Pediatrics professor honored

Kempe

Allison Kempe, pediatrics professor at the University of Colorado Denver, director of the Children's Outcomes Research Program at The Children's Hospital, and director of the Primary Care Research Fellowship in the School of Medicine, was selected as the 2011 Academic Pediatric Association's (APA) Research Award recipient.

The award recognizes the highest level of research excellence and achievement in the field of general pediatrics.

Kempe's research has led to improved child health policies in health disparities among underserved populations, state Children's Health Insurance Programs funding, and immunization delivery, policies and practices. She is a founding member of the APA Research on Telephone Care special interest group.