Dr. Allen earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences in 1998. Dr. Allen then completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Allen performed laboratory-based research examining induction of bacterial resistance by a variety of antimicrobials. Before joining UNE in 2010, Dr. Allen was a member of the faculty at the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy in Portland, OR, where he continued his in vitro research and participated in didactic and experiential education of Doctor of Pharmacy students.