Katherine Lord

Katherine Lord is a Senior Research Assistant at John Hopkins University coordinating a study team for a project to build chronic disease and simulation centre research capacity in Sfax, Tunisia. She has led the design of a COPD registry study to monitor 3-year morbidity and mortality outcomes in 400 respiratory disease patients, including writing protocols, preparing IRB ethics documents, hiring and training technicians, and providing preliminary analyses. She also prepared a US$1M research and project management budget. She continues to provide research and analytical support to NCD projects in Peru, Nepal, and Uganda.