Peg Allen

Peg Allen is a Research Assistant Professor at the Brown School and Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work focuses on supporting state and local health departments in evidence-based chronic disease prevention through management practices, workforce development, and multisector collaboration.

Her research interests include:

• Evidence-based Public Health
• Chronic Disease Prevention
• Public Health Workforce Development
• Implementation Science
• Rural Health Promotion
• Multisector Collaboration

Allen’s recent publications highlight network analysis for rural cancer prevention, mental health policy implementation metrics, and coordinated approaches to chronic disease prevention. She interacts with masters and doctoral students while collaborating with governmental health departments on leadership support, organizational culture, and program evaluation.