Managing Emergencies & Natural Disasters
Publications
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Peterson, L. J., Hackett, S. E., Dobbs, D., & Haley, W. E. (2023). Dementia caregivers’ perspectives on disaster preparedness: Barriers, resources, and recommendations. The Gerontologist. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad076
Peterson, L. J. (2023). Protecting nursing home residents in disasters: The urgent need for a new approach amid mounting climate warnings. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18243
Peterson, L. J., Rouse, H. J., Slater, C., & Ayala, J. (2022). State policies concerning disaster preparedness for home-and community-based service providers. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(6), 1520-1527.doi: 10.1177/07334648221075619
Peterson, L. J. (2023). Three decades of research guiding policy and policy guiding research: Academic efforts concerning aging and public policy. Public Policy & Aging Report, 33(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prac031
Jester, D.J., Peterson, L.J., Thomas, K.S., Dosa, D.M., Andel, R. Nursing Home Compare star rating and daily direct-care nurse staffing during Hurricane Irma. (2022). Nursing home compare star rating and daily direct-care nurse staffing during Hurricane Irma. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(8), 1409-1412. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.09.038.
June, J. W., Peterson, L., Hyer, K., & Dobbs, D. (2022). Implementation of an emergency power rule: compliance of Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2022.3
Hua, C. L., Patel, S., Thomas, K. S., Peterson, L. J., Andel, R., Gordon, L., ... & Dosa, D. M. (2023). The relationship between exposure to Hurricane Harvey and mortality among nursing home residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(3), 888-894. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18143
Dosa, D., Jester, D., Peterson, L., Dobbs, D., Black, K., & Brown, L. (2023). Applying the age‐friendly‐health system 4M paradigm to reframe climate‐related disaster preparedness for nursing home populations. Health Services Research, 58, 36-43. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14043
Dobbs, D.Skarha, J., Gordon, L., Jester, D.J., Peterson, L.J., Dosa, D. (2021). Mortality among nursing home residents enrolled in hospice and hospice utilization post-Hurricane Irma. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(9), 1355-1360. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0475
Peterson, L. J., Dobbs, D., June, J., Dosa, D. M., & Hyer, K. (2021). “You just forge ahead”: The continuing challenges of disaster preparedness and response in long-term care. Innovation in aging, 5(4), igab038. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab038
Jester, D. J., Thomas, K. S., Peterson, L. J., Dosa, D. M., Andel, R., & Hyer, K. (2021). Effect of Hurricane Irma on daily direct‐care nurse staffing in nursing homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69(8), 2298-2305. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17220
Skarha, J., Gordon, L., Sakib, N., June, J., Jester, D. J., Peterson, L. J., ... & Dosa, D. M. (2021, November). Association of power outage with mortality and hospitalizations among Florida nursing home residents after Hurricane Irma. JAMA Health Forum, 2(11), e213900. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3900
Dobbs, D., June, J. W., Dosa, D. M., Peterson, L. J., & Hyer, K. (2021). Protecting frail older adults: Long-term care administrators’ satisfaction with public emergency management organizations during Hurricane Irma and COVID-19. Public Policy & Aging Report, 31(4), 145-150. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prab019
Peterson, L.J., June, J., Dobbs, D., Dosa, D., & Hyer, K. (2020). Evacuating or Sheltering in Place During a Disaster: The Role of Leadership in Assisted Living. (Paper of Merit) Senior Housing and Care Journal. 28, 27-38.
Peterson, L.J., June, J., Sakib, N., Dobbs, D., Dosa, D., Thomas, K., Jester, D.J., Hyer, K. (2020). Assisted living communities during Hurricane Irma: The decision to evacuate or shelter in place and resident acuity. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(8), 1148-1152. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.01.104
Jester, D. J., Peterson, L. J., Dosa, D. M., & Hyer, K. (2021). Infection control citations in nursing homes: Compliance and geographic variability. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22(6), 1317-1321. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.11.010
Dosa, D. M., Skarha, J., Peterson, L. J., Jester, D. J., Sakib, N., Ogarek, J., ... & Hyer, K. (2020). Association between exposure to Hurricane Irma and mortality and hospitalization in Florida nursing home residents. JAMA Network Open, 3(10), e2019460. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19460
Dobbs, D., Peterson, L., & Hyer, K. (2020). The unique challenges faced by assisted living communities to meet federal guidelines for COVID-19. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 32 (4–5), 334–342. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1770037
Hua, C. L., Thomas, K. S., Peterson, L. J., Hyer, K., & Dosa, D. M. (2021). Emergency department use among assisted living residents after Hurricane Irma. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22(4), 918-922. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.10.010
Brown, L. M., Haun, J. N., & Peterson, L. (2014). A proposed disaster literacy model. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 8(03), 267-275.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Hyer, K., Dosa, D., Peterson, L.J. (2020, March 28). Preventing COVID-19 from decimating nursing home residents requires spending money and improving infection control. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/preventing-covid-19-from-decimating-nursing-home-residents-requires-spending-money-and-improving-infection-control-134220
Peterson, L.J. (2020, May 11). Guest Editorial: The long-term pain of elder care visiting restrictions. Sarasota Herald Tribune. https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2020/05/11/guest-editorial-long-term-pain-of-elder-care-visiting-restrictions/112580090/
Peterson, L.J. & Hyer, K., (2019, August 28). Hurricane evacuation of nursing home residents still an unsolved challenge. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/hurricane-evacuation-of-nursing-home-residents-still-an-unsolved-challenge-121163
Hyer, K. & Peterson, L.J. (2019) Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults: Gaps in the Safety Net. In F. Whittington, S. Kunkel, & K. DeMedeiros (Eds.) Global Aging, 2nd edition. Springer: New York.
Peterson, L. & Brown, L.M. (2014). Disaster planning for community-dwelling older adults: Strengths, weaknesses, and interventions. In C.A. Cefalu (Ed.) Disaster Preparedness for Seniors (pp. 21-30). Springer: New York.
Peterson, L., Hyer, K., & Brown, L.M. (2014). Building resilience in nursing homes in disasters. In C.A. Cefalu (Ed.) Disaster Preparedness for Seniors (pp. 103-117). Springer: New York.