Lori Ann Post

Lori Ann Post is the Buehler Professor for Aging at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She serves as the inaugural Director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics and holds professorships in Emergency Medicine and Medical Social Sciences. As an injury control scientist, her work bridges policy and actionable research to address critical public health issues.

Education:

• PhD in Demography and Epidemiology from Michigan State University (1999)
• Postgraduate Training: Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine at Drexel (2018)

Dr. Post specializes in injury prevention, epidemiology, and health policy, focusing on the spatial heterogeneity of opioid overdoses, economic drivers of the opioid crisis, and violence prevention. Her research leverages surveillance systems to translate policy into practical solutions for drug overdose deaths, mass shootings, and health disparities.

Scientific Awards:

• Rockefeller Foundation Scholar Residency, Bellagio Italy (2010)

Dr. Post mentors students like Michael Wang, whose research on pharmaceutical financial incentives and opioid overdoses revealed urban-rural disparities. She contributes to national advisory roles, including the Illinois Partnership for Safety (IPS) Data and Surveillance Committee since 2020, and serves on NIH/NIBIB and NIH/NIDA Scientific Advisory Boards.

She leads the Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics and is affiliated with the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health. Her work emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration to address global health challenges.