Public Health Disaster Research Evaluation: 23 Project Lead Surveys

This dataset comprises survey responses from 23 lead investigators and administrative records for 26 disaster research projects funded by the Natural Hazards Center between 2020 and 2021. Conducted by Rachel Adams in April 2023, the evaluation measures program objectives including workforce training, research translation, and equitable collaborations. The data represents $1,111,452 in funding distributed across 57 institutions.

Use Cases

• Assessing 'workforce training' outcomes by analyzing the 'skills and knowledge' acquired by research team members
• Measuring 'research translation' by identifying 'new public health tools' or 'changes to public health policies' resulting from the awards
• Evaluating 'collaboration' effectiveness through reported partnerships with 'community partners' and 'public health departments'

Strengths

• High response rate of 88.5% among the target population
• Mixed-methods approach including both closed- and open-ended survey questions
• Integration of primary survey data with internal program administrative records

Limitations

• Small sample size (n=23) limits the statistical power for quantitative analysis
• Potential self-reporting bias as lead investigators evaluated their own project outcomes
• Geographic focus is restricted to U.S. territories, limiting generalizability to other regions

Provenance

Source

Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder

Collection Method

Online questionnaire administered via Qualtrics and review of internal administrative data

Time Range

2020-2023

Freshness

Evaluation data was collected in April 2023; the repository record was last updated in February 2025.

Geography

U.S. Territories