Not All Wounds Are Visible: Recovery in Joplin, MO

10/26/2016Not All Wounds Are Visible: Recovery in Joplin, MOLauren Dods, Administrative Associate and Current Graduate Student at UMUC A weathered two-story house with visible structural damage stands in a neighborhood recovering from a disaster. Damaged buildings and debris can be seen in the surrounding area.

A weathered two-story house with visible structural damage stands in a neighborhood recovering from a disaster. Damaged buildings and debris can be seen in the surrounding area.

“Five years ago, the town of Joplin, Missouri was forever changed by a nearly mile-wide EF5 tornado. The tornado killed 158 people, injured 1,100+ and caused damages totaling $...