PhD Teachers College, Columbia University
MA Teachers College, Columbia University
BA Rutgers College
Thomas Chandler, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, an Adjunct Associate Professor at Teachers College, and an Associate Member of the Earth Institute faculty, Columbia University. He focuses on post disaster housing and economic recovery, geographic and social networks, and community preparedness. He is the Director of eight FEMA training projects, totaling $10,250,000: "Community Economic Recovery from Disasters"; "Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery"; "Improving Individuals' and Business' Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery"; "Transitioning Disaster Survivors from Temporary to Permanent Housing"; "Innovative Disaster Recovery Strategies for Interim and Permanent Housing Construction"; "Designing and Administering Custom Housing Programs for State, Tribal, and Territorial Governments"; "Pandemic Preparedness and Response"; and "Addressing Gaps in Community Sheltering and Relocation Assistance."
He has served as a mentor for the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program (2021), and has been Associate Editor of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (2019-2021); Principal Investigator of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) research study, "Evaluation of the Public Health System Response to Hurricane Sandy in the NY Metro Area"; Principal Investigator of a U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) research / training project, "Visualizing Social Media: New Tools for Research and Practice"; Co-Principal Investigator of a research grant funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, "Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill"; Investigator for a grant funded by GSK: "Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative"; and Co-Principal Investigator of a grant from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: "Performance Measure Development Project". His work has appeared in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness; Population and Environment; International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction; and Interactive Learning Environments.
PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED)
Stroope, S., Kroeger, R.A., Slack, T., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Brooks, J. & Sury. J. (Forthcoming). Bidirectional Longitudinal Associations of Parent and Child Health following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Population and Environment.
Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Stroope, S., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J. Chandler, T., Sury, J. & Brooks, J. (Forthcoming). Disparate Effects of BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure on Psychological Resilience. Traumatology.
Stroope, S., Kroeger, R.A., Slack, T., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Sury, J., & Brooks, J. (Forthcoming). Parental Educational Attainment and Child Physical Health following the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, American Journal of Public Health Promotion.
Stroope, S., Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Sury, J., Brooks, J., & Chandler, T. (Forthcoming) Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposures and Long-Term Self-Rated Health Effects Among Parents in Coastal Louisiana. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness.
Marri, A. & Chandler, T. (Forthcoming) Economics, Sustainability, and the Social Studies Curriculum: Addressing a World with Limits, Sustainability Education in Social Studies, Edited by Crocco, M. and Passe, J., National Council for Social Studies Bulletin
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, Pp. 229–249 https://doi.org/10.1007/
Sabasteanski, N., Brook. J. & Chandler, T. (2021). Saving lives and livelihoods: The Paycheck Protection Program and its Efficacy EconomiA, Vol 22, Issue 3, Dec, Pp. 278-290 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econ.2021.11.004
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
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
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
Slack, T., Kroeger, R.A., Stroope, S., Keating, K.S., Sury, J., Books, J., Chandler, T., & Beedasy, J. (2020). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Exposure and Child Health: A Longitudinal Analysis. Population and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-020-00354-6
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.
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, 1-3. doi:10.1017/dmp.2019.97
Levin, K. & Chandler, T. (2018). Climate Change And Health: The Nurse's Role In Policy And Practice. In Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards, fourth edition, Springer Publishing, LLC New York
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 New York Metro Area. Disaster Medicine and Public Health 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.) 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, Schooling for Sustainable Development in Canada and the United States (edited by John Chi Kin Lee and Michel Phillips) Volume 4, 2013, 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
Levin, K. & Chandler, T. (2012). Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness. Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards,, third edition, Springer Publishing, LLC New York
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, pp. 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
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): pp. 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.
WHITEPAPERS / REPORTS
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
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
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., 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
Thomas Chandler, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, an Adjunct Associate Professor at Teachers College, and an Associate Member of the Earth Institute faculty, Columbia University. He focuses on the human impact of natural disasters, geographic and social networks, community preparedness, and sustainability education, and is currently an Associate Editor for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. He has authored several book chapters and journal articles related to these themes. His work has appeared in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Population and Environment, and Interactive Learning Environments.
