3rd Annual Disaster PRIMR Booklet

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

PROMOTING CULTURES OF PREPAREDNESS

Hosted by Prairie View A&M University

March 5-7, 2023

Willie A. Tempton Memorial Student Center

155 L. W. Minor Street, Prairie View, TX 77446

3 rd Annual Disaster PRIMR Conference

DISABILITY STATEMENT

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On behalf of the Prairie View A&M University, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, I welcome you to the 3rd annual Preparedness for, Response to, Innovation on, Mitigation of, and Recovery (PRIMR) Conference. It is indeed an honor to host the conference and to welcome you to Prairie View A&M University.

As an 1890 Land Grant Institution, the PVAMU College of Agriculture and Human Sciences has a strong commitment to academic excellence, relevant research, and impactful community outreach. We continue that rich tradition as the host of this conference, and our conferences remain a valuable resource for all participants. Over the next 3 days the agenda is filled with speakers reinforcing the conference theme of “Promoting Cultures of Preparedness”. The cross collaboration that will take place during this conference is critical to the future of disaster awareness and preparedness on a local, state, national, and global level.

Whether you are an attendee or presenter, you will be immersed in content that we hope will foster meaningful connections and future collaborations. Your presence here is sure to make a positive impact on your daily efforts. Again, welcome to our campus and have a great conference!

Sincerely,

Gerard E. D’Souza, Ph.D. Dean, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Director of Land Grant Programs

As Chair of the 3rd Annual Preparedness for, Response to, Innovation on, Mitigation of, and Recovery (PRIMR) Conference, I am pleased to welcome you to Disaster PRIMR 2023 @ Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), the “Hill.” The theme this year is “Promoting Cultures of Preparedness.” In addition to natural and manmade disasters, for the past three years the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed the world. The pandemic and other events have accentuated the acute impacts of disasters as related to race and ethnicity at the household and community levels.

1890 Land-Grant Universities (LGUs) and their partners have consistently led in the coordination and execution of disaster programs that strengthen family and community resilience among under-served audiences. Accordingly, with support from Prairie View A&M University, the 1890-EDEN Advisory Group, Texas A&M University System (TAMUS), Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), this landmark conference will spotlight unique roles of 1890 LGUs and indigenous institutions in responding to the needs of the most vulnerable people and places, and preparing a diverse workforce for the future in emergency management education and related fields.

As in previous years, the conference has assembled a diverse group of researchers, students, professionals, and practitioners from different disciplines with extensive knowledge and experience in disaster education and emergency management. The conference committees have worked meticulously to invite distinguished speakers who are accomplished in their fields, and session presenters to address topics that align with the six conference PRIMR values. Topics include indigenous knowledge, developing cultural competency practices in emergency management, animal and farm disaster management, empowering youth to create a climate of preparedness, mental health care in times of disaster, and extension programs and LGUs as hub organizations during disasters.

Finally, this is an opportune time to strengthen existing partnerships, and forge new ones as we work collaboratively to set the stage for a framework with programmatic emphasis on whole community preparedness as a shared responsibility that invokes involvement of everyone in preparedness efforts.

I warmly welcome you again to Disaster PRIMR 2023 on the “Hill.”

Sincerely,

Noel M. Estwick, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology

GENERAL INFORMATION: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

Excerpts taken from: “Prairie View, A Study In Public Conscience” by Dr. George Ruble Woolfolk – “A Centennial History of Texas A&M University, 1876-1976 Vol. II” by Henry C. Dethloff Edited by Frank D. Jackson

ESTABLISHMENT – 1876

Prairie View A&M University, the first state supported College in Texas for African Americans, was established during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War. This was an historical period in which political and economic special interest groups were able to aggressively use the Federal Government to establish public policy, in an attempt to “alter or reshape the cultural milieu of the vanquished southern states”. The University had its beginnings in the Texas Constitution of 1876, which, in separate articles, established an “Agricultural and Mechanical College” and pledged that “Separate schools shall be provided for the white and colored children, and impartial provisions shall be made for both.” As a consequence of these constitutional provisions, the Fifteenth Legislature established “Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth” on August 14,1876.

