Expertise

Prof. Allison's research interests include obesity and nutrition, quantitative genetics, clinical trials, statistical and research methodology, and research rigor and integrity.

 


Research: Nutrition and Physiology of Diabetes and Obesity


Research Interests

  • Research rigor, reproducibility, and integrity
  • Clinical trials
  • Causal inference
  • Statistical methods
  • Longevity, lifespan, and aging
  • Obesity, energetics, nutrition
Past Affiliations

Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Head, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Director, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Professor, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Associate Professor, Medical Psychology

Associate Research Scientist, Saint Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center

Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, University of Pennsylvania (past)

Section Head, Statistical Genetics

Professor, Statistical Genetics

Director, Clinical Nutrition Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham (past)

Communities
Epidemiology, Physical Education, Physical Education, Public Health, Public Health
Degrees
PhD, Hofstra University, Clinical, School Psychology, 1990
MA, Hofstra University, Clinical, School Psychology, 1987
BA, Vassar College, Psychology, 1985
Keywords
psychology clinical psychology nutrition or dietetics obesity eating disorders clinical trial psychiatry genetics biostatistics statistics research methodology
Languages
English
Honors

Residents' Invitational Grand Rounds Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry (Washington University in St. Louis), 2006

Spring 2006 York Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (University of Florida), 2006

Recipient Distinguished Faculty Investigator Award, UAB School of Public Health (University of Alabama at Birmingham), 2005

Elected as a Fellow, Society for Design and Process Science, 2004

Andre Mayer Award, International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO), 2002-2002

Lilly Scientific Achievement Award, North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), 2002-2002

Wodecroft Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders, 2000-2000

Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Psychology, Health Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, 1999-1999

Neal Miller Early Career Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine, 1996-1996

Bursary Award (Statistical gene mapping strategies), Ciba Foundation, 1995-1995

Award to Young Investigators (Genetic Aspects of Obesity and Energy Regulation), FASEB, 1995-1995

Theodore Tjossom Postdoctoral Award for Paper (Resting Metabolic Rate Among Persons With Down Syndrome), 1994-1994

Award to Young Investigators (Genetic Aspects of Obesity and Energy Regulation), FASEB, 1993-1993

Merit Citation (The Prevalence and Characterization of Obesity Among Children with Developmental Disabilities Compared to Nondevelopmentally Disabled Controls), Society for Behavioral Medicine, 1992-1992

Nominated for the 21st Annual James McKeen Cattell Award, New York Academy of Sciences, 1990-1991

Nominated for Robinson Award, Hofstra University, 1990-1990

Associations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Diabetes Association
American Psychological Association
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
American Society of Human Genetics
American Statistical Association
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
Behavior Genetics Association
Biometric Society
Classification Society of North America
Human Genome Organization
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Mathematical Association of America
New York Academy of Sciences
North American Association for the Study of Obesity
Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
Society of Behavioral Medicine