History of Disaster

Students in Professor Douglas Northrop’s History 196 and 215 courses, Catastrophe: The History of Disaster, analyzed and presented a historical topic for a wider public audience using ArcGIS StoryMaps. These final projects served in lieu of a standard term paper or exam and spurred the students to carry out original research connected to the themes of the class. Read more about Professor Northrop’s approach in the article “From Term Papers to Websites.” Follow links below to view project pages.

Fall 2025

• Art and Disaster
  Ella Tobin, Yousuf Ansari, Rawan Alzayyat, Madalynn Rose Pollard, Genesis Estela Padilla
• A Tragedy of Injustice: Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath
  Allison Goodrich, Elizabeth Havican, Emery Luyt, Lilah Alexander
• The Architecture of Vulnerability: A History of Government-Created Inequality Through Disaster Relief
  Seth Datema, Conor McGinty, Henry Parker, Maisy Peter, Naveen Pullukat

Spring 2020

• 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
  Aadya Agrawal
• Social Distancing Across the United States
  Drew Altman
• Covid-19 and You
  Ashutosh Bhown
• Covid-19
  Xander Brooks
• Historical Roots of Cultural Differences During COVID-19
  Tianyi (Jared) Chai
• COVID-19 From the Perspective of a College Student
  CJ Ferrante
• Hurricane Katrina
  Kate Glad
• Loss of Biodiversity
  Haarika Karlapati
• What Can We Do? Serology and the Future of COVID-19
  Halie Kelly
• COVID-19: The Modern Global Pandemic
  Shahriyor Mirzaev
• The Flint Water Crisis
  Kelly O’Donnell
• COVID-19: How Quick Action Leads to Fewer Cases
  Caleb Riddering
• Superstorm Sandy
  Bassil Syed
• Covid-19
  Jacob (Kobi) Wettstein
• A Helping Hand During Covid-19
  Makayla Wyly

Fall 2019

• Project Website: The History & Findings of Karanis
• Module: Faith in Karanis
  David Appleby, Brendan Bernardo, Ariana Tagavi, Julia Yee
• Module: Karanis and the Child
  Rasmi Davu, Ben McGraw, Jenna Miller, Anna Southon, Lauren Stanciel
• Module: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: “Tipping Points” in Times of Disaster
  Joseph Donovan, Jack Mahon (Editor), Hannah Noglows, Theo Shapinsky, Sasha Tretyakova
• Module: Sinking into Sand: The Decline of Karanis
  Rohan Janakiraman, Sophia Heimowitz, Morgan Louch, Anna Wolski

Fall 2018

• Agency of Vulnerability
  Benjamin Boeke, Jackie Cope, Jacob Glazer, and Daniel Ozizmir
• Economic Effects of Sandstorms in Karanis
  Sophia Barnes, Ryan Devaney, Aidan Kane, Pranav Tandon
• Karanis: An Abandoned Mediterranean Settlement
  Nate Correll, Laura Hutchins, Raelynn Snodgrass, Ruby Yearling
• Religion Through Disaster
  Matt Fioriti, Ciara Nolan, Carmen Parkinson, Tyler Watt