U-SEEE has created an Advisory Board and Scientific Review Committee (SRC) consisting of representatives from local, state, and tribal organizations, health care facilities, and academia. Both groups also include individuals who are experienced with the development and use of simulations and exercises, the research process, educational design, and the public health system.  Six members of the Advisory Board also serve on the SRC.

Roles: The Advisory Board provides input and guidance to both the overall project through the Core and to each individual research project.  The SRC advises the Core on the U-SEEE Pilot Research Program and makes final determinations regarding funding of applicants.

U-SEEE Scientific Review Committee and Advisory Board Members

Christopher Atchison, MPA
(Advisory Board)
Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, University of Iowa Department of Health Management and Policy
Director, University of Iowa Hygienic Lab
Director, Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness.
Areas of Expertise: Public health practice, state health policy, public health emergency preparedness.

Rocco Forte
(Advisory Board)
Assistant City Coordinator and Director of Emergency Preparedness, City of Minneapolis, MN.
Areas of Expertise:Fire and emergency management and regulatory services.

John Hick, MD
(Advisory Board)
Associate Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services, Hennepin County Medical Center
Medical Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Minnesota Department of Health
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine,
University of Minnesota Medical School.
Areas of Expertise:Emergency medicine, surge capacity and allocation of scarce medical resources, development of hospital contingency stations and adjusted standards of care in disasters.

Kathie Krichbaum,  PhD, RN, ANEF
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Associate Professor and
Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Leadership, nursing research and theory, and aging, including quality of nursing education, quality of long-term healthcare delivered to elders, and work environment of nurses.

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy; Director, Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance; Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Adjunct Professor, Medical School, University of Minnesota and member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.
Areas of Expertise: Infectious disease epidemiology, including emerging infections and outbreak investigation, bioterrorism and public health preparedness.

Nora Paul, MLS
(Advisory Board)
Director, New Media Studies, School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Areas of Expertise:Computer games design for use in education and news applications, library and information science.

Kurtis Scaletta, MA
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Senior Educational Technology Consultant, Office of Information Technology, Digital Media Center, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Learning technologies, learning assessment, learning objects, and communication tools, including blogs, wikis, and digital games.

Janet Shanedling, PhD
(Advisory Board)
Director of Educational Development, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Technology-enhanced learning design and applications for health professions, interactive tools for enhancing performance.

Rob Sweet, MD
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine,
Chair, SimPortal, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Simulation expert and urologic surgeon, procedural training needs of medical professionals through leadership in the use and development of simulation resources.

Michael H. Trujillo, MD, MS, MPH
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. 
Areas of Expertise: Advancement of health of minority populations, health disparities, leadership and policy development; policy issues, cancer research and awareness, and connection with American Indian and Alaskan native communities; clinical trials.  Served as the first full-blooded American Indian Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS).  USPHS Asst Surgeon General/RADM-08(Ret).

Billie Wahlstrom, PhD
(SRC and Advisory Board)
Vice Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs,
Provost and Director of the Technology Enhanced Learning Council,
Professor, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Mass media, communications and women¿s studies; technology enhanced learning, simulation design, application and communication strategies.

TBD MN Dept of Health Office of Emergency Preparedness representative
(Advisory Board)
Office of Emergency Preparedness, MN Department of Health.
Areas of Expertise:State-level Public Health preparedness systems, etc.

TBD Local Public Health/Advanced Practice Center representative(s)
(Advisory Board)
Local Public Health/Advanced Practice Center
Areas of Expertise: Local-level Public Health preparedness systems, environmental health, etc.