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Hurricane Katrina survivor talks about storm’s 15th anniversary, inequality during disasters, and recovery

August 28, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

As both a surivor of Hurricane Katrina and an expert on disaster recovery and inequality, Sociology Professor Monica Sanders can discuss the storm’s significance, the still-ongoing recovery in her native New Orleans and how we can learn from and prevent…

Tulane professor’s book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina

July 6, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar who studies the history of disasters, says a 1915 hurricane and its consequences are linked to Katrina and is one of the many factors that informed his writing “Katrina: A History, 1915-2015” (Harvard University Press).

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and Dearworld.org Partner on #DearNurses Photo Docuseries

May 12, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

For its latest portrait collection, “#DearNurses,” DearWorld.org is partnering with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to capture portraits and letters of 40 front-line critical care nurses working in COVID-19 units across south Louisiana