2024 William B. Kannel, MD Memorial Lectureship in Preventive Cardiology Lecturer - Norrina Bai Allen, PhD, MPH, FAHA

Norrina Allen, PhD is the Quentin D. Young Professor of Health Policy and a Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Allen is the Director of the IPHAM Center for Epidemiology and Population Health and Co-Director of the Data Science Hub of the Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci). She is a leader in many of the cardiovascular prospective cohorts including MESA and CARDIA as well as consortia utilizing electronic medical records data. Her research takes a life course approach to understanding the development of cardiovascular disease, particularly in examining blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. A guiding principal of all her work is the importance of prevention to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.