

US Department of State-World Learning Grant
An Approach from Zero Order Responder and Saturday Research Academy in Disaster Risk Management
Introduction
The US Department of State-World Learning funded a study of the Lessons from the 2017 Hurricane Season in Dominica and Puerto Rico. Dr. Juan F. Arratia was the lead researcher of this study in partnership with Dr. Fernando Briones and Dr. Ryan Vachon from University of Colorado, Boulder. Also in the Spring 2019 a second grant from the US Department-Word Learning was awarded to Dr. Juan F. Arratia to implement a Saturday Research Academy in Disaster Risk Management in partnership with Professor Ashly Morales from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Santo Domingo (PUCMM).
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Objectives
The objective for An Approach from Zero Order Responder was to visit Puerto Rico and Dominica and collect data from Zero Order Responders and produce a Video of their experiences. The objective for Saturday Research Academy in Disaster Risk Management was to implement a 16-weeks, after school STEM research program at the campus facilities of PUCMM.