Professor Jeffrey Freeman PhD

Director, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences

Dr. Jeffrey D. Freeman serves as the Director and Special Assistant to the President for the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH). As Director, Dr. Freeman leads the National Joint Research and Education Program in Disaster Medicine for all executive departments and directs a nation-wide ecosystem comprised of leading medical and public health research institutions. Established in 2008 under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21), NCDMPH is both a federal organization and component of the Uniformed Services University (USU). The National Center is governed by an interagency Board of Advisors from the Departments of Defense (DoD), State (DoS), Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation (DoT), and Veterans Affairs (VA). The mission of the National Center is to advance the Nation’s medical and public health readiness for disasters.