Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Luis Verdin Gomez
Sociology
Research Interests
Climate hazards and disaster policy, the social construction and production of risk and vulnerability
Pronouns
He/him/his
Biography
Luis's research has explored looking at inequities and inequalities in disaster recovery and relief policies, specifically in the case of FEMA aid. HIs current focus is on exploring how governmental policy and engagement can reproduce and amplify disaster risk and vulnerability both pre- and post-disaster. He is particularly interested in hurricane and flood events.