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ArticleDisaster medicine and public health preparedness2025

Journaling During a Disaster: Challenges and Opportunities for Data Collection.

Daniel Jenks, Nicole Angotti, Sangeetha Madhavan, Abigail Henry, Kailey Herrera, Cristian Mendoza Gomez

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Daniel Jenkshttps://ror.org/00b30xv10University of Pennsylvania, Department of Sociology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0761-4924
Nicole Angottihttps://ror.org/052w4zt36American University, Department of Sociology, Washington DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9206-5914
Sangeetha Madhavanhttps://ror.org/047s2c258University of Maryland, Department of African American and Africana Studies, Department of Sociology, College Park, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6216-3612
Abigail Henryhttps://ror.org/052w4zt36American University, Department of Sociology, Washington DC, USA.
Kailey Herrerahttps://ror.org/047s2c258University of Maryland, Department of Education, College Park, MD, USA.
Cristian Mendoza Gomezhttps://ror.org/00y4zzh67George Washington University Miliken School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Washington DC, USA.

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Sci-Tech Core-Maryland Population Research CenterP2CHD041041 · NICHD · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI Susan W Parker · 2018 to 2026
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Abstract

objectivesThis paper describes challenges and opportunities for data collection during a disaster, focusing on how young adults in the United States navigated the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic--a disaster which introduced significant uncertainty and precarity both for individuals and the research process.

methodsThis paper draws on lessons from a small exploratory study which used journaling techniques as a data collection tool.

resultsJournaling addressed 3 key challenges to collecting data during a public health crisis: 1) accessing respondents when preparation time and resources are limited; 2) ensuring protection for both participants and researchers in a context when human interaction is severely constrained; and 3) needing both rapid response and flexibility in research design and data collection.

conclusionsJournaling techniques are a feasible, efficient and effective tool that can be adapted and utilized in various disaster contexts, including other pandemics and extreme climate events.

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Data CollectionDisastersAdultCOVID-19HumansPandemicsUnited StatesCOVID-19data collectionJournalingpandemicsyoung adults

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