David Bradley Allison | |
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 David B. Allison speaking at an awards presentation | |
| Born | 1963 |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, Hofstra University |
| Awards | Lilly Scientific Achievement Award from the Obesity Society (2002), Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring,[1] Mark Bieber Award from the American College of Nutrition in 2016.[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biostatistics |
| Institutions | Indiana University-Bloomington |
| Thesis | Toward an empirically derived typology of obese persons (1990) |
David Bradley Allison (born 1963) is an American obesity researcher, biostatistician, and psychologist. He is the dean of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington[3] and, in 2007, was one of the top 10 scientists in the world awarded the most NIH grants.[4] Allison was previously Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor, and Director of the NIH-funded Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
- ^ a b Stern, Judith (2009). Obesity: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. pp. 148. ISBN 9781598841954.
- ^ "Mark Bieber Award". americancollegeofnutrition.org. 2013-05-15.
- ^ "IU School of Public Health-Bloomington names new dean". News at IU. June 16, 2017.
- ^ "222 NIH grants: 22 researchers" (PDF).