Speaker Series
The College of Public Health is committed to assuring that a wide range of perspectives are available to faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. To this end, several lectures series have been implemented:
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- Since 2007, the College has hosted the Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series, a premier series of lectures that brings internationally respected
thought leaders to the community to speak on issues of key importance to the publics
welfare. The topics are purposely diverse, reflecting the broad interests and impact
of public health. Several lectures each year are focused on specific topics:
- The Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts Lecture is co-sponsored with the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts and the Gold Humanism Honor Society at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine;
- The Justice, Health, and Humanities Lecture is co-sponsored with the Department of Philosophy and the Humanities;
- The Lamb Lecture is named in honor of John P. Lamb, Jr. the first Dean of the School of Health and the College of Public and Allied Health.
- Since 2007, the College has hosted the Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series, a premier series of lectures that brings internationally respected
thought leaders to the community to speak on issues of key importance to the publics
welfare. The topics are purposely diverse, reflecting the broad interests and impact
of public health. Several lectures each year are focused on specific topics:
2024-2025 Lectures
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Tommy Rock, PhD
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Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Society
Northern Arizona UniversityEnvironmental Sustainability of Native American Lands: The Navajo Experience
Date: September 12, 2024
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2023-2024 Lectures
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Art and Coal in Appalachia
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Art and Coal in Appalachia
The 10th Evening of Health, Wellness and the ArtsDate: April 3, 2024
Press Release- A display of photographs by Brad Owens “Reclamation: The Towns of the Virginia Coalfields” and a selection of books from the collection of retired coal miner Herbert Dotson
- The music of The Twin Taters, an old-time string band that is part of ETSU’s Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program.
- A panel discussion:
- Dr. Ted Olson: “The History of Coal in Appalachia:
- Ms. Anne Lewis: “Film as a Voice for Social Change”
- Dr. David Blackley: “The Health Effects of Coal Mining"
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Gail Christopher, DN
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Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity
A Call for Action: Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation in the United States
Date: November 7, 2023
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Eric Dahl, PhD
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Associate Professor, National Security Affairs Department
Naval Postgraduate School
Using the Intelligence Community to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Date: September 14, 2023
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2022-2023
2022-2023 Lectures
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David Harker, PhD
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Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy and Humanities
East Tennessee State University
What to do About Misinformation?
Sixth Annual Justice, Health, and Humanities Lecture
Date: February 23, 2023
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James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD
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President and CEO, Meharry Medical College
An Immunological Paradox Explained: HIV as Trojan Exosome
Second Annual Health, Equity and Inclusion Lecture
Date: October 13, 2022
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Authors of Appalachian Health
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ETSU Faculty Members Ron Roach, Kate Beatty, Melissa White, Michael Meit, Angela Hagaman, Bill Brooks, Stephanie Mathis, Robert Pack, Randy Wykoff
Understanding Health in Appalachia: Meet the Authors of Appalachian Health
Date: September 13, 2022
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2021-2022
2021-2022 Lectures
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Sam Quinones
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Los Angeles-based Freelance Journalist
Author, The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth
America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter’s Stories
Date: February 22, 2022
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Dasho Karma Ura
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President of the Centre for Bhutan Studies
Gross National Happiness
Date: November 4, 2021
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2020-2021
2020-2021 Lectures
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Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Founder and Director, Michigan State University and Hurley Children's Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha in Conversation with Drs. Randy Wykoff and Amy Johnson
Date: April 20, 2021
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Cara James, PhD
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President and CEO @Grantmakers in Health (GIH)
Health, Equity, and Inclusion Lecture
Understanding Health Disparities and What it Takes to Achieve Health Equity
Date: March 23, 2021
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Michelle Fiscus, Jonathan Moorman, and David Kirschke
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Michelle Fiscus, MD, FAAP - Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization Program, Tennessee Department of Health
Jonathan Moorman, MD, PhD, FACP- Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine
David Kirschke, MD - Medical Director at Northeast Regional Health Office, Tennessee Department of Health
Coronavirus: Separating Fact from Fiction Part II: COVID-19 Vaccines
Date: February 23, 2021
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Randy Wykoff, Jonathan Moorman, and David Kirschke
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Randy Wykoff, MD, MPH & TM - Dean of ETSU College of Public Health
Jonathan Moorman, MD, PhD, FACP - Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine
David Kirschke, MD - Medical Director at Northeast Regional Health Office, Tennessee Department of Health
Coronavirus: Separating Fact from Fiction
Date: October 27, 2020
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2019-2020
2019-2020 Lectures
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Mandy Harvey
