Lucile L. Adams-Campbell (born December 30, 1953) is the first African-American woman to receive a PhD in epidemiology in the United States.

[2] She remained at Drexel University for her graduate studies, completing a master's program in Biomedical Science.

[6][2] In the same year, Adams Campbell and Dr. Lynn Rosenberg from Boston University Medical School worked together to launch the first big study of heath in Black American women.

[8] She is also the associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research, Senior Associate Dean for Community Outreach and Engagement, and is the Program Director of the Master's in Epidemiology Program, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University in addition to being a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

Adams-Campbell is married to Thomas Campbell, who she attended high school with in Washington, D.C., but did not properly meet until her undergraduate degree at Drexel University.