Mary Katherine Lockwood, PhD, has been an emergency responder in Amherst, NH for 35 years. She is licensed as an AEMT as well as a CPR instructor and Instructor/Coordinator. She holds degrees in biology, physiology, and public health and is emeritus faculty at the University of New Hampshire in Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences. She has been involved in EMS education for 25 years.