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Singer/Songwriter
The 9th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
Date: February 11, 2020
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Crystal Chissell
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VP of Operations and Engagement, PROJECT DRAWDOWNClimate Solutions as Health Solutions
Date: October 22, 2019
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Christopher Reddy, PhD
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Senior Scientist, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionCommunicating Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Oil Spills, Fishermen, and Who Knows What
Date: September 19, 2019
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2018-2019
2018-2019 Lectures
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Daniel Martinez Garcia, MD, MPH
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Pediatric Medical Advisor, Telemedicine Coordinator
Doctors Without BordersFounder of Everywhereschools.orgThe 5th Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture
Humanitarian Paediatrics: Children in War & Disasters
Date: March 25, 2019
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The 5 Browns
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The 8th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
The 5Browns: Digging Through the Darkness
Date: February 4, 2019
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Georges C. Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACEP(E), FNAPA, Hon FRSPH, Hon FFPH
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Executive Director, American Public Health AssociationCreating the Healthiest Nation: Building Healthy & Resilient Communities
Date: October 30, 2018
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Beth Macy
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Author, DOPESICK: Dealers, Doctors, and The Drug Company That Addicted AmericaDate: September 18, 2018
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2017-2018
2017-2018 Lectures
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Judith Groner, MD
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Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Program Director of the Academic General Pediatrics Program, Nationwide Children's HospitalE-Cigarettes and Other Newer Nicotine Delivery Products: What We Know Now
Date: April 17, 2018
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Regina Holliday
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Activist and Artist
The Walking Gallery7th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
"The Walking Gallery"
Date: February 15, 2018
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Thomas Shapiro, PhD
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Director, Institute on Assets and Social Policy
Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy,The Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis UniversityThe 4th Justice, Health, and Humanities Lecture
Toxic: Economic Inequality Meets Racial Injustice
Date: October 10, 2017
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David Blackley, James Crum, and Scott Laney
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David Blackley, DrPH, Epidemiologist, NIOSH-CDC
James Crum, DO, Radiologist, Private Practice
Scott Laney, PhD, Epidemiologist, NIOSH-CDCResurgence of Black Lung Diseases in Appalachian Coal Miners
Date: September 26, 2017
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2016-2017
2016-2017 Lectures
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Robert Califf, MD
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31st Lamb Lecture
Former Commissioner, US Food and Drug AdministrationImproving Health in Rural Southeast: A Worthy Challenge
Date: April 6, 2017
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Michael Milligan, Performer
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The Sixth Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
Mercy Killers with Michael Milligan
Date: February 21, 2017
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David Purkey, MPH
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Commissioner of Safety and Homeland Security, Tennessee Department of Health
Behind the Scenes with the Governor: The 2015 Chattanooga Terrorist Attack
Date: January 31, 2017
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Allen Dyer, MD, PhD
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Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
George Washington University School of MedicineIt's Not Over When It's Over: The Health Impact of War and Political Conflict
Date: November 10, 2016
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Elynn Walter, MPH
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International Advocacy Expert Lead, US Partnerships, IRD
Everyone in the World Has a Right to Water But How Do We Reach Everyone?
Date: October 6, 2016
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2015-2016
2015-2016 Lectures
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Norman Daniels, Ph.D.
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Mary B. Saltonstall Professor and Professor of Ethics and Population Health
Harvard School of Public HealthThe 3rd Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture
Is There a Global Right to Health with Better Global Governance?
Date: March 17, 2016
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Drew Lynch
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Comedian Runner-Up, Season 10, America's Got Talent
The 5th Evening of Health, Wellness and the Arts
Date: February 16, 2016
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Michael McGinnis, MD, MA, MPP
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Senior Scholar and Executive Officer, National Academy of Medicine
A Conversation on Measuring What Matters Most
Date: February 4, 2016
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Tom Farley, MD, MPH, CEO
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The Public Good Projects
Former Commissioner of Health for New York CityPublic Health in Mega-Cities: Lessons from New York City
Date: November 10, 2015
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Randall Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH
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Senior Fellow for Environmental Health Safety
Deputy Director and Co-Founder, Center for Risk CommunicationBreaking Bad News: Disaster Communication and the Social Net
Date: October 27, 2015
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2014-2015
2014-2015 Lectures
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Robin Spielberg
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Pianist, Composer, and Recording Artist
The 4th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
Date: March 5, 2015
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Madison Powers, D.Phil., JD, M.A.
