Bennett Allen

Bennett Allen, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health

Summary

Bennett Allen is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he is affiliated with the Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy. His research evaluates programs and policies in substance use, mental health, and violence prevention using epidemiological and machine learning methods. Additional work in empirical and normative bioethics explores the conceptual foundations and practical consequences of public health policy. Current projects of note include a longitudinal evaluation of the New York City overdose prevention centers, evaluation of shelter-based overdose prevention for people experiencing homelessness in New York City, and evaluation of alternative first response and community violence interventions in the United States. As Principal Investigator, his research has been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, City of New York, Commonwealth Fund, and Greenwall Foundation. Dr. Allen received a PhD in Epidemiology from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and MPA in Public Policy from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. Prior to joining NYU, he worked in substance use and mental health policy for the New York City government.

Phone

646-501-3708

Academic office

180 Madison Avenue

5th Floor, Office 5-54

New York, NY 10016

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Skinner, Alexandra; Neill, Daniel B; Allen, Bennett; Krieger, Maxwell; Gray, Jesse Yedinak; Pratty, Claire; Macmadu, Alexandria; Goedel, William C; Samuels, Elizabeth A; Ahern, Jennifer; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L

Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP. 2025 Jul 18;

Magdalena, Cerdá; Bennett, L Allen; Alexandra, B Collins; Czarina, N Behrends; Michele, Santacatterina; Victoria, Jent; Brandon, D L Marshall

Harm reduction journal. 2025 May 13; 22(Suppl 1):76

Krieger, Maxwell; Yedinak, Jesse; Duong, Ellen; Macmadu, Alexandria; Skinner, Alexandra; Allen, Bennett; Pratty, Claire; Ahern, Jennifer; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L

Health promotion practice. 2025 May 05; 15248399251335620

Allen, Bennett; Moore, Brandi; Jent, Victoria A; Goedel, William C; Israel, Khadija; Collins, Alexandra B; Marshall, Brandon D L; Cerdá, Magdalena

Social science & medicine. 2025 May 03; 378:118156

Allen, Bennett; Krawczyk, Noa; Basaraba, Cale; Jent, Victoria A; Yedinak, Jesse L; Goedel, William C; Krieger, Maxwell; Pratty, Claire; Macmadu, Alexandria; Samuels, Elizabeth A; Marshall, Brandon D L; Neill, Daniel B; Cerdá, Magdalena

American journal of epidemiology. 2025 May 01;

Chernick, Rachel; Sy, Amanda; Dauber, Sarah; Vuolo, Lindsey; Allen, Bennett; Muench, Fred

Journal of medical Internet research. 2025 Apr 14; 27:e55621

Halifax, John C; Allen, Bennett; Pratty, Claire; Jent, Victoria; Skinner, Alexandra; Cerdá, Magdalena; Marshall, Brandon D L; Neill, Daniel B; Ahern, Jennifer

Preventive medicine (1972). 2025 Mar 29; 194:108276

Gray, Jesse Yedinak; Krieger, Maxwell; Skinner, Alexandra; Parker, Samantha; Basta, Melissa; Reichley, Nya; Schultz, Cathy; Pratty, Claire; Duong, Ellen; Allen, Bennett; Cerdá, Magdalena; Macmadu, Alexandria; Marshall, Brandon D L

BMC public health. 2025 Mar 07; 25(1):915