Lorna ThorpeLorna Thorpe is Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Epidemiology Division at the NYU School of Medicine in the Department of Population Health. Her current research focuses on improving modern forms of public health surveillance, as well asthe intersection between epidemiology and policy, mostly with respect to chronic disease prevention and management. Dr. Thorpe is on the Board of Directors for the American College of Epidemiology (ACE), has served on Institute of Medicine committees and as an advisor to the CDC on population health surveillance issues. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Thorpe spent 8 years at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, serving as Deputy Commissioner of Epidemiology for much of that time. Dr. Thorpe began her applied research career as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer in international tuberculosis (TB) control. Dr. Thorpe completed her Ph.D. in epidemiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, M.P.H. at University of Michigan, and B.A. at Johns Hopkins University. She has lived and worked in Asia (China, Indonesia) and published widely on both chronic and infectious disease topics. Read More Read Less