Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jennifer Lund is an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the director of Data Strategy and Education for the Cancer Information and Population Health Resource within the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. She conducts epidemiologic and health services research with applications to older adults and individuals diagnosed with cancer. Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Cancer Society, her research program aims to generate robust evidence on the use and effectiveness of medical interventions that will inform decisions made by patients, their caregivers, healthcare providers, and policymakers. Together with multidisciplinary collaborators and a team of PhD and postdoctoral trainees, Jennifer leverages clinical trials, disease registries, administrative databases, electronic health records, data linkages, and advanced epidemiologic methods to conduct research investigating: 1) the delivery of high-quality care and 2) the effectiveness and safety of alternative treatment options, resulting in more than 170 peer-reviewed publications. Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), and she is an associate editor for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety as well as editorial board member for Epidemiology and the Journal of Geriatric Oncology.

Jennifer Lund teaches "Pharmacoepidemiology and comparative effectiveness research" together with Til Stürmer on Monday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 11.