GoMRI
Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
revert menu

Vanessa Parks

Louisiana State University

Department of Sociology

126 Stubbs Hall
Baton Rouge , LA  70803  

vparks@olemiss.edu

Project List:

Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - PhD Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 8

2020

Cope, M. R., Slack, T., Jackson, J. E., & Parks, V. (2020). Community sentiment following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster: A test of time, systemic community, and corrosive community models. Journal of Rural Studies, 74, 124-132.
Drakeford, L., Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Finucane, M., & Lee, M. R. (2020). Oil Spill Disruption and Problem Drinking: Assessing the Impact of Religious Context among Gulf Coast Residents. Population Research and Policy Review, 39(1), 119-146.
Parker, A. M., Finucane, M. L., Ayer, L., Ramchand, R., Parks, V., & Clancy, N. (2020). Persistent Risk‐Related Worry as a Function of Recalled Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Prior Trauma. Risk Analysis, 40(3), 624-637.
Parks, V., Slack, T., Ramchand, R., Drakeford, L., Finucane, M. L., & Lee, M. R. (2020). Fishing Households, Social Support, and Depression after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Rural Sociology, 85(2), 495-518.
Slack, T., Parks, V., Ayer, L., Parker, A. M., Finucane, M. L., & Ramchand, R. (2020). Natech or natural? An analysis of hazard perceptions, institutional trust, and future storm worry following Hurricane Harvey. Natural Hazards, 102(3), 1207-1224.

2019

Petrun Sayers, PhD, E. L., Parker, PhD, A. M., Ramchand, PhD, R., Finucane, PhD, M. L., Parks, MA, V., & Seelam, MPH, R. (2019). Reaching vulnerable populations in the disaster-prone US Gulf Coast: Communicating across the crisis lifecycle. Journal of Emergency Management, 17(4), 271-286.
Ramchand, R., Seelam, R., Parks, V., Ghosh-Dastidar, B., Lee, M. R., & Finucane, M. (2019). Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Associated Resource Loss, and Long-Term Mental and Behavioral Outcomes. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 13(5-6), 889-897.

2018

Parks, V., Drakeford, L., Cope, M. R., & Slack, T. (2018). Disruption of Routine Behaviors Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Society & Natural Resources, 31(3), 277-290.

Book Whole - 1

2020

Finucane, M., Clark-Ginsberg, A., Parker, A., Becerra-Ornelas, A., Clancy, N., Ramchand, R., Slack, T., Parks, V., Ayer, L., Edelman, A., Petrun Sayers, E., Nataraj, S., Bond, C., Lesen, A., Ferreira, R., Drakeford, L., Fiore, J., Weden, M., Venable, K. B., & Black, A. B. (2020). Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills: Findings and Recommendations from a Synthesis of Research on the Mental Health, Economic, and Community Distress Associated with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. RAND Corporation.

Conference Presentations - 16

2020

Slack, T. P., V.; Ayer, L. P., A.; Finucane, M. R., & R (2020). Natural or Natech? Understanding the Relationship Between Hazard Perceptions, Institutional Trust, and Views of Recovery Following Hurricane Harvey. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020

2019

Parks, V. A., L.; Finucane, M. P., & A.M.; Ramchand, R. (2019). Disasters, Health, and Social Well-being in the Gulf Coast. In 2019 Rural Health Conference
Parks, V. S., T.; Parker, A. D., L.; Ramchand, R. F., & M.L.; Lee, M. (2019). Religious Context, Local Ties, and Alcohol Misuse in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019
Slack, T. P., V.; Ayer, L. F., M.L.; Parker, A. R., & R (2019). Natural or Natech? The Influence of Hazard Perceptions following Hurricane Harvey. In 44th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop

2018

Drakeford, L. P., V.; Slack, T. R., R.; Finucane, M. L., & M.R (2018). Social Resources, Community Religiosity, and Depression among Gulf Coast Residents. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Finucane, M. R., R.; Parker, A. P., & V (2018). Risk Perceptions and Resilience among Gulf Coast Communities. In 2018 Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting
Parks, V. R., R.; Slack, T. F., & M.L.; Lee, M. (2018). STRONG Methodology: Capturing Health and Social Well-Being in a Disaster-Prone Region. In 2018 Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting
Parks, V. S., T.; Ramchand, R. D., L.; Finucane, M. L., & M.R (2018). Understanding Social Capital Effects on Health: Opportunities for Resilience Activation in the Gulf Coast Region. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Parks, V. S., T.; Ramchand, R. D., L.; Finucane, M. L., & M.R (2018). The Effect of Social Capital on Health Outcomes after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting
Petrun Sayers, E. P., A.M.; Ramchand, R. F., M.; Parks, V. S., & R (2018). Reaching vulnerable populations and building trust: Crisis communication in the Gulf of Mexico. In International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

2017

Drakeford, L. P., V.A.; Ramchand, R. F., & M.L.; Lee, M. (2017). Assessing the Effects of Religion and Disruption on Mental Health in Vulnerable Gulf Communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Parker, A. F., M.L.; Ayer, L. R., R.; Parks, V. C., & N (2017). Persistent Perceived Vulnerability as a Function of Exposure to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Parks, V. D., L.; Ramchand, R. S., T.; Finucane, M. L., & M.R (2017). Local Ties, Natural Resource Employment, and Oil Spill Exposure: Effects on Mental Health Outcomes in the Gulf Coast Communities. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017
Ramchand, R. P., V.A.; Seelam, R. F., & M.L (2017). Mental and Behavioral Health in the Gulf States 5 Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017

2016

Lee, M. S., T.; Blanchard, T. P., & V.; Ramchand, R. (2016). Tracking Health Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy Annual Meeting
Ramchand, R. L., & M.; Parks, V. (2016). Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunities Among Neighborhoods in the Gulf: Design and Administration of the STRONG Survey. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016