David R. Williams, PhD, MPH—Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman professor of public health at Harvard University—will present a seminar titled “Disparities in Health: Troubling Patterns, Promising Interventions” on Monday, August 26, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the Alumni Hall Amphitheater.
Dr. Williams has authored more than 250 papers in journals of sociology, psychology, medicine, public health, and epidemiology, while his work has been funded or sponsored by organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, the World Health Organization, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Dr. Williams has shared his expertise on television networks including ABC, CNN, PBS, C-SPAN, and the Discovery Channel.
His presentation is sponsored by the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine and the department of basic sciences at LLU School of Medicine.
“Dr. Williams is recognized worldwide as a scholar on health disparities and social influences on health,” says Marino De Leon, PhD, director of the Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine at LLU. “All who come to Dr. Williams’ presentation will leave with a better understanding of the need to address health disparities in order to have healthier communities in our country and globally.”