Judy Kruger

Judy Kruger is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. She specializes in public health emergency management, disaster response, and resilience strategies. Her work integrates public health, medical, and public safety sectors to address global and domestic crises. She has extensive experience in coordinating responses to outbreaks like Anthrax, Ebola, Zika, and natural disasters.

• Education: PhD and MS from University of Illinois at Chicago; BSc from University of Waterloo; Postdoctoral training at CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS).

Research interests focus on cross-sector collaboration, emergency preparedness, and leveraging technology to enhance community resilience. She teaches PUBH 512 - Lead.Chg.Complex Disaster Env., emphasizing leadership in disaster environments. Affiliations include the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Security Defense and Security, the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals, and the Disaster Recovery Institute International.

No scientific awards listed. She has no listed advisees but actively engages in community recovery initiatives post-disasters and promotes adaptive strategies for hybrid threats and supply chain resilience.