Article Out Loud – Service Animal Awareness in Disaster Response 

Dr. Melissa Resnick is presently a research scientist at the University at Buffalo, Jacob School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Informatics. Melissa (with guide-dog “Lido”) earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University at Albany, a master’s (with guide-dog “Ember”) in psychology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master’s (with guide-dog “Ditto”) in library science from Queens College, and a doctorate (with guide-dog “Cora”) from the University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston in biomedical informatics. She spent 4 years of academic fellowship at the National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine. Becoming interested in the intersection of medicine, informatics, and disaster preparedness/emergency management (“DPEM”) during a national pandemic, Dr. Resnick began supplemental studies in Frederick Community College’s degree program in emergency management and is currently pursuing a master’s in DPEM at Arkansas State University, which focuses on healthcare. She recently earned her Associate Emergency Manager (AEM®) professional designation from the International Association of Emergency Managers and is presently pursuing the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) professional designation. Melissa has been fortunate to independently travel to over 15 countries, Alaska, Hawaii, and most major U.S. cities. Dr. Resnick is open to professional collaborations.