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Professor of Epidemiology and Core Faculty of Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware

Jennifer Horney is Professor and Founding Director of the Program in Epidemiology and Core Faculty at the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. Dr. Horney’s research focuses on measuring the health impacts of disasters. She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Dr. Horney has led interdisciplinary research projects funded by the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Academies of Sciences, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local agencies.

Dr. Horney was a member of a team of public health practitioners who responded to Hurricanes Isabel, Charley, Katrina, Wilma, Irene, and Harvey where she conducted rapid assessments of disaster impacts on health. She has provided technical assistance to public health agencies globally around disasters, emerging disease outbreaks, and pandemic planning and response. She is the author of 3 books and more than 250 peer-reviewed articles.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Professor, University of Delaware
  • 2018–present
    Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center