Alison Rebman, MPH earned her graduate degree from Columbia University in Sociomedical Sciences. She is currently an assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology within the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She is also the Co-Director for Clinical and Epidemiological Research at the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center.
Alison has specific research interests in chronic and infectious diseases, and sex and gender-based differences in health, with a focus on underserved populations and/or medically contested conditions. She began working in the Lyme disease field in 2008 when she helped launch the SLICE studies with Dr. John Aucott. She has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters across a variety of disciplines within the field of Lyme disease and Lyme infection-associated illnesses.
Illness invalidation, by medical professionals or others, is a common experience for patients with Lyme disease. This talk will discuss recent scientific articles in Lyme and other illnesses about the patient effects of invalidation. It will also discuss the gendered history of invalidation and how it influences the medical encounter today.
December 23, 2024
MAL meet-ups occur a couple of times a month and are geared towards mothers raising children with Lyme, or mothers with Lyme themselves. It serves as a support group where you will discuss a common theme each meeting, share stories of your own struggle caused by Lyme, as well as hear advice from other mothers going through the same things as you. Join us by registering through the webpage!
November 20, 2024
The goal of this webinar is to teach patients how to effectively advocate for change on the Federal, State, and local levels of government. Our presenters will discuss multiple topics including but not limited to: ways to engage with political representatives through letter writing, proclamation requests, how to participate in the upcoming Center for Lyme Action Fly-In and how to advocate for change hyper-locally, such as planning 5k's, social media fundraisers.
November 14, 2024
The goal of this webinar is to teach patients how to effectively advocate for change on the Federal, State, and local levels of government. Our presenters will discuss multiple topics including but not limited to: ways to engage with political representatives through letter writing, proclamation requests, how to participate in the upcoming Center for Lyme Action Fly-In and how to advocate for change hyper-locally, such as planning 5k's, social media fundraisers.