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Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
Professor, Philosophy Department, Georgetown UniversityThe 2nd Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture
Feeding the World in 2050: Food, Fairness, and Global Markets
Date: February 12, 2015
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Jim O'Hara, M.A.
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Director of Health Promotion Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Federalism in Nutrition Policy: Making State and National Policies Work Together
Date: October 23, 2014
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2013-2014
2013-2014 Lectures
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Jonathan Wolff, MPhil
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Dean of Arts and Humanities, Professor of Philosophy,
University College LondonThe 1st Justice, Health, and the Humanities Lecture
What's Wrong with Health Inequality and What Can Be Done About It?
Date: March 27, 2014
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John Hoffman
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Founder and CEO of The Public Good Projects
The 3rd Evening of Health, Wellness and the Arts
Date: October 24, 2013
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2012-2013
2012-2013 Lectures
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Commissioner John Dreyzehner
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Tennessee Department of Health
Date: April 25, 2013
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Dr. Reed V. Tuckson
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Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections;
Former Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group30th Lamb Lecture
Date: April 11, 2013
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Dr. Roberta B. Ness
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Dean, School of Public Health,
M. David Low Chair in Public Health, University of Texas School of Public HealthReimagining Innovation: Caution's Erosion of the Modern Research University
Date: March 28, 2013
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Dr. Robert S. Lawrence
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Founding Director, The Center for a Livable Future
Professor in Environmental Health Sciences, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthRethinking Water: The High Meat American Diet is Draining Our Aquifers
Date: February 21, 2013
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Dr. Ian Lapp
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Associate Dean for Strategic Educational Initiatives, Harvard School of Public Health
Disruptive Innovation in Public Health Education: Should We Be Spooked by MOOCs?
Date: November 8, 2012
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2011-2012
2011-2012 Lectures
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Panel of Experts on Food
Date: April 5, 2012
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Current and Former Tennessee Commissioner(s) of Health
Date: March 8, 2012
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Julio Frenk
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Dean, Harvard School of Public Health
Health Professionals for the 21st Century: Transforming Education for an Interdependent World
Date: February 7, 2012
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Kevin Spencer
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Founder, Healing of Magic
2nd Annual Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
Part 1 - Freeman Owle, Cherokee Elder, Historian, and Storyteller
Part 2 - Kevin Spencer and the "Healing of Magic"Date: January 26, 2012
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Stan Brock
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Founder, Remote Area Medical
29th Lamb Lecture
Wapishana to Wise: Lessons Learned from 500,000 Patients
Date: November 17, 2011
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Paul Brooks
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Executive Director, Project HOPE United Kingdom"
The End of Disempowerment and Dependency: Rethinking the Path for AIDS Orphans in Africa
Date: October 6, 2011
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2010-2011
2010-2011 Lectures
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Greg Diette, M.D., MHS
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Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Research, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pfizer Visiting Professor in Pulmonary and Critical Care MedicineThe Mouse, the House, and the Hamburger: Making Sense of the Asthma Epidemic"
Date: March 3, 2011
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Ambassador Eric Goosby
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U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
A Global Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS
Date: February 17, 2011
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An Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts
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Part 1: Dispatches from the Other Kingdom: The Cancer Journey
An Oral History Theatre Piece Conceived and Directed by Dr. Joseph Sobol with members of ETSU storytelling program
Part 2: My Brain Tumor: A Mind Expanding Comedy
Written and Performed by California-based actor David Nathan Schwartz
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Carlos Castillo-Chavez PhD
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Regents Professor Arizona State University
Public Health Policy and National Security: Life in the times of Emergent and Re-Emergent Diseases
Date: November 16, 2010
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Scott Wallace, J.D., MBA
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Visiting Professor, Darden School of Business University of Virginia
Improving Value in Health Care: Capabilities, Chronic Health, and Health Strategy
Date: October 2010
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2009-2010
2009-2010 Lectures
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William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin
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Social activist, philanthropist, and part of the Grammy-nominated Country duo Big & RichPersonal Responsibility and Social Action: Sudan, Haiti and Appalachia
Date: March 18, 2010
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Wanda K. Jones, DrPH
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Womens Health) and Director of the HHS Office on Womens HealthA Gendered Approach to Health: The Separate but Intermingled Challenges of Men and Women
Date: February 4, 2010
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Linda M. Distlerath, PhD, JD
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Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide Global Executive Director, The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation Former Vice President of Global Health Policy, Merck & Co., Inc "
The Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation: A New Look at HIV Prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Date: November 30, 2009
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Rear Admiral David Rutstein, MD
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Assistant U. S. Surgeon General, Director of the Office of Force Readiness and Deployment
Hurricanes, Hot Zones, and H1N1: Are We Prepared for Them All?
