Presentations & Publications

Presentations 

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  • New Year's Dinner at the James Beard House, featured chef, New York, NY (December 2013).
  • Interactive Poster, The New Media Consortium, "Social Media and Disaster in New Orleans," Madison, WI (June 2011).
  • Presenter, Louisiana Folklore Society Meeting, “Current Examples of Environmental Stress and Resiliency within Cajun Foodways Systems,” Lafayette, Louisiana (March 2011)
  • Roundtable Discussant, International Leadership Association Global Conference, “Gumbo in the Storm: Food & Crisis in New Orleans,” Boston, Massachusetts (October 2010).
  • Guest Speaker, Tulane University Department of Public Health, “Food Choices in New Orleans Post-Katrina,” New Orleans, Louisiana” (September 2010).
  • Speaker/ Panelist, University of Southern Mississippi; Returning to Katrina: Bringing Hurricane Katrina Research Back to the Community, “Food & Crisis in Post Katrina New Orleans,” Gulf Port, Mississippi (May 2010).​
  • Speaker/ Panel Moderator, Southern Food & Beverage Museum, “Recipes of Resilience: Food & Sustainability in Post-Katrina New Orleans,” New Orleans, Louisiana (May 2010).
  • Speaker, Union University Research Day, “Recipes of Resistance; Culture and Cuisine in Crisis Communities,” Cincinnati, Ohio (January, 2010).
  • Panel Moderator, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, “Sustainable Solutions for the Food Service Industry,” Newport, Rhode Island (October, 2008).
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Have a peak into Claire's work on social media and disaster (click on the image above).

Publications

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  1. "Fierce Care:Notes From the Cutting Room Floor," In Okra, Southern Food and Beverage Museum (August, 2011).
  • “Recipes of Resilience: Food & Ritual in Post-Diluvian New Orleans.” In Global Horizons, University of Southern Mississippi Press, (Summer 2011).
  • Review of The Wireless Spectrum. In Information Society, July 2011.
  • Photo Essay, "Sustainability in the Face of Recurring Threats and Disaster," in Anthropological News, April 2011.
  • “Inventions in Literature: Time Travel.” In Critical Insights - Technology & Humanity: Salem Press 2012 (forthcoming).
  • “Urban Agriculture in the Face of Disaster and Environmental Change.” In The Encyclopedia of Environmental Leadership: Sage Publications (forthcoming).​
  •  “The Use of Social Media in Response to the Gulf of Mexico BP Oil Spill.” In The Encyclopedia of Environmental Leadership: Sage Publications (forthcoming).
  • Humanities Arts Science Technology Advanced Collaboratory Scholars Blog, Duke University, (2010-2011).
  • “Kayaking the Columbia Glacier,” WetDawg.com (2005). 
  • “The Urbanna Oyster Festival,” The Preservation Society, (2005).