ENROLLMENT OF THE FIRST STUDENTS – 1878

The Board of Directors purchased the lands of the Alta Vista Plantation (1388 acres), from Mrs. Helen Marr Kirby, the widow of the late Col. Jared Ellison Kirby, for the establishment of the State Agriculture & Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth. The College was named “Alta Vista Agriculture & Mechanical College for Colored Youth”. The A&M Board of Directors was authorized to appoint a President of A&M College and Alta Vista College with an assigned principal station at Alta Vista to administer the college’s day to day affairs. Confederate President Jefferson Davis recommended Mr. Thomas S. Gathright of Mississippi, also from Mississippi and he brought Mr. L.W. Minor, of Mississippi to serve as Principal. Eight young African American men, the first of their race to enroll in a state-supported college in Texas, began their studies on March 11, 1878.

NAMES GIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY – 1998

The Fifteenth Legislature August 14, 1876, established “Alta Vista Agriculture & Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth”; The Sixteenth Legislature April 19, 1879, established “Prairie View State Normal School” in Waller County for the Training of Colored Teachers; The Twentieth Legislature in 1887 attached the Agriculture & Mechanical Department to Prairie View Normal School; The Twenty-sixth Legislature in 1899 changed the name to “Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College”; The Fortyninth Legislature June 1, 1945, changed the name to “Prairie View University”; The Fiftieth Legislature March 3, 1947, established “The Texas State University for Negroes (Texas Southern University) and changed the name of Prairie View University to “Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas”; The Sixty-third Legislature in 1973 changed the name to “Prairie View A&M University”

THE PVAMU STORY

The Fifteenth Legislature August 14, 1876, established “Alta Vista Agriculture & Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth”; The Sixteenth Legislature April 19, 1879, established “Prairie View State Normal School” in Waller County for the Training of Colored Teachers; The Twentieth Legislature in 1887 attached the Agriculture & Mechanical Department to Prairie View Normal School; The Twenty-sixth Legislature in 1899 changed the name to “Prairie View State Normal & Industrial College”; The Fortyninth Legislature June 1, 1945, changed the name to “Prairie View University”; The Fiftieth Legislature March 3, 1947, established “The Texas State University for Negroes (Texas Southern University) and changed the name of Prairie View University to “Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas”; The Sixty-third Legislature in 1973 changed the name to “Prairie View A&M University.”

The University’s original curriculum was designated by the Texas Legislature in 1879 to be that of a “Normal School” for the preparation and training of teachers. This curriculum was expanded to include the arts and sciences, home economics, agriculture, mechanical arts and nursing after the University was established as a branch of the Agricultural Experiment Station (Hatch Act, 1887) and as a Land Grant College (Morrill Act, 1890). Thus began the tradition of agricultural research and community service, which continues today.

The four-year senior college program began in 1919 and in 1937, a division of graduate studies was added, offering master’s degrees in agricultural economics, rural education, agricultural education, school administration and supervision, and rural sociology.

In 1945, the name of the institution was changed from Prairie View Normal and Industrial College to Prairie View University, and the school was authorized to offer, “as need arises,” all courses offered at the University of Texas. In 1947, the Texas Legislature changed the name to Prairie View A&M College of Texas and provided that “courses be offered in agriculture, the mechanics arts, engineering, and the natural sciences connected therewith, together with any other courses authorized at Prairie View at the time of passage of this act, all of which shall be equivalent to those offered at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas at Bryan.” On August 27, 1973, the name of the institution was changed to Prairie View A&M University, and its status as an independent unit of the Texas A&M University System was confirmed.

In 1981, the Texas Legislature acknowledged the University’s rich tradition of service and identified various statewide needs which the University should address including the assistance of students of diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to realize their full potential, and assistance of small and medium-sized communities and businesses in their growth and development.

