Source: Adam Wagner, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 6/21/19


Ashley Batts Allen saw Lumberton and other parts of Robeson County endure a prolonged recovery following 2016’s Hurricane Matthew. Then, two years later, Hurricane Florence brought flooding to many of the same areas. Allen, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, is working with researchers from East Carolina University and the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, to study what factors influence a person’s mental health and recovery following a disaster.

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