Heather Rosoff

TL;DR: Analysis of possible terrorist attacks on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach using a radiological dispersal device (RDD) to shut down port operations and cause substantial economic and psychological impacts suggests that the chances of a successful dirty bomb attack are about 10-40% and high radiological doses are confined to a relatively small area.

TL;DR: It was found that heightened responses after September 11 dissipated and reached a plateau at various points in time over a five-year period, and emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reactions were moderated by age, sex, political affiliation, and proximity to the attack.

TL;DR: It is found that the decision to migrate is highly context-sensitive, with each decision point showing a unique combination of significant predictors influencing decision making.

TL;DR: The methodology, data, and estimates of the macroeconomic impacts stemming from behavioral responses to a simulated terrorist attack on a U.S. airport and on a domestic airliner are presented, finding that the behavioral economic impacts are almost an order of magnitude higher than the ordinary business interruption impacts for the airliner attack and nearly two orders of magnitudeHigher for the airport attack.

TL;DR: Results showed respondents' reactions to the flu epidemic increased as the disaster escalated, and both terrorist and accidental flu releases were perceived as being less risky and were less likely to lead to avoidance behavior compared to the unknown flu release.