Allison King, MD, MPH, PhD

Allison King, MD, MPH, PhD

Associate Director, Center for Dissemination & Implementation

Additional titles: Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery (Prevention and Control), and Education

Also the co-director for hemotology at Christian Hospital, Dr. King focuses on factors that impact a child’s opportunity to learn. From a biological standpoint, her lab studies how chronic diseases such as sickle cell disease or brain tumors alter cognition. In addition, she is interested in the environment’s influence on children’s development and participation. The goal of this work is to determine targets for intervention that will have the greatest impact on development and education.