PhD, MSPH
Professor, Epidemiology
Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Epidemiology
Area of Interest
I am a Professor of Epidemiology and the Director of Data Strategy and Education with the UNC Lineberger’s Cancer Information and Population Health Resource (CIPHR). I conduct pharmacoepidemiologic and health services research, with applications in cancer, aging, and the environment. The overall objective of my work is to generate robust evidence on the delivery and effectiveness of healthcare interventions that will improve decisions made by policymakers, providers, and patients and their families. My research program draws upon clinical trials, large healthcare databases, publicly available surveys, and environmental data, along with advanced epidemiologic methods to evaluate: (1) the delivery of high-quality care, (2) the effectiveness and safety of treatment, and (3) the role of environmental exposures on treatment access, adherence, and outcomes.
Awards and Honors
- Fellow Designation, International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), 2021
- Young Investigator Award, Finalist, International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), 2019
- American Society of Preventive Oncology, Honorable Mention, Poster Award, New York, NY, 2018
- Gordon H. DeFriese Career Development in Aging Research Award, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015
- Abstract Achievement Award winner, American Society of Hematology, 2013
News and Stories
Researchers receive five-year, $1.2 million ACS grant to develop, test new methods to track cancer screening
A group of UNC Lineberger researchers led by Katie Reeder-Hayes, MD, MSc, MBA, will develop new methods to measure and map cancer screening across North Carolina.
Lund, Henderson awarded NCI grant to study impacts of low-dose CT lung cancer screening outside clinical trials
Jennifer Lund, PhD, MSPH, and Louise Henderson, PhD, will use the $1.76 million grant to study the real-world benefits and harms of lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography.
UNC Lineberger faculty present research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting
UNC Lineberger members will be presenting research findings, providing commentary and leading education sessions at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 58th annual meeting.
Henderson, Rivera awarded $1.5 million lung cancer screening study grant
Louise Henderson, PhD, M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF, and a multi-disciplinary team will study comorbidity and functional status in a population undergoing lung cancer screening.
