Katie Willet, MD (she/her) is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine and serves as one of the residency assistant program directors. She helps shape disaster preparedness and biopreparedness training for residents, multidisciplinary learners, and external partners. Her professional interests include austere/wilderness medicine, disaster medicine, and health security.

Dr. Willet is the program director and co-creator of the Health Security Fellowship through the Global Center for Health Security, where she contributes to preparedness planning, training program development, and emergency response efforts. She is actively engaged in research and instructional initiatives within the Center and frequently teaches on disaster preparedness at the regional level. In addition, she serves as assistant medical director for the National Quarantine Unit and is recognized as a Health Security Scholar with the Global Center for Health Security.