Joanna Zeiger, MS, PhD

Joanna Zeiger, MS, PhD, works as a cannabis epidemiologist, one of the few in the United States. She is the Founder & CEO of Canna Research Foundation (CRF), a nonprofit organization whose goal is to understand the role of cannabis patterns of use and benefits/adverse effects in various populations to better understand the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis. She is also Chief Scientific Officer and the epidemiologist and biostatistician Clinika Research, a CRO that focuses on health outcomes, PK studies, and plant-based medicine, including cannabis and psychedelics.

Dr. Zeiger raced as a professional triathlete from 1998-2010. During that time, she placed 4th in the triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and placed 5th in the Hawaii Ironman 5 weeks later and won the 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Championships in world record time. She is a seven-time Olympic trials qualifier in 3 sports – marathon (3), triathlon (3) and swimming (1).

Through her company Race Ready Coaching, Dr. Zeiger works with endurance athletes of all ages and abilities reach their athletic goals with personalized training plans that develop physical fitness and hone mental skills. Her book The Champion Mindset: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Toughness (St. Martin’s Press) was published in February, 2017.

Zeiger’s education took her to Brown University (BA), Northwestern University (MS), and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (PhD).