35th Annual Health Science MLK Lecture
January 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The 35th Annual Health Science MLK Lecture is being hosted by the School of Medicine / Michigan Medicine. This year’s focus is the exploration of interdisciplinary approaches to achieve health equity. Dr. David R. Williams, Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology at Harvard University will serve as our keynote speaker.
He is the author of more than 500 scholarly papers in scientific journals and edited collections. The Everyday Discrimination scale that he developed is currently the most widely used measure to assess perceived discrimination in health studies. His research has appeared in leading journals in sociology, psychology, medicine, public health and epidemiology.
Following the keynote address, Dr. Williams will join an interdisciplinary panel of health science leaders to discuss current issues and approaches to achieve health equity for all.