Norma Kanarek, PhD, MPH

Twenty-five years of public health experience in academia, a state department of health, not-for-profit companies, and a medical care setting. Extensive experience in preparing data for use by various audiences. Demonstrated ability to combine knowledge of disease etiology, health services and statistics. Track record of managing technical and multidisciplinary staff and projects; linking population based data to program use; teaching graduate students the applications of epidemiology to public health.

At the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, directs the Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund grants to Johns Hopkins. Established an application and peer review process for selecting awardees; organized seminar and Longrifles sessions for cancer investigators throughout the medical institutions; summarized programmatic activity for internal use and the funder; and assures coordination with the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on a number of practice projects. Contributed to courses as faculty and designed a one-day surveillance course for Summer Session (Health Policy and Management).