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Dr Harney’s dedication to science and research led her to obtain her M.D. from First Pavlov State Medical University in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. As a Psychiatrist, she worked at Psycho-Neurologic Hospital #6, Saint-Petersburg, Russia where she became interested in Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Emergency Medicine. After moving to the United States she used her professional experience and transferable skills to provide emergency medical services.In 2016. she became an active collaborator with MMAAR (Mars-Moon Astronautics Academy and Research Sciences), completing five analog astronaut missions, serving on the Advisory Board, and on the Remote Medical team in severalm high-fidlety analog missions to Nepal, Himalayas in 2019. Her collaboration with MMAARS over the years has enabled Dr Harney to complete over 10 research projects in the field of space medicine, focusing on teleanesthesia and telesurgery, human factors, and the well-being and mental health of astronauts. During the analog missions, Dr. Harney assisted in implementing the medical triage and search and rescue protocols, as well as overseeeing the training of medical and non-medical crews, and usage of exponential technologies (VR/AR, 3D printing, drones/robotics) including the day-to-day analog astronaut crew operations as countermeasures for the psychological and neuro-behavioral issues in analog astronauts deployed to the austere, isolated, confined environments. Dr. Harney has spoken at over 20 prestigious conferences around the world. She is the founder of S.T.E.A.M. for Humanity Foundation, a non-profit that provides program support in the form of lectures, presentations, and interactive activities in STEAM disciplines.
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