Thomas Chandler

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED)

• Chandler, T. & DeVincenzo, J (2023). An Analysis of Federal, State, and Local Policies in U.S. Schools, in Digital Learning in High Needs Schools, An, H. and Fuentes, D., (Eds.) Routledge, New York
   
• DeVincenzo, J, Chandler, T. & Osorio-Godoy, G.O. (2023). Ramifications of the digital Divide on Cognitive Development and School Preparedness, in Digital Learning in High Needs Schools, An, H. and Fuentes, D., (Eds.) Routledge, New York
   
• Stroope, S., Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Sury, J., Brooks, J., & Chandler, T. (2023). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposures and Long-Term Self-Rated Health Effects Among Parents in Coastal Louisiana. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17, E329. doi:10.1017/dmp.2022.223
   
• Stroope, S., Kroeger, R.A., Slack, T., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J.,  Chandler, T., Brooks, J. & Sury, J.. Bidirectional Longitudinal Associations of Parent and Child Health Following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2022). Population & Environment 44, 123–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-022-00404-1
   
• Stroope, S., Kroeger, R.A., Slack, T., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Sury, J., & Brooks, J. (2022). Parental Educational Attainment and Child Physical Health following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, American Journal of Public Health Promotion. Sep;36(7):1200-1203. doi: 10.1177/08901171211041424.
   
• Stroope, S., Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Sury, J., Brooks, J. & Chandler, T. (2022). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure, Industry Sector, and Child Health. Population Research and Policy Review. 41, 229–249 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-021-09639-6
   
• Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Stroope, S., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J. Chandler, T., Sury, J. & Brooks, J. (2022). Disparate Effects of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure on Psychological Resilience. Traumatology. 28(4), 503–509. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000357
   
• Marri, A. & Chandler, T. (2022). Economics, Sustainability, and the Social Studies Curriculum: Addressing a World with Limits, Teaching Environmental Issues in Social Studies: Education for Civic Sustainability in the 21st Century, Crocco, M. and Passe, J., (Eds.) National Council for Social Studies Bulletin
   
• Sabasteanski, N., Brooks, J. & Chandler, T. (2022). Saving lives and livelihoods: The Paycheck Protection Program and its efficacy. EconomiA. Jan 24;22(3):278–290. doi: 10.1016/j.econ.2021.11.004
   
• Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Stroope, S., Keating, K.S., Sury, J., Books, J., Chandler, T., & Beedasy, J. (2021). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure and Child Health: A Longitudinal Analysis. Population and Environment 42: 477-500
   
• Slack, T., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Keating, K.S., Sury, J & Brooks, J. (2021). Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Theory and Evidence. Pp. 31–48 in Building Community and Family Resilience: Research, Policy, and Programs, M. Stout and A.W. Harrist (Eds.). New York: Springer.
   
• Schlegelmilch, J., Stripling, M., Chandler, T., Marx, M., & Gu, P.B. (2021). Establishing a Foundation for Performance Measurement for Local Public Health Preparedness, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, May 6;1-7. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.2
   
• Keating, K.S., Becker, S., Davis, I.F., Chandler, T., Slack, T. & Beedasy, J. (2020). Families Coping with Financial Loss following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Family Relations 69: 887–906.
   
• Beedasy, J., Fernanda Samur Zúñiga, A., Chandler, T. & Slack, T (2020). Online Community Discourse During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Analysis of Twitter Interactions, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Vol 51, Dec. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101870
   
• Schlegelmilch, J., Sury, J., Brooks, J., & Chandler, T. (2019). A Philanthropic Approach to Supporting Emergent Disaster Response and Recovery. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Feb;14(1):158-160. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2019.97.
   
• Kirsch, T.D., Schlegelmilch, J, Strauss-Riggs, K., Chandler, T., & Redlener, I. (2017). Regions Respond to Catastrophes Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, VOL. 11/NO. 4, pp 399 - 401
   
• Chandler, T., Abramson, D., Panigrahi, B., Schlegelmilch, J., & Frye, N. (2016). Crisis Decision Making During Hurricane Sandy: An Analysis of Established and Emergent Disaster Response Behaviors in the NY Metro Area, Disaster Medicine and Emergency Preparedness, 10 pp. 436-442
   
• Crocco, M., Shuttleworth, J.M., & Chandler, T. (2016). Science, Media, and Civic Literacy: Rachel Carson’s Legacy for the Citizen Activist, Social Studies and the Young Learner, 28 (3) pp. 21-26
   
• Chandler, T., Crocco, M, & Marri, R. (2014). Systems Thinking about Severe Storms in Social Studies Education, In K.D. Thomas, & H.E. Muga, (Eds.) The Handbook of Research on Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainable Development, pp. 348-367, IGI Global, Hershey, PA
   
• Chandler, T. & Beedasy, J. (2014). Using Mobile Devices for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: A Framework for K-12 Schools, In H. An, S. Alon, & D. Fuentes, (Eds.), Tablets in K-12 Education: Integrated Experiences and Implications, pp. 75–90, IGI Global, Hershey, PA
   
• Crocco, M., Marri, A., & Chandler, T. (2013). Social Studies and Sustainability: A Global Competency Framework, in Lee, J.C.K & Phillips, M (Eds.) Schooling for Sustainable Development in Canada and the United States Vol.4, pp 169-182, Springer Publishing
   
