Lori Peek

Lori Peek is an American sociologist, academic, and author. She is a professor in the Department of Sociology as well as the director of the Natural Hazards Center in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Furthermore, she is a presidentially-appointed member of the Board of Directors at the National Institute of Building Sciences.

Peek is most known for her works on the sociology of disaster, children and youth, gender, religion, qualitative methods, and environmental sociology. Among her authored works are her publications in academic journals, including ''Sociology of Religion'', ''Child Development'', and ''Natural Hazards'' as well as books such as ''Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans After 9/11'', ''Children of Katrina'', and ''The Continuing Storm: Learning from Katrina''. Moreover, she has co-edited two volumes including Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora and the ''Handbook of Environmental Sociology''. She served as social science lead and a contributing author to ''Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety''. Provided by Wikipedia