In 1983, the Texas Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment to restructure the Permanent University Fund to include Prairie View A&M University as a beneficiary of its proceeds. The Permanent University Fund is a perpetual endowment fund originally established in the Constitution of 1876 for the sole benefit of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas. The 1983 amendment also dedicated the University to enhancement as an “institution of the first class” under the governing board of the Texas A&M University System. The constitutional amendment was approved by the voters on November 6, 1984.

In January 1985, the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System responded to the 1984 Constitutional Amendment by stating its intention that Prairie View A&M University become “an institution nationally recognized in its areas of education and research.” The Board also resolved that the University receive its share of the Available University Fund, as previously agreed to by Texas A&M University and the University of Texas.

In October 2000, the Governor of Texas signed the Priority Plan, an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to make Prairie View A&M University an educational asset accessible by all Texans. The Priority Plan mandates creation of many new educational programs and facilities. It also requires removing language from the Institutional Mission Statement which might give the impression of excluding any Texan from attending Prairie View A&M University.

The University’s enrollment now exceeds 8,000 including more than 2,000 graduate students. Students come from throughout the United States as well as many foreign countries. In the last five years, 5,970 degrees were awarded, including more than 2,400 graduate degrees. During the University’s 130-year history, some 46,000 academic degrees have been awarded.

OUR MISSION

Prairie View A&M University is a state-assisted, public, comprehensive land grant institution of higher education. The university was designated in a 1984 amendment to the Texas Constitution as an “institution of the first class.” It is dedicated to achieving excellence and relevance in teaching, research, and service.

It seeks to invest in programs and services that address issues and challenges affecting the diverse ethnic and socioeconomic population of Texas and the larger society including the global arena. The university seeks to provide a high-quality educational experience for students who, upon completion of bachelors, masters, or doctorate degrees, possess self-sufficiency and professional competence. The experience is imbued by the institution’s values including, but not limited to, access and quality, accountability, diversity, leadership, relevance, and social responsibility.

Source: Prairie View A&M University website

GENERAL INFORMATION: COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

The rich tradition of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) dates back to 1879. We’re leaders in the true land-grant tradition of academics, extension, and research.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND HUMAN ECOLOGY

CAHS programs and education impact some of the largest industries and make invaluable strides in the areas of nutrition, food science, and dietetics.

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM

CEP delivers practical researchbased knowledge to small farm producers, families, aspiring entrepreneurs and youth in over 35 Texas counties.

COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER

CARC helps Prairie View A&M University fulfill its land-grant mission of teaching, research and service.

With high impact practices, professional development activities, experiential learning activities, and an array of concentrations available for undergraduate programs in human nutrition and foods, agriculture, and agribusiness, as well as graduate programs in human sciences, the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology turns out productive people who excel as park rangers, veterinarians, food inspectors, dietitians, and more.

Viewed as a trusted resource for information, Cooperative Extension Program agents and specialists respond not only with answers, but meet people where they are and move them along to the next level. We offer programs that work for people in the areas of 4-H & Youth Development (4H), Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR), Community and Economic Development (CED) and Family and Community Health (FCH).

The Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) is the unit within the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences that plays an important role in agriculture, natural resources and life sciences. Agricultural research in the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center is divided into the following areas: Animal Systems, Plant Systems, Food Systems, Natural Resources and Environmental Systems and Social Systems and Allied Research.

GENERAL INFORMATION: PRIMR VALUES

The conference is not just simply another academic conference; rather, it is all about people coming together to share, learn, and take away relevant information, knowledge of best practices, experience of lessons learned, and insights of wisdom , which are relevant and applicable within communities engaged in proactive Preparation for, Response to, Innovation on, Mitigation of, and Recovery (PRIMR) from, the impacts and effects caused by disasters caused by natural phenomena and/or human actions.

