Lauren E. Allen

Lauren E. Allen, DrPH, is a Researcher at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy & Management. She specializes in clinical research administration, with expertise in policy implementation, multi-institutional research management, and knowledge dissemination. She holds a DrPH from Johns Hopkins (2021), an MA from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2010), and a BA from Ursinus College (2005).

Her research focuses on optimizing clinical trial infrastructure and managing large-scale studies, particularly through her leadership in the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC). METRC, a multicenter clinical trials network, has conducted over 35 trials across 80+ trauma centers. Allen also co-leads the NIH-funded SKOAP Study, examining non-opioid treatments for knee osteoarthritis pain. Her work integrates trial management approaches with the NIH’s Trial Innovation Network.

• Research Interests: Clinical research administration, data quality assurance, pragmatic trials, injury research, and multi-center study design.
• Awards: 2023 Kappa Delta Award for METRC’s impact on orthopaedic trauma research.

Her publications emphasize trauma surgery outcomes, infection prevention, and comparative effectiveness of fracture treatments. She leads METRC’s Clinical Practice Guidelines and collaborates on translational research to improve trauma care standards.