, professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware and core faculty with its , can talk about the spread of misinformation during disasters and how those falsehoods are amplified during an election cycle in a divided America.
Specifically, she can discuss:
- The social psychology of misinformation: Why people are susceptible to believing misinformation during disasters (for example, hotels do not have to accept pets and crime does not go up during disasters).
- Risk interpretation and misinformation about disaster hazards.
- How disaster policy is shaped by politics and misinformation (agenda setting during and after disasters).
As a native of western North Carolina, DeYoung can discuss the long-term impacts and recovery that communities there face following Hurricane Helene and can draw parallels from that storm to Milton.
To set up an interview contact [email protected].
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