Selected Earthquake Research Bibliography
The principal investigators and others have described their findings in reports, articles and monographs. In this section a list of the most relevant work is included as a bibliography. Here you will find a listing of writings, published and unpublished, related to use of studies documented on this site. Using the left side bar you can click on the author's last name for a listing of each individual's writings. In some cases, and when copyright permits, the title of the work is highlighted and this indicates is can be downloaded as a PDF file. This section is updated as new publications are issued. Authors are invited to submit citations for possible inclusion in this bibliography.
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Bourque, Linda Brookover and Andrew Cherlin, Leo
G. Reeder. "Agencies and the Los Angeles Earthquake". Mass Emergencies.
Vol. 1 (1976) pp 217-228. 
Bourque LB, Haikang K Shen, Comparison of Spanish and English Versio9ns
of the Civilian Mississippi Scale for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following
the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994. Journal of Traumatic Stress
2005; 18:719-728.
Bourque, Linda and Lisa A. Russell. "Experiences
During and Responses to the Loma Prieta Earthquake". Governor's
Office of Emergency Services: Sacramento, CA. 1994.
Bourque, Linda B. "Educating Responders Re: Findings of Disaster Public Health Research". Paper presented at the Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 28-30, 2000.
Bourque, L.B. and C. Peek-Asa, M. Mahue, L.H. Nguyen, K.I. Shoaf, J.F.
Kraus, B. Weiss, D. Davenport, M. Saruwatari. "Health Implications
of Earthquakes: Physical and Emotional Injuries During and After the Northridge
Earthquake". Earthquakes and People's Health. Vulnerability Reduction,
Preparedness, and Rehabilitation. Proceedings of a WHO Symposium. Kobe,
27-30 January 1977. Kobe, Japan: WHO Center for Health Development.
Bourque, Linda B. and Lisa A. Russell, James D. Goltz. "The Loma Prieta,
California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Societal Response -- Public
Response: Human Behavior During and Immediately After the Earthquake"
[unpublished paper]
Bourque LB, JM Siegel, M Kano, MM Wood. "Morbidity and Mortality Associated
with Disasters". In H Rodriguez, R Dynes, E Quarantelli, Editors, Handbook
of Disaster Research. Kluwer Academic/Plenum. In Press.
Bourque LB, Siegel JM, Shoaf KI. "Psychological distress following
urban earthquakes in California". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.
2002; 17: 81-90.
Bourque, Linda B. and Loc H. Nguyen, Mitchell Saruwatari, Kimberley I. Shoaf.
"Self-Reported Damage to and Inspection of Residences Following the
Northridge Earthquake". [unpublished paper]
Bourque, Linda B. and Kimberley Shoaf, Loc H. Nguyen. "Survey Research".
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 15, No. 1
(March 1997) PP 71-101.
Bourque, Linda Brookover and Leo G. Reeder, Andrew Cherlin, Bertram H. Raven,
D. Michael Walton. "The
Unpredictable Disaster in a Metropolis: Public Response to the Los Angeles
Earthquake of February, 1971 (Final Report)". Submitted to the
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency by the Survey Research Center, UCLA. (June
1973).
Bourque, L. B., Siegel, J. M., Kano, M., & Wood, M. M. (2006). "Weathering
the storm: The impact of hurricanes on physical and mental health".
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 604,
129-151.
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Goltz, James D. and Lisa A. Russell, Linda B. Bourque.
"Initial Behavioral Response to a Rapid Onset Disaster: A Case Study
of the October 1, 1987 Whittier Narrows Earthquake". International
Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 10, No. 1 (March 1992) PP
43-69.
Inkelas, Moira and Laurie A. Loux, Linda B. Bourque,
Mel Widawski, Loc H. Nguyen. "Dimensionality and Reliability of the
Civilian Mississippi Scale for PTSD in a Postearthquake Community".
Journal of Traumatic Stress. Vol. 13, No. 1 (2000) PP 149-167.
Kano M. "Characteristics of earthquake-related
injuries encountered in emergency departments following the 2001 Nisqually
earthquake in Washington." Journal of Emergency Management. 2005; 3
(1): 33-45.
Kano M, Siegel JM, Bourque LB. "First aid training and capabilities
of the lay public: A potential alternative source of emergency medical assistance
following natural disasters." Disasters. 2005; 29 (1): 58-74 .
Loukaitou-Sider, Anastasia and Nabil M. Kamelis.
"Residential Recovery from the Northridge Earthquake: An Evaluation
of Federal Assistance Programs, Detailed Research Findings, January 2004".
Brief , Vol. 16, No. 1, January 2004, 4 pp.
Mahue-Giangreco, Maya and Wendy Mack, Hope Seligson,
Linda B. Bourque. "Risk Factors Associated with Moderate and Serious
Injuries Attributable to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, Los Angeles, California".