Coming all together to share, learn, and take away relevant information, knowledge of best practices, experience of lessons learned, and insights of wisdom, which are relevant and applicable within communities engaged in proactive Preparedness for, Response to, Innovation on, Mitigation of, and Recovery (PRIMR) from, the impacts and effects caused by disasters caused by natural phenomena and/or human actions.

Highlighting how local knowledge is critical for any aspect of PRIMR in order to prioritize people and respond effectively and efficiently to their needs.

Highlighting how local knowledge is critical for any aspect of PRIMR in order to prioritize people and respond effectively and efficiently to their needs.

CULTURAL HUMILITY

Recognizing the value of ALL people, by being open to other ways of doing things, and by being co-learners.

ACCESS TO ALL AGENCY

Focusing on the connectivity among disciplinary and institutional/organizational silos to integrate a broad range of cross-disciplinary and cross-population perspectives and experiences.

Helping people understand and access their own power in all dimensions of PRIMR , focusing on the agentic capacity of individuals and communities to act independently and to make their own free choices.

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 5

5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. REGISTRATION, RECEPTION, & POSTER PRESENTATION

Welcome

Noel M. Estwick, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)

Conference Host

Special Greetings

Melanye Price, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)

Elliott Abbey, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Cultural Presentation with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

MONDAY, MARCH 6

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. BREAKFAST

9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS

Plenary Speakers:

Shaun Miller, Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM)

David Alamia, City of Baytown

10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. BREAK

10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION I

12:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M. LUNCH

1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. PLENARY SPEAKERS

Ashley Mueller, USDA-NIFA

Michelle Colby, USDA-NIFA

Amer Fayad, USDA-NIFA

2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. BREAK

2:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION II

5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. STUDENT CAREER MIXER

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY, MARCH 7

9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M. PLENARY SPEAKERS

Marcus Coleman, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Steve Sano, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Farrah G. Cambrice, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)

1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. PLENARY SPEAKERS

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. BREAKFAST 10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. BREAK 2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. BREAK

4:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION IV

4:15 P.M. – 4:45 P.M. CONFERENCE WRAP UP/ADJOURNMENT

Sally Ray, CDP

AGENDA DETAILED

SUNDAY, MARCH 5

5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Registration, Willie A. Tempton Memorial Student Center (MSC) Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Floor

Reception and Poster Session, MSC Ballroom

Greetings: Noel M. Estwick, Assistant Professor & Research Scientist

College of Agriculture & Human Sciences (CAHS), PVAMU

Melanye Price, Endowed Professor of Political Science, PVAMU

Special Assistant to the President & Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice

Elliott Abbey, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Cultural Presentation with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Cultural Presentation featuring the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Located an hour and a half north of Houston in the Big Thicket, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe is the oldest Indian reservation in Texas and has a unique story dating back to before the 1700s. From their migration to what is now Texas, to their role in aiding Sam Houston during the Texas War of Independence, and to the federal government’s official recognition of our nation in 1987, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe boasts a rich history and beautiful enclave that is admired by tribal citizens and tourists alike.

Poster Topics:

What Catches the Eye: Examining the Use of Communication Strategies in Streaming Videos during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Thomas Brindle, University of North Texas; Yan Li, University of Science and Technology of China; Shih-Kai Huang, Jacksonville State University; Jinchang Wei, University of Science and Technology of China & Cho-Yin Lee, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Aggie Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CERT): Why & How

Martin Mufich, Leander Casenas, Grant Arrington, & Sena Gbanaglo, Texas A&M University (TAMU)

An Interdisciplinary Agent-Based Evacuation Model: Integrating Natural Environment, Built Environment, and Social System for Community Preparedness and Resilience

Qianli Qiu, Oklahoma State University; Chen Chen, Oklahoma State University; Charles Koll, Oregon State University; Haizhong Wang, Oregon State University & Michael K. Lindell, University of Washington

Social Media Use in Disaster Management for the Underserved Communities: Role of Information Flow and Social Capital in Decision Making

Louis Ngamassi, Thiagarajan Ramakrishnan, & Shahedur Rahman, Prairie View A&M University

JAGriculture: Emergency Management through Education and Mitigation

Krystle Allen, Marlin Ford, Kiyana Kelly & Angell Jordan, Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Breakfast & Networking, MSC Ballroom

9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.

