An educational objective of REDMH is to develop instructional materials for a graduate and/or professional seminar in disaster mental health research.

Research Methods for Studying Mental Health after Disasters and Terrorism:
Community and Public Health Approaches authored by Fran Norris, Sandro Galea, Matthew Friedman, Patricia Watson (Eds.) was published in 2007. This is a valuable resource textbook that emphasizes the practical and logistical challenges of conducting disaster research as well as methodological and scientific issues.

For more information about the book, see the Research Methods Book Overview. The Table of Contents has links to full-length lecture presentations (PDF) to accompany the book.

A DVD is also available for use alone or in combination with the book. The DVD has information on how to conduct a seminar in disaster mental health /public health research. It features interviews with:

• Sandro Galea
• Krys Kaniasty
• Sandy McFarlane

and others.