AEP Vol. 11, No. 5, (July 2001) PP 347-357.
Mileti, Dennis S.and Colleen Fitzpatrick. 1992. "The
Causal Sequence of Risk Communication in the Parkfield Earthquake Prediction
Experiment." Risk Analysis. Vol. 12, No. 3. pp 393-400..
Mileti, Dennis S. 1993. "Communicating Public Earthquake Risk Information."
In J. Nemec et al. (Eds.) Prediction and Perception of Natural Hazards.
The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 143-152.
Mileti, Dennis S., JoAnne Darlington, Colleen Fitzpatrick and Paul W. O'Brien.
1993. Communicating Earthquake Risk: Societal Response to Revised Quake
Probabilities in the Bay Area. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University,
Hazards Assessment Laboratory.
Mileti, Dennis S. and John H. Sorensen. 1990. Communication of Emergency
Public Warnings: A Social Science Perspective and State-of-the-Art Assessment.
Report prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Report ORNL-6609.
Oak Ridge, TN: Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Mileti, Dennis S. and Colleen Fitzpatrick. 1991. "Communication of
Public Risk: The Theory and its Application." Sociological Practice
Review. Vol. 2, No. 1. pp 20-39.
Mileti, Dennis S. , Daniel Cress and JoAnne DeRouen Darlington. 2002. "Earthquake
Culture and Corporate Action." Sociological Forum, Vol. 17,
No. 1. pp 161-180.
Mileti, Dennis S., Colleen Fitzpatrick and Barbara C. Farhar. 1992. "Fostering
Public Preparations for Natural Hazards: Lessons from the Parkfield Earthquake
Prediction." Environment. Vol. 34, No. 3. pp 36-39.
Mileti, Dennis S. and Colleen Fitzpatrick. 1993. The Great Earthquake
Experiment: Risk Communication and Public Action . Boulder, CO: Westview
Press.
Mileti, Dennis S., Barbata C. Farhar and Colleen Fitzpatrick. 1990. How
to Issue and Manage Public Earthquake Risk Information. Fort Collins,
CO: Colorado State University, Hazards Assessment Laboratory.
Mileti Dennis S. and Paul W. O'Brien. 1991. Public Response to the Loma
Prieta Earthquake Emergency and Aftershock Warnings: Findings and Lessons.
Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Hazards Assessment Laboratory.
Mileti, Dennis S., Colleen Fitzpatrick and Barbara C. Farhar. 1990. Risk
Communication and Public Response to the Parkfield Earthquake Prediction.
Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University, Hazards Assessment Laboratory.
Mileti, Dennis S. and JoAnne DeRouen Darlington. 1997. "The Role of
Searching Behavior in Response to Earthquake Risk Information." Social
Problems. Vol. 44, No. 1. pp 89-103.
Mileti, Dennis S. 1996. "The Social Psychology of Public Response to
Disaster Warnings." Disasters and Society. Vol. 4, No. 6. pp
104-116.
Mileti, Dennis S. and JoAnne Darlington. 1995. "Societal Response
to Revised Earthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area."
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 13,
No. 2. pp 119-145.
Mileti, Dennis S. and Lori A. Peek. 2002. "Understanding Individual
and Social Characteristics in the Promotion of Household Disaster Preparedness."
In P. Stern (Ed.) New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education,
Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, D.C.: National Academies
Press.
Mileti, Dennis S. and Paul W. O'Brien. 1992. "Warnings During Disaster:
Normalizing Communicated Risk." Social Problems. Vol. 39, No.
1. pp 40-57. Reprinted in U.S. Geological Survey (Ed.) 1993. The Loma
Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government
Printing Office.
Nguyen, Loc H. and Kimberley I. Shoaf, Steven J. Rottman,
Linda B. Bourque. "Examining Self-Perceived First-aid Abilities After
the Northridge Earthquake". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. Vol.
12., No. 4 PP 60-66.
Nguyen Loc H. Shen, Haikang, Ershoff Daniel, Afifi AA, Bourque LB. Exploring
the Causal Relationship between Exposure to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake
and Pre- and Post-Earthquake Preparedness Activities. Earthquake Spectra,
in press.
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O'Brien, Paul W., and Dennis S. Mileti. 1992. "Citizen Participation
in Emergency Response Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake." International
Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 10, No. 1. pp 71-89. Reprinted
in U.S. Geological Survey (Ed.) 1993. The Loma Prieta Earthquake of October
17, 1989. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
O'Brien, Paul W., and Dennis S. Mileti. 2001. "The Sociological
Dimensions of Earthquake Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery."
In William Lee (Ed.) Handbook on Earthquake and Engineering Seismology.