He teaches courses in the Program in Social Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. Grants he has managed include:
• Principal investigator of $1,000,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Pandemic Preparedness and Response: A Training Program for the Whole Community (2021-2024). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University: 9/20/21 Announcement:
• Principal investigator of $1,000,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Addressing Gaps in Community Sheltering and Relocation Assistance: A Mass Care: A Training Program for the Whole Community (2021-2024). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,500,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Designing and Administering Custom Housing Programs for State, Tribal, and Territorial Governments (2020-2023). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,000,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Innovative Disaster Recovery Strategies for Interim and Permanent Housing Construction (2019-2022). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,500,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Transitioning Disaster Survivors from Temporary to Permanent Housing (2018-2021). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,500,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Improving Individuals' and Business' Financial Literacy and Management to Support Post-Disaster Economic Recovery (2018-2021). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,250,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Addressing Gaps in Housing Disaster Recovery: A training program for the whole community (2017-2020). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $1,500,000 U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) training / evaluation project Community Economic Recovery from Disasters – A Curriculum for Public-Private Responder Partnerships (2016-2020). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $400,000 U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) research study: Evaluation of the Public Health System Response to Hurricane Sandy in the NY Metro Area (2013-2015). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Principal investigator of $150,000 U.S. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) research / training project: Visualizing Social Media: New Tools for Research and Practice (2014- 2016). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Co-principal investigator of a $1,929,833 grant funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: Understanding Resilience Attributes for Children, Youth, and Communities in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2016 – 2018). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, in partnership with Louisiana State University
• Investigator for a $1,997,600 grant funded by GSK: Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Initiative (2015 – 2017). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, in partnership with Save the Children and GSK.
• Co-principal investigator of a $120,000 grant funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Performance Measure Development Project (2016-2017). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Investigator for a $600,000 Preparedness and Emergency Response Leaning Center grant funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2010 – 2015) Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
• Instructional Designer for an $8,000,000 Center for Public Health Preparedness grant funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2002 – 2009). Awarded to the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Brooks, J., Sury, J., Abramson, D., Slack, T. Chandler, T. & Beedasy, J. (2019). Disastrous Consequences: Comparing Communities After a Human-Caused and a Natural Disaster. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Brooks, J., Sury, J., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., Samur-Zuniga, A., Keating, K.S., & Slack, T. (2019). Resilience in Louisiana: A Longitudinal Study of Recovery from the Deepwater Horizon Spill. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Davis, I.F., Becker, S., Keating, K.S., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T. & Slack, T. (2019). Child, Family and Community Resilience Seven Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Qualitative Insights from Louisiana Parents. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Keating, K.S., Christos-Rodgers, J., Goff, A., Sury, J., Chandler, T., Beedasy, J. & Slack, T. (2019). Third Time's A Charm: A Case Study of Longitudinal Disaster Survey Research Protocol in South Louisiana. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Keating, K.S., Slack, T., Beedasy, J., Chandler, T., & Brooks, J. (2019). Child Mental Health Outcomes following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Multilevel Longitudinal Analysis of Spill Exposure and Health Care Context. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
T. Chandler, S. Lackner, Gu, P., Shangguan, S., Sury, J., Keating, K.S., Christos-Rodgers, J., Beedasy, J, Lee, M. & Slack, T. (2018). Measuring Social Media Use as a Source of Resilience During and After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Keating, K.S., Slack, T., Beedasy, J. & Chandler, T. (2018). Federally Designated Primary Healthcare Need as a Dimension of Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA
Beedasy, J., Lackner, S., Sury, J., Keating, K.S., Chistos Rogers, J., Chandler, T., Slack, T., & Lee, M. (2018). Long Term Health Effects on Children and Adolescents in Areas Heavily Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, LA