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Denise Riedel Lewis is an epidemiologist in the Data Analysis and Interpretation Branch (DAIB) within the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Lewis received her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from The George Washington University, her M.P.H. degree in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Yale University, and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chronic Disease Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University.

At NCI, Dr. Lewis's duties include co-chairing a committee that evaluates proposals for SEER Rapid Response Special Studies, overseeing grant and contract management, organizing the Epidemiology Interest Group within SRP, and assisting with the production of the annual Cancer Statistics Review report. Dr. Lewis is a member of the American Public Health Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research, and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology.

Dr. Lewis's research interests include examining cancer rate differences by histologic type, mapping cancer rates, and examining trends of AYA cancers. She recently provided scientific guidance along with others in SRP on the development of a program announcement titled "Spatial Uncertainty: Data, Modeling, and Communication." Dr. Lewis is a member of the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Workgroup, and serves as an advisor to the Environmental Public Health Tracking Workgroup.