, 31(3), 277–290. doi

Book Whole - 1

2020

Finucane, M. L., Clark-Ginsberg, A., Parker, A. M., Becerra-Ornelas, A. U., Clancy, N., Ramchand, R., et al. (2020). Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings and Recommendations from a Synthesis of Research on the Mental Health, Economic, and Community Distress Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. doi

Conference Presentations - 16

2020

Slack, T., Parks, V., Ayer, L., Parker, A., Finucane, M., & Ramchand, R. (2020). Natural or Natech? Understanding the Relationship Between Hazard Perceptions, Institutional Trust, and Views of Recovery Following Hurricane Harvey. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20. openurl

2019

Parks, V., Ayer, L., Finucane, M. L., Parker, A. M., & Ramchand, R. (2019). Disasters, Health, and Social Well-being in the Gulf Coast. In 2019 Rural Health Conference. Tuscaloosa, AL : 04/10/19-04/11/19. openurl
Parks, V., Slack, T., Parker, A. M., Drakeford, L., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M. L., et al. (2019). Religious Context, Local Ties, and Alcohol Misuse in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Slack, T., Parks, V., Ayer, L., Finucane, M. L., Parker, A., & Ramchand, R. (2019). Natural or Natech? The Influence of Hazard Perceptions following Hurricane Harvey. In 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Broomfield, CO : 07/14/19-07/17/19. openurl

2018

Drakeford, L., Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M., & Lee, M. R. (2018). Social Resources, Community Religiosity, and Depression among Gulf Coast Residents. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Finucane, M., Ramchand, R., Parker, A. M., & Parks, V. (2018). Risk Perceptions and Resilience among Gulf Coast Communities. In 2018 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/02/18-12/06/18. openurl
Parks, V., Ramchand, R., Slack, T., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2018). STRONG Methodology: Capturing Health and Social Well-Being in a Disaster-Prone Region. In 2018 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Portland, OR : 07/26/18-07/29/18. openurl
Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Drakeford, L., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2018). Understanding Social Capital Effects on Health: Opportunities for Resilience Activation in the Gulf Coast Region. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Drakeford, L., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2018). The Effect of Social Capital on Health Outcomes after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 04/04/18-04/07/18. openurl
Petrun Sayers, E. L., Parker, A. M., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M., Parks, V. A., & Seelam, R. (2018). Reaching vulnerable populations and building trust: Crisis communication in the Gulf of Mexico. In International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference. Orlando, FL : 03/13/17-03/15/17. openurl

2017

Drakeford, L., Parks, V. A., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2017). Assessing the Effects of Religion and Disruption on Mental Health in Vulnerable Gulf Communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Parker, A. M., Finucane, M. L., Ayer, L., Ramchand, R., Parks, V. A., & Clancy, N. (2017). Persistent Perceived Vulnerability as a Function of Exposure to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Parks, V. A., Drakeford, L., Ramchand, R., Slack, T., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2017). Local Ties, Natural Resource Employment, and Oil Spill Exposure: Effects on Mental Health Outcomes in the Gulf Coast Communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Ramchand, R., Parks, V. A., Seelam, R., & Finucane, M. L. (2017). Mental and Behavioral Health in the Gulf States 5 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl

2016

Lee, M. R., Slack, T., Blanchard, T. C., Parks, V., & Ramchand, R. (2016). Tracking Health Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 03/20/16-03/22/16: Oral. openurl
Ramchand, R., Lee, M., & Parks, V. (2016). Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunities Among Neighborhoods in the Gulf: Design and Administration of the STRONG Survey. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
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