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Chiumento, A., Rahman, A., Frith, L., Snider, L., & Tol, W. A. (2017). Ethical standards for mental health and psychosocial support research in emergencies: Review of literature and current debates. Globalization and Health, 13.
While there is agreement that disaster research must adhere to the tenets of informed consent and protection of participants, this resource describes several outstanding issues in conducting disaster research.

Mezinska, S., Kakuk, P., Mijaljica, G., Waligora, M., & O’Mathuna, D. P. (2016). Research in disaster settings: A systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines. BMC Medical Ethics, 17(1).
When conducting disaster research, some of the ethical guidelines, such as protecting participants, are used and applied inconsistently. Therefore, it is important to clarify meaning and encourage cohesive standards.

SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: Challenges and Considerations in Disaster Research (2016).
Researching disasters is a means by which to improve preparation, response, and recovery practices and procedures. This resource explores the delicate balance between recognizing the needs of survivors with gathering data to enhance disaster response.

Social Media Research & Ethics. (2017, January 1). SAGE Publications, Ltd.
Social media provides a rich source of easily accessed data, but these publicly available postings have created new questions about its ethical use.

Tansey, C. M., Anderson, J., Boulanger, R. F., Eckenwiler, L., Pringle, J., Schwartz, L., & Hunt, M. (2017). Familiar ethical issues amplified: How members of research ethics committees describe ethical distinctions between disaster and non-disaster research. BMC Medical Ethics, 18(1), 44.
While all research must protect participants, there are important differences in the ethical considerations between disaster research and conventional research