Michelle D. Balut, MPH is a Research Project Manager for VA’s Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) where she works on projects aimed at improving the disaster preparedness and resiliency of the VA healthcare system and community-based organizations serving homeless Veterans. She previously served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a health empowerment volunteer in Fiji. Ms. Balut received her MPH from the University of South Florida focusing in Global Health Practice and Medical Anthropology.