Ms. Nuzzo is Senior Analyst at the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. A public health professional by training, Ms. Nuzzo’s research focuses on disease mitigation strategies for pandemic influenza as well as issues related to water security, international preparedness, mass critical care and hospital preparedness. Ms. Nuzzo is an associate editor of the peer-reviewed journal, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, and Co-managing Editor of the Biosecurity Briefing, a weekly internet-based news, science, and policy update. Ms. Nuzzo has published in the scientific literature on waterborne pathogens and has co-authored several manuals on environmental policy and planning. In addition to her work at the Center for Biosecurity, Ms. Nuzzo serves as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Drinking Water Advisory Council. She is also a project advisor for the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, a primary funding organization for drinking water research in the United States. Ms. Nuzzo joined the Center for Biosecurity at its founding in 2003. Prior to that, she served as a research analyst with the Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 2002 and 2003, Ms. Nuzzo served as a public health epidemiologist for the City of New York, where she was involved with disease and syndromic surveillance efforts related to the City’s Waterborne Disease Risk Assessment Program. Central to her duties in New York was the management of the city’s drug sale monitoring program for surveillance of diarrheal illness. Prior to her work with New York City, she worked for the City of Cambridge, MA, on a local climate change initiative. Ms. Nuzzo received a BS from Rutgers University and a Master of Science (SM) degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. | 