Morning Plenary, MSC Auditorium

Welcome: Noel M. Estwick, Assistant Professor & Research Scientist

College of Agriculture & Human Sciences, PVAMU

Magesh Rajan, Vice President for Research & Innovation, PVAMU

Gerard D’Souza, Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs

College of Agriculture & Human Sciences, PVAMU

Panel Moderator: MacGregor Stephenson, Chief of Policy and Research

Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM

Participants:

Shaun P. Miller, Assistant Chief

Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM

David J. Alamia Jr., Emergency Management Coordinator

10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. BREAK 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION I

Refer to page 19 for a listing

12:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M. LUNCH

City of Baytown, TX 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. AFTERNOON PLENARY

Greetings: Horace D. Hodge, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Liaison

Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, USDA

Introductions & Guest Speakers:

Ashley Mueller, National Program Leader

Division of Family and Consumer Sciences, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

Michelle Colby, National Program Leader for Animal Biosecurity

Division of Animal Systems, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Amer Fayad, National Program Leader

Division of Plant Systems Protection, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. BREAK 2:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION II 5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.

Refer to pages 19-21 for a listing

Student Career Mixer, MSC Ballroom

8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Breakfast & Networking, MSC Ballroom

9:00 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.

Morning Plenary, MSC Auditorium

Welcome: Erdogan Memili, Executive Associate Director of Research College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, PVAMU

Panel Moderator: Farrah G. Cambrice, Associate Professor of Sociology, PVAMU

Participants:

Marcus T. Coleman, Jr., Director, US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Center for Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships

Steven Sano, Program Analyst

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Continuous Improvement

10:15 A.M. – 10:30 A.M. BREAK

10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION III

Refer to pages 21-22 for a listing

12:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M. LUNCH

1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. AFTERNOON PLENARY

Moderator: John T. Cooper, Jr., Assistant Vice President for Public Partnership & Outreach

Assistant Director of Institute for Sustainable Communities, TAMU

Participant: Sally Ray, Director, Domestic Funds

Center for Disaster Philanthropy

2:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. BREAK

2:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSION IV

Refer to pages 22-23 for a listing

4:30 P.M. – 4:45 P.M.

Conference Wrap-Up & Adjournment, MSC Auditorium

NOTES

NOTES

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Noel M. Estwick, Prairie View A&M University

Michelle Eley, North Carolina A&T State University

Ambrose Moses III, Central State University

John T. Cooper Jr., Texas A&M University

Cory Arcak, Texas A&M University

Michelle A. Meyer, Texas A&M University

Michelle Stanley, Texas A&M University

MacGregor Stephenson, Texas Division of Emergency Management

STEERING COMMITTEE

Kimberly Davis, Florida A&M University

Rita Fleming, Tennessee State University

Gary Webb, University of North Texas

Marco Robinson, Prairie View A&M University

Michelle Ellis, Texas Division of Emergency Management

John T. Cooper Jr., Texas A&M University

Noel M. Estwick, Prairie View A&M University

Michelle Eley, North Carolina A&T State University

Michelle Stanley, Texas A&M University

Oluponmile O. Olonilua, Texas Southern University

PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE

Krystle Allen, Southern University System

Elliott Abbey, Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Marco Robinson, Prairie View A&M University

Carman Apple, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Shaun Miller, Texas Division of Emergency Management

MacGregor Stephenson, Texas Division of Emergency Management

Cory Arcak, Texas A&M University

Noel M. Estwick, Prairie View A&M University

Michelle Eley, North Carolina A&T State University

Ambrose Moses III, Central State University

SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)

PVAMU College of Agriculture & Human Sciences

Prairie View A&M University Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice

Texas A&M University System (TAMUS)

Texas A&M University (TAMU)

Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (S-SARE)

Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)

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