Dr. Bennett Gayle is an Associate Professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research interests include emergency management, socially vulnerable populations during disasters, emergency communications, disaster policy, and mobile wireless communications. She has secured research funding from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security and others. Her work is published in various journals related to emergency management, disaster science, disability, wireless technology, and future studies. She is also a co-author on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory filings, many of which were cited in rulemakings. Dr. Bennett Gayle received her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in Fire and Emergency Management. In addition to her expertise in emergency management, she has a unique academic background, receiving both her M.S. in Public Policy and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.