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Lectures

Join our distinguished faculty for engaging online lectures that explore cutting-edge epidemiological research, emerging methodologies, and critical public health insights.

Upcoming Lectures

These upcoming sessions provide timely insights into current research trends and methodological innovations in the field.

David Schottenfeld Lecture

 Joseph L. Graves, PhD
Joseph L. Graves, PhD
MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology
Director, Genomic Research and Data Science Center for Computation and Cloud-Computing, GRADS-4C, NIH
Associate Director, Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) NSF Gen-4 ERC
Department of Biology
North Carolina A&T State University
Wed 23 Jul 2025
12:15PM
Zoom
Topic: Three Score & Ten: Why Medicine Gets Race Wrong, the Harm It Causes, and How to Fix It

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Philip S. Brachman Memorial Lecture

Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Public Health Data Science and Data Equity
Anna MR Lauder Professor of Biostatistics
Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Disease)
Professor of Statistics and Data Science (Secondary)
Yale School of Public Health
Wed 16 Jul 2025
12:15PM
Zoom
Topic: Unveiling Bias: A Statistician's Quest for Data Equity in Health Research

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Summer Session in Epidemiology 60th anniversary special Lecture

Arnold S. Monto, MD
Arnold S. Monto, MD
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
Professor Emeritus, Global Public Health
Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health
Co-Director, Michigan Center for Respiratory Virus Research and Response
Wed 09 Jul 2025
12:15PM
Zoom
Topic: Control of Respiratory Infections: The legacy of Thomas Francis Jr.

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David Schottenfeld Lecture

Rebecca Cunningham, MD
William G. Barsan Collegiate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Vice President for Research, U-M Office of Research
Principal Investigator, Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens (FACTS)
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Topic: Firearm Injury in the United States: Facts, Myths and a Path Foward

David Schottenfeld Lecture

Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor of Epidemiology, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Honorary Skou Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Topic: Quantitative Skepticism for Drawing Credible Causal Conclusions in Epidemiology

Philip S. Brachman Memorial Lecture

Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, MD, PhD
Professor of Parasitology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Zoom
Topic: Playing Hide-and-Seek with Malaria Parasites

Playing Hide-and-Seek with Malaria Parasites Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, MD, PhD Professor of Parasitology University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Philip S. Brachman, MD, (Professor, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health) was former director of the Epidemiology Intelligence Service at CDC and a renowned educator in global health and field epidemiology. Dr. Brachman served for more than 30 years as Planning Committee Chair of the Summer Session in Epidemiology.

Past Lectures

Explore our archive of previous lectures featuring leading epidemiologists who have shared their expertise on diverse research topics and methodological approaches.

2025

Three Score & Ten: Why Medicine Gets Race Wrong, the Harm It Causes, and How to Fix It

Speaker: Joseph L. Graves, PhD

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Schottenfeld Lecture

Unveiling Bias: A Statistician's Quest for Data Equity in Health Research

Speaker: Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD

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Brachman Lecture

Control of Respiratory Infections: The legacy of Thomas Francis Jr.

Speaker: Arnold S. Monto, MD

Justo habitant urna id placerat phasellus. Fames integer libero quis etiam odio justo volutpat. Tincidunt ultrices maecenas ipsum rhoncus egestas faucibus. In euismod cras pellentesque quam eleifend. Metus varius.

Summer Session in Epidemiology 60th anniversary special Lecture

2024

Firearm Injury in the United States: Facts, Myths and a Path Foward

Speaker: Rebecca Cunningham, MD

Schottenfeld Lecture

Quantitative Skepticism for Drawing Credible Causal Conclusions in Epidemiology

Speaker: Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, MPH

Schottenfeld Lecture

Playing Hide-and-Seek with Malaria Parasites

Speaker: Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, MD, PhD

Playing Hide-and-Seek with Malaria Parasites Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, MD, PhD Professor of Parasitology University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Philip S. Brachman, MD, (Professor, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health) was former director of the Epidemiology Intelligence Service at CDC and a renowned educator in global health and field epidemiology. Dr. Brachman served for more than 30 years as Planning Committee Chair of the Summer Session in Epidemiology.

Brachman Lecture