Generation Disaster

Karla Vermeulen, Ph.D., is the Deputy Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health and an Associate Professor of Psychology at SUNY New Paltz, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in disaster mental health, grief counseling, and developmental psychology. In addition to teaching and research, she has coordinated the development and production of training curricula on disaster mental health for the New York State Department of Health and Office of Mental Health, the American Red Cross, the United Nations, and other organizations.

• Chapter 1. Introduction Section 1: Generation Disaster in Their Youth: Formative ExperiencesChapter 2. Meet Generation Disaster Chapter 3. Parenting Post-9/11 Chapter 4. Lockdown Drills in Kindergarten: The Threat (Perceived and Actual) of School Shootings Section 2: Generation Disaster in Emerging Adulthood: The Current Impact of Cumulative Early StressorsChapter 5. Unsafe at Any Time Chapter 6. Mistrusting Authorities in an Unstable World Chapter 7. Climate Change and Expectations for the Future of the Planet Chapter 8. Questioning College: Necessary, Expensive, and No Guarantee of Success Section 3: Generation Disaster Moving Forward: How Will They Shape Our Future Society?Chapter 9. Economic Expectations Chapter 10. Family Expectations Chapter 11. Conclusion

Vermeulen's meaningful observations offer a unique, real-world study of the development of the generation born just after the turn of the century.