EAST LANSING, Mich. — Theresa Bernardo, who studies the role of technology and social media in responding to natural disasters and public health emergencies, is available to discuss the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Bernardo, an associate professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and founder of One Health Knowledge Initiatives, spent 12 years at Michigan State University before taking a leave of absence in 2009 to join the World Health Organization, where she was thrust into two public health emergencies: a worldwide flu epidemic (H1N1) and a devastating earthquake in Haiti.
She can be reached at (517) 353-5551 or bernar21@msu.edu. A video describing her work can be found at http://news.msu.edu/staff-faculty/story/8770/.
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