• Chandler, T & Marri, A. R. (2012). Civic Engagement about Climate Change: A Case Study of Three Educators and their Practice Journal of Social Studies Research Vol.36, Issue 1, Winter 2012
   
• Chandler, T. Park, Y, Levin, K, & Morse, S. (2011). The Incorporation of Hands-on Tasks in an Online Course: An Analysis of a Blended Learning Environment, Interactive Learning Environments, 21:5, pgs 456-468 
   
• Crocco, M. & Chandler, T. (2010). Hurricane Katrina: A Toxic Mix of Social and Geographic Vulnerability, The Human Impact of Natural Disasters, (Edited by Valerie Ooka Pang, William R. Fernekes, and Jack L. Nelson), National Council of Social Studies  http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/books
   
• Chandler, T., Qureshi, K., Gebbie, K., & Morse, S. (2008). Teaching Emergency Preparedness: Use of Blended Learning in Web-Based Training, Public Health Reports, Sept-Oct; 123(5): 676–680.
   
• Chandler, T & An, H. (2007). Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Augment Student Learning in Social Studies Innovate Journal of Online Education, Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 2.

WHITE PAPERS / REPORTS

• Chandler, T. & Huang, S. (2025). Transforming Disaster Management: The Promise and Challenges of AI in Wildfire Damage Assessment NCDP Perspectives The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University
   
• Chandler, T., Hendra, R., Huang, S., DeVincenzo, J., Yang, Y. (2024). Challenges and Solutions for Measuring Level 3 of the Kirkpatrick Model. White paper. The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University
   
• Roy, T, Chandler, T., & Ghayebi, L. (2021). How Can Local Communities Address the Needs of Vulnerable Populations Prior to a Disaster?  State of the Planet, Columbia Climate School
   
• Suneja, A., Chandler, T., Schlegelmilch, J., May, M. & Redlener, I. (2018). Chronic Disease after Natural Disasters: Public Health, Policy, and Provider Perspectives, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University
   
• Petkova, E.P, Schlegelmilch, J., Sury, J, Chandler, T, Herrera, C, Bhaskar, S, Sehnert, E., Martinez, S., Marx, S & Redlener, I. (2016). The American Preparedness Project: Where the US Public Stands in 2015, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University
   
• Schlegelmilch, J., Petkova, E., Chandler, T., Sury, J., Bhaskar, S., Sehnert, E. & Marx, S. (2016). Children in Disasters: Do Americans Feel Prepared? A National Survey, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, Briefing Report #1, February
   
• Schlegelmilch, J., Gutnick, A., Chandler, T., & Frye, N, (2016). Superstorm Sandy: Lessons for Optimizing Limited Training Resources for Local Impact Letter to the editor, Disaster Medicine and Emergency Preparedness
   
• Culp, D., Redlener, I, & Chandler, T. (2010). Climate Change and the Public’s Health: The Coming Crisis for the U.S. Gulf Coast  National Center for Disaster Preparedness Whitepaper
   
• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (2010). New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force: Report to the legislature: Chandler, T. Infrastructure Work Group contributor
   
• Chandler, T (2009). Geospatial Intelligence and Social Data National Center for Disaster Preparedness Whitepaper
   
• Gaudelli, W., Chandler, T., & Odamtten, Y. (2007). A Sense of Place, A Sense of Home: Using Geography to Understand the Levees Catastrophe Teaching The Levees: A Curriculum for Democratic Dialogue and Civic Engagement, Chapter 7, Teachers College Press 
   
• Gaudelli, W., Chandler,T., & Odamtten, Y. (2007). Learning from History in an Effort to Understand the Tragedy of Katrina Teaching The Levees: A Curriculum for Democratic Dialogue and Civic Engagement, Chapter 7, Teachers College Press 

RESEARCH DATA REPOSITORIES

• Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Slack, T., & Samur-Zuniga, A. (2019). Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Study, social media component, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, Gulf Science Data Repository  DOI: 10.7266/n7-x639-n053
   
• Slack, T., Beedasy, J., Lee, M. & Chandler, T. (2019). Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Study, focus group component, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, Gulf Science Data Repository  DOI: 10.7266/n7-nv37-sm89
   
• Slack, T., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Brooks, J., Keating, K.S., & Sury, J. (2019). Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Study, Wave 3, southeast Louisiana, 2018, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, Gulf Science Data Repository 2018 DOI: 10.7266/n7-9ftv-yd07
   
• Slack, T., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Brooks, J., Keating, K.S., & Sury, J. (2019). Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Study, Wave 2, southeast Louisiana, 2016, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, Gulf Science Data Repository  DOI: 10.7266/n7-hjz4-w930

PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS

• “Displaced Kentuckians still searching for housing after tornados,” by Liam Niemeyer, National Public Radio, February 14, 2022
   
• “Most schools have long had pandemic plans. But a watchdog warned years ago that half of all districts had no real strategy for how to operate if classrooms remained closed,” by Mark Keierleber, The 74, August 25, 2020
   
• “An education system, divided: How Internet inequity persisted through 4 presidents and left schools unprepared for the pandemic,” Kevin Mahnken, The 74, May 5, 2020
   
• “An emerging situation we’re still trying to figure out,” by Joe Levine, feature story, Teachers College website. March, 2020
   
• “On location: For disaster preparedness researcher Tom Chandler, geography is a key variable in the survival equation” by Joe Levine, feature story, Teachers College website. March, 2011