Lauren P. Wallner PhD, MPH

Dr. Lauren Wallner, Ph.D., MPH is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Michigan and co-Leader of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program at Rogel Cancer Center. She is a faculty member of the Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes Research Team (CanSORT) and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. 

Dr. Wallner is a cancer health services researcher by training. Dr. Wallner received her BS, MPH, and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Michigan and completed her post-doctoral training in cancer health services research at Kaiser Permanente Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Dr. Lauren's research program focuses on improving the quality, delivery, and equity of cancer care. Dr. Wallner's research experience spans the cancer continuum and includes multiple cancer sites. She has conducted a number of studies to understand the determinants, outcomes, and utilization of health services associated with cancer. 

Lauren has expertise in the design, evaluation, and implementation of interventions to improve cancer care. She also has experience conducting analyses of large healthcare databases and population-based survey studies of cancer patients, care partners, and physicians using cancer registries. Her work has been continually funded by the National Institutes for Health, the American Cancer Society, and industry partners. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of cancer care delivery researchers.