Sarah DeYoung

Sarah DeYoung is an associate professor at the University of Delaware in the Disaster Research Center and the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, and the Biden School at the University of Delaware. Her PhD is in applied social and community psychology. She studies challenges in disaster preparedness for people with companion animals, maternal and infant health in disasters, and evacuation decision-making. She is also an expert in quick response field work for disaster social science data gathering. She teaches courses at the University of Delaware on disaster preparedness, disasters and vulnerability, and sociology. Her co-authored book on animals in disasters (All Creatures Safe & Sound: the Social Landscape of Pets in Disasters) was awarded the 2022 Distinguished Book Award from the Animals and Society Section of the American Sociological Association.