Betty Pfefferbaum, M.D., J.D., is a George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine. Trained at the University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Pfefferbaum is a board-certified general and child psychiatrist who also completed legal training and is a member of the Oklahoma Bar. Working in disaster mental health since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Dr. Pfefferbaum has assisted with numerous major disasters providing clinical services, public mental health programming, education, and training; conducting research; and developing and testing public mental health interventions. Her research has addressed the reactions and needs of disaster survivors, the effects of disaster media coverage, disaster mental health services and service systems, the evidence base for child disaster mental health intervention, and the assessment and enhancement of community resilience in the context of disasters.