Date: October 6, 2009
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2008-2009
2008-2009 Lectures
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David A. Kessler, MD, J.D.
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Professor of Pediatrics, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Former Dean, School of Medicine, and Vice Chancellor of Medical Affairs, Yale School of Medicine
Former Commissioner, United States Food and Drug AdministrationThe End of Overeating: Controlling America's Insatiable Appetite
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Date: April 16, 2009 -
The Honorable Al Gore, Jr
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45th Vice President of the United States
2007 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Chairman, Generation Investment Management Chairman, Current TV
Author of An Inconvenient Truth and Earth in the Balance28th Lamb Lecture
Health Threats and the Climate Crisis
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Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH
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Director of the RAND Center for Population Health and Health Disparities
Disparities and Health: What is the Problem and What Can We Do?
Date: March 5, 2009
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Michael A Friedman, MD
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President and CEO, City of Hope
Thinking About the Unthinkable: Planning for a Nuclear Event
Date: February 19, 2009
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Dr. David R. Williams
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Director, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier AmericaA Special Lecture and Community Meeting: "Building a Healthier America"
Part One | Part TwoDate: January 20, 2009
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James W. Curran, MD, M.P.H
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Dean and Professor of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health - Emory UniversityLessons from the Early Years of the AIDS Epidemic
Date: December 4, 2008
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Gail Wilensky, PH.D.
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Senior Fellow, Project HOPE
Commissioner, World Health Organization on the Social Determination of HealthWhat the Election Will Mean for Healthcare Reform?
Date: November 20, 2008
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2007-2008
2007-2008 Lectures
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The Honorable David Satcher, MD, Ph.D.
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The 16th Surgeon General
27th Lamb Lecture
Major Challenges Facing the Health System in the United States - A Surgeon General's PerspectiveDate: April 10, 2008
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William J. Martin II, MD
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Associate Director of Translational Biomedicine - National Institute of Health
The Impact of Indoor Air on Human Health in the Developing World
Date: February 20, 2008
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Harrison Spencer, MD, M.P.H., DTM&H
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President & CEO of the Association of School of Public Health
Schools of Public Health: A Growth Industry with New Paradigms
(link to student interview)January 24, 2008
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Linda Distlerath, Ph.D., J.D.
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Senior Vice President APCO Worldwide
Former Vice President for Global Health Policy, Merck & Co., IncIn Recognition of World AIDS Day
Date: December 4, 2007
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Susan R. Cooper, M.S.N., R.N.
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Commissioner, Tennessee Department of HealthA View From The Commissioner's Chair
(link to student interview)Date: November 15, 2007
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The Honorable William H. Frist, MD
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Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
26th Lamb Lecture
Health Diplomacy: Using Medicine as a Currency for Peace
(link to student interview)Date: October 18, 2007
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Nathan Stinson, Ph.D., MD, M.P.H.
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President, Center for Multicultural Health Pfizer
Visiting Professor in Health Literacy and Clear Health CommunicationHealth Literacy: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
(link to student interview)Date: September 20, 2007
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2006-2007
2006-2007 Lectures
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Richard H. Carmona, MD, M.P.H., FACS
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17th Surgeon General of The United StatesPrevention, Plagues, Preparedness and Politics: The Life of the Surgeon General
Date: March 19, 2007
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Renslow Sherer, MD
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Director, HIV/TB.STI Project HOPEAn Overview of Global AIDS Pandemic: Effective Interventions in China and Sub-Saharan Africa
Date: February 15, 2007
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The College periodically sponsors speakers as a part of its "Special Lecture" series--focusing on very timely topics, often related to evolving issues of significant public health importance.
