My name is Jennifer (Jenn) Trivedi.
I’m a Disaster Anthropologist.
I’m the author of Mississippi After Katrina: Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction on the Gulf Coast, out now with Lexington Books.
The book traces the story of how pre-disaster processes and distinctions shaped the impact of Hurricane Katrina and long-term recovery in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Anthropology & Disaster Research
I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, a Core Faculty Member at the Disaster Research Center (DRC), and hold a Joint Appointment in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware.
I am interested in the historical and cultural contexts surrounding disaster vulnerability, response, recovery, resilience, and decision-making. I am also interested in compounding disasters, how disasters are perceived and remembered over space and time, and how disasters take people by surprise.
Applied Anthropology
I am an active member and Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) and its Risk and Disasters Topical Interest Group (RDTIG). I have previously co-chaired the RDTIG and I am currently their Social Media Manager.
I firmly believe that applied anthropology has an important place in anthropology and its place in the world, using anthropological knowledge, research, approaches, methods, and theories to engage with real world questions and problems.