Deborah S. Adelman, PhD, RN, NE-BC is a professor of graduate nursing at Purdue University Global and a noted disaster nursing textbook, CE disaster offerings, wrtitten numerous disaster nunrsing articles, and given presentations to various organizations on disaster nursing and response. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy with a human resource education focus from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign College of Education, and received a Master of Science in nursing in nursing administration with a focus on public health nursing from the University of Illinois, Unversity Center. She has a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Illinois, Medical Center, College of Nursing. She is a board-certified nurse executive and has held a variety of positions within nursing in mental health, public health, and nursing administration.