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Special Lectures
2017-2018 Lectures James Willis, PhD, MPA, BA
Peace Corps VolunteerSpecial Lecture
Title: A Personally Relevant Description of Peace Corps Service
Date: September 20, 2017
Video Presentation2016-2017 Lectures Michael Meit, MA, MPH
Program Area Director, Public Health Research Department
Co-Director, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
NORC at the University of ChicagoSpecial Lecture
Title: Leveraging Community Assets to Improve Rural Health and Equity
Date: April 13, 2017
Video PresentationMeredith Potts
Executive Director and Founder
FIRE - Flagstaff International Relief EffortSpecial Lecture
Title: Mongolia, Hepatitis, and FIRE - Flagstaff International Relief Effort
Date: February 28, 2017
Video PresentationMichael Gillenwater, MSEH
Branch Chief-Training Branch, Resource Management and Business Administration (RMBA)
Grants Program Directorate (GPD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Department of Homeland SecuritySpecial Lecture
Title: A Career in Environmental/Public Health and Homeland Security:
From Johnson City, TN to Barrow AK to the White House and Capitol Hill
Date: February 9, 20172015-2016 Lectures Bob Morrow, MD, MPH, FACPM
Associate Professor (Adjunct) Pediatrics, Global Health Track Mentor
International Medicine Programs, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesSpecial Lecture
Title: Challenges of Health in Bhutan: Stomach Cancer in a Culturally Unique, High Incidence Region
Date: April 21, 2016
Video PresentationDavid Blackley, DrPH
Research Epidemiologist, Surveillance Branch, Respiratory Health Division,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthSpecial Lecture
Title: Ebola in Liberia: Responding to an Evolving Epidemic
Date: April 4, 2016Jay Mehta, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Fellowship Director
Quillen College of MedicineSpecial Lecture
Title: TB: Lessons from Epidemiological Change
Date: March 1, 2016
Video PresentationMelanie Boeckmann, DrPH
University of Bremen, Artec Sustainability Research Center,
Research Fellow, Gender and Climate ChangeSpecial Lecture
Title: Exploring the health context: evidence, ethics, and social aspects of climate change adaptation
Date: November 16, 20152014-2015 Lectures Sarah Junkin Woodard
Jubilee House Community Founder
Center for Development in Central AmericaSpecial Lecture
Title: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Working to Reduce Poverty in Nicaragua
Date: April 6, 2015David Kirschke, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Department
Special Lecture
Title: Ebola: Implications for Public Health
Date: November 20, 2014
Video PresentationEdward J. Kelly, JD
University Counsel, East Tennessee State University
Special Lecture
Title: Quarantine Law and the Ebola Crisis
Date: November 17, 2014
Video Presentation2013-2014 Lectures Jenny Dyer, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Hope through Healing Hands
Special Lecture
Title: Saving Mother and Child: Why Planning Families is Critical in Developing Nations
Date: April 15, 2014
Video PresentationKyle Colvett, M.D.
Medical Director for Oncology Services, Mountain States Health Alliance
Special Lecture
Title: Radiation Emergencies: Implications for Public Health
Date: November 21, 2013Captain John Sanders
Commanding Officer of the Naval Medical Research Center
Special Lecture
Title: Bioterrorism: Implications for Public Health
Date: October 31, 2013Dr. Steven Booth-Butterfield
President, Healthy Influence, LLC
Special Lecture
Title: Persuasion Opportunity for Public Health or Getting Your Way with Words
Date: April 12, 2013Dr. Konglai Zhang
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Peking Union Medical College
Former President - Global Chinese AIDS Network
Special Lecture
Title: Update on AIDS in China
Date: March 19, 2013Selected Lectures by the Dean Randy Wykoff, MD, M.P.H. & TM
Dean
College of Public Health
East Tennessee State UniversityTitle: "Your World and Your Role in it" for the Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New County Health Officials
Date: August 5, 2010
Video LinkTitle: The Greatest Challenge in Global Health
Date: November 13, 2006
Video LinkTitle: Leading Change in Health: Lessons from America’s “Poorest State"
Date: September 14, 2016
Event: IDEAcademy
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