Rosemary McDonnell
Dr. Rosemary McDonnell serves as the Senior Disability, Access, and Functional Needs (DAFN) Program Manager at DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, integrating DAFN populations into the emergency planning efforts for the District. She was formerly the Senior Emergency Management Specialist at Northwell Health System’s North Shore University Hospital, and currently serves in a per diem consultancy role in the health system. Before joining Northwell Health, she served as the Assistant Director of Safety & Emergency Planning in the Department of Emergency Management at Hospital for Special Surgery. Prior to that, she served as the Assistant Director of Emergency Training and Operations for Pace University.
Dr. McDonnell earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Homeland Security from St. John’s University, as well as her Master of Professional Studies in Criminal Justice Leadership. She recently graduated from St. John’s University in January 2023 from the inaugural cohort of their Homeland Security Doctorate of Professional Studies program. She is a graduate of the June 2022 cohort of the Center for Homeland Security Defense & Security’s (CHDS) Emergence Program, as well as the May 2023 CHDS Early Career Radiological Emergency Preparedness program.
Dr. McDonnell serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for articles that fall under her subject matter expertise. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at St. John’s University, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Idaho State University, teaching various emergency management and homeland security courses. She also serves as a Panelist on the Disaster Recovery Institute International Foundation’s annual scholarship selection committee.
