Jennifer Horney, PhD is Professor and Founding Director of the Epidemiology Program at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on measuring the health impacts of disasters. She is currently a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Center for Preparedness and Response & a member of the Publications Board of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Horney was part of the public health response to Hurricanes Isabel, Charley, Katrina, Wilma, Irene, and Harvey where she conducted rapid assessments of disaster impacts on individual and community health.