Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Seminar Series
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Lorraine T. Dean, ScD,
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will present
"Measuring Structural Racism: An Emerging Frontier."
Dr. Dean is Associate Professor in Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health. As a social epidemiologist, her work focuses on
privilege and health, including social (racism, discrimination, social capital)
and economic (consumer credit, socioeconomic position) determinants of
disparities in cancer and HIV. She has led several studies as PI of NIH and
Center for AIDS Research grants. She holds a doctorate from Harvard School of
Public Health and was a J. William Fulbright program awardee to Venezuela.
This talk will define what structural racism, review emerging measures of
structural racism in US-based studies, and suggest ways that academic research
on structural racism can be used for impact.
Contact Information
Nancy Colon-Anderson
nanderson@drexel.edu