Dr. Adini, PhD, is the head of the Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Medicine in the Tel Aviv University. She is involved in field and academic activities targeted at preparedness and response to varied risks that may result in mass casualty events and/or disasters. She is a board member of Local Authorities Confronting Disasters and Emergencies (LACDE)'s board and the Israeli National Council for Trauma and Emergency Medicine and a former member of WADEM's board. Dr. Adini researches various aspects of emergency management, including advanced methods of evaluating capacities, perceived risks, resilience, and the utilization of social media in emergencies.