Alana Knudson, PhD, serves as a Senior Fellow in the Public Health Research Department at NORC at the University of Chicago and is the Director of NORC’s Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. She has over 30 years of experience leading health research studies, evaluating program effectiveness, and translating findings into practice. Alana’s passion is to make a meaningful difference in the health and well-being of rural residents and other underserved populations.