Elisabeth Dubois is a 3rd-year Information Science Ph.D. student in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity. She completed a B.S. in Digital Forensics and an MBA from the University at Albany, in 2018 and 2020 respectively. While at the University, she served in several leadership positions, has taught undergraduate classes, and has conducted interdisciplinary research. Currently, Elisabeth is a Research Assistant with Project HEROIC and serves as a Senior Researcher on two separate projects – one on addressing CSIRT capabilities in low-income countries and the other on the differential effects caused by technology and social divides during COVID-19. Her research interests and education are in the areas of emergency management and crisis communication, combining the fields of communication, business, public administration, IT and cyber, education, and international policy. Within these areas, she is most interested in the disparities among and within socially vulnerable populations in the US and low-income countries, especially during COVID-19. Elisabeth’s passion for this area of research stems from her volunteer work and serving as the Director of Marketing and Strategic Initiatives at The Global Child, a school and safe-house for former street-working children in Cambodia. In this role, she has engaged with and taught former street children, learning the realities of living in a post-war era and has been driven to investigate ways to address the inequities across sectors, both academically and practically. Using her educational background and passion for community endeavors, she does freelance consulting with small businesses and serves as the Vice President for the New Baltimore Conservancy – a local conservation NGO protecting and promoting the environment and land in and around New Baltimore, New York.