Munim H. Deen is pursuing a PhD in epidemiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). He is a graduate research assistant at the Oklahoma Public Health Training Center, where he develops web-based public health training courses in conjunction with the Region 6 Public Health Training Center. He also works extensively with Native American tribal health partners and the Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center on projects related to American Indian and Alaska Native health topics, in collaboration with OUHSC faculty members Drs. Amanda Janitz and Janis Campbell. His personal research interest is emergency preparedness and improving healthcare processes, particularly healthcare Advance Directives in Oklahoma. He has presented his work at international, state, and local meetings. His prior research includes experience in immunogenetics, focusing on T-cell signaling; and bacteriology, focusing on antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Published as both a researcher and photographer, he hopes to work in public health administration and academia making use of the excellent learning and collaborative opportunities he has experienced as part of the Region 6 Public Health Training Center. He holds a BS (magna cum laude) in microbiology and an MPH in epidemiology, both from the University of Oklahoma. A former newspaper columnist and writing tutor, he hopes to one day be made into a character on The Simpsons. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, movies, playing music, and running sound for concerts.