Deborah Lawlor | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Life course epidemiology, Reproductive health, Perinatal health, Cardio-metabolic health |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Epidemiology |
Institutions | University of Bristol |
Thesis | The epidemiology of coronary heart disease in women: the role of insulin resistance (2003) |
Deborah A. Lawlor CBE FFPH FMedSci is a British epidemiologist and professor at the University of Bristol, where she is the deputy director of the Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit. She is also a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Her main areas of research are perinatal, reproductive and cardio-metabolic health. Lawlor was awarded a CBE in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to social and community medicine research.