International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior.
Peek-Asa, Corinne and Jess F. Kraus, Linda B. Bourque,
Dushyanthi Vimalachandra. "Fatal and Hospitalized Injuries Resulting
From the 1994 Northridge Earthquake". International Journal of Epidemiology.
Vol. 27 (1998) PP 459-465.
Peek-Asa, Corinne and Marizen R. Ramirez, Kim Shoaf, Hope Seligson, Jeff
F. Kraus. "GIS Mapping of Earthquake-Related Deaths and Hospital Admissions
from the 1994 Northridge, California Earthquake". AEP Vol. 10, No.
1 (January 2000) PP 5-13.
Peek-Asa C, Ramirez M, Seligson HA, Shoaf, KI. "Seismic, structural,
and individual factors associated with earthquake-related injury."
Injury Prevention. 2003; 9: 62-66.
Porter, Keith; Kimberley Shoaf and Hope Seligson. "Value of Injuries
in the Northridge Earthquake". Earthquake Spectra. 2006 22:555-563.
Ramirez M, Kano M, Bourque LB, Shoaf KI. "Child
and household factors associated with fatal and non-fatal pediatric injury
during the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake." International Journal of Mass
Emergencies and Disasters. 2005; 23 (2): 129-147.
Ramirez, Marizen, Megumi Kano, L.B. Bourque, KI Shoaf. Childhood injuries
sustained during the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake. International Journal of Mass
Emergencies and Disasters 2005; 23:129-147.
Ramirez M, Peek-Asa C. "Epidemiology of traumatic injuries from earthquakes."
Epidemiologic Reviews. 2005; 27: 47-55.
Russell, Lisa A. and James D. Goltz, Linda B. Bourque.
"Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Actions Before and After Two Earthquakes".
Environment and Behavior. Vol. 27, No. 6 (November 1995) pp 744-770.
Sareen, HS, Shoaf KI. "Impact of the 1994 Northridge
earthquake on the utilization and difficulties associated with prescription
medications and health aids." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2000;
15(4): 18-20
Shoaf, Kimberley I. and Linda B. Bourque. "Correlates
of Damage to Residences Following the Northridge Earthquake, as Reported
in a Population-Based Survey of Los Angeles County Residents". Earthquake
Spectra. Vol. 15, No. 1 (February 1999). PP 145-172.
Shoaf, Kimberley I. and Linda B. Bourque, Lisa V. Smith. "The
Impact of the Northridge Earthquake on Los Angeles County: Health Effects
and Responses". Prepared for the Los Angeles County Department
of Health Services by the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disaster Relief.
(September 1998)
Shoaf, Kimberley I. and Harvindeer R. Sareen, Loc H. Nguyen, Linda B. Bourque.
"Injuries as a Result of California Earthquakes in the Past Decade".
Disasters, Vol. 22, No. 3 (1998) PP 218-235.
Shoaf Kimberley I., and SJ Rottman. "A review of the health effects
of natural disasters." Australian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2000;
15(3): 58-63.
Shoaf KI, Rottman SJ."The role of public health in disaster preparedness,
mitigation, response and recovery." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.
2000; 15(4): 18-20.
Shoaf, Kimberley and Linda B. Bourque, Christian Giangreco, Billie Weiss.
"Suicides in Los Angeles County in Relation to the Northridge Earthquake".
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2004; 19(4): 307-310.
Shoaf, Kimberley I. and Corinne Peek-Asa. "Survey Research in Disaster
Public Health". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. (2000) Vol. 15,
No. 1 pp 65-71.
Siegel, JM. "Emotional injury and the Northridge
California earthquake." Natural Hazards Review. 2000; 1(4): 204-211.
Siegel, Judith M. and Kimberley I. Shoaf, Linda B. Bourque. "Feedback
from the Field: The C-Mississippi Scale for PTSD in Postearthquake Communities".
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 18, No. 2
(August 2000) PP 339-346.
Siegel, Judith M. and Kimberley I. Shoaf, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Linda B.
Bourque. "Surviving Two Disasters: Does Reaction to the First Predict
Response to the Second?" Environment and Behavior. 2003; 35 (5): 637-654.
Siegel, Judith M. and Linda B. Bourque, Kimberley I. Shoaf. "Victimization
After a Natural Disaster: Social Disorganization or Community Cohesion?"
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Vol. 17, No. 3
(November 1999) PP 265-294.
Stevens, Gillian and Joo Hyun Cho. "Socioeconomic
Indexes and the New 1980 Census Occupational Classification Scheme".
Social Science Research. Vol. 14, (1985) pp. 142-168. (Note: included as
a reference to assignment of socioeconomic scores for occupations in the
Loma Prieta Earthquake Study).