Deborah S Adelman, PhD, RN, CNS - NE-BC, SUNY Delhi

Deborah S. Adelman, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CNS, lives in Springfield, IL. She received her PhD in 2002 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from the College of Education, where she specialized in International Human Resource Education. In 1991, she received her Master's of Science from the University of Illinois, University Center, College of Nursing, specializing in Public Health Nursing and is a Community Nurse Specialist.

Dr. Adelman's professional experiences include her present position as associate professor of nursing at SUNY Delhi. She was assistant professor of nursing, Saint John's College, Department of Nursing, Springfield, IL. She was a senior nursing instructor at Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL, for 9 years before that. She has worked as a nurse consultant for physicians, dentists, and public health agencies throughout central Illinois and as an occupational health nurse.

Dr. Adelman’s volunteer work includes the American Red Cross, through which, in October of 2001, she worked as a disaster health nurse at the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. She has responded to disasters since 1982 and has worked single family fires, tornadoes, and floodings, among others. She is the assistant chief of the Springfield Community Emergency Response Team and a member of the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team and the Illinois Nurse Volunteer Emergency Needs Team. She teaches disaster training courses to the public, pharmacists, nurses, and nursing students.

Lester E. Block