Program Affiliations
Susan Allan has been the Director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice since July 2008. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, she worked in state and local public health for more than 23 years, including 3 years as Public Health Director and State Health Officer for Oregon, and 18 years as the Health Director for Arlington County, Virginia. In Arlington, for two years she also was responsible for programs for behavioral health and substance abuse programs. She is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
She served on the Institute of Medicine committees that produced the reports "Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? Educating Public Health Professionals for the 21st Century," (2002) and "Training Physicians for Public Health Careers" (2007). She is currently a member of the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice of the Institute of Medicine, and is Vice President of the Council on Education for Public Health.
Research Interests:
Public health practice; emergency preparedness
Contact Information
address:
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
1107 NE 45th St, Ste 400
Seattle, WA 98195-4809
campus box: 354809
voice: 206-685-1130
Education
MD Harvard Medical School, 1981 (Medicine)
JD Harvard University, 1977 (Law)
BA Seattle University, 1972 (Mathematics)
Teaching (Department of Health Services Courses)
- HUBIO 555
Medicine, Health and Society
External Funding (sampling of recent awards from UW SAGE data)
PI: Allan Dates: 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013
PI: Allan Dates: 4/1/2012 - 10/31/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 1/15/2012 - 12/14/2013
PI: Allan Dates: 10/1/2011 - 1/31/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
PI: Oberle Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
PI: Fenske Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
PI: Meischke Dates: 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 9/1/2011 - 8/31/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 6/10/2011 - 7/31/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 4/1/2011 - 9/30/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 1/1/2011 - 10/30/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 11/5/2010 - 6/30/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 11/1/2010 - 11/19/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
PI: Fenske Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
PI: Oberle Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
PI: Meischke Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 9/30/2010 - 9/29/2015
PI: Allan Dates: 9/1/2010 - 8/31/2015
PI: Allan Dates: 7/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011
PI: Allan Dates: 5/1/2010 - 4/30/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 2/1/2010 - 3/30/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 1/1/2010 - 6/30/2010
PI: Oberle Dates: 9/30/2009 - 9/29/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 9/30/2009 - 9/29/2010
PI: Oberle Dates: 9/30/2009 - 9/29/2010
PI: Meischke Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012
PI: Fenske Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 9/1/2009 - 8/31/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 8/10/2009 - 8/9/2010
PI: Allan Dates: 4/1/2009 - 3/31/2012
PI: Allan Dates: 10/1/2008 - 8/8/2009
PI: Oberle Dates: 9/1/2008 - 8/31/2009
PI: Thompson Dates: 8/9/2008 - 8/8/2009



