Amanda Black (epidemiologist)

Black received a undergraduate degree in biomedical science (2001), Master of Medical Laboratory Science (2002), and Ph.D. in epidemiology and public health (2005) from Queen's University Belfast's faculty of medicine and health sciences.[1][2] Her dissertation was titled Secular trends in the physical health and psychological well-being of students attending Queen's University Belfast.[2] Her dissertation was supervised by Peter McCarron, Liam Murray, and Michael Donnelly of the department of epidemiology and public health.[2] In 2006, Black was selected for a National Cancer Institute (NCI) cancer prevention fellowship.[1] During her fellowship, Black was awarded a Master of Public Health (2008) by the University of Manchester.[1] Black's fellowship was in the NCI early detection research group, where she worked on the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer screening trial (PLCO).[1]

In 2009, Black joined division of cancer epidemiology and genetics (DCEG) as a staff scientist.[1] She is associate director of biological resources.[1] In the NCI office of the director, Black oversees management of the biological specimen resources of the DCEG and supports the planning of new prospective multi-center cohort studies.[1] She is a member of the PLCO leadership team.[1]