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Lectures

Every year, the Summer Session in Epidemiology hosts high profile lectureships by distinguished scholars that explore cutting-edge epidemiological research, emerging methodologies, and critical public health insights. Join the SSE lectureship series (hosted virtually and open to the public).

Upcoming Lectures

David Schottenfeld Lecture

David Schottenfeld, MD, MS, (John G. Searle Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health) is a renowned cancer epidemiologist, receiving numerous honors and awards. Dr. Schottenfeld served as Chair of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan and as director of the Summer Session in Epidemiology from 1988 to 2004.

Nancy Messonnier, MD
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor in Public Health,
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Wed 15 Jul 2026
12:15pm
Virtual via Zoom

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

Schottenfeld Lecture View Recording

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

Speaker: Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD

Brachman Lecture View Recording

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

Speaker: Arnold S. Monto, MD

Summer Session in Epidemiology 60th Anniversary Special Lecture View Recording

2024

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

Speaker: Rebecca Cunningham, MD

Schottenfeld Lecture View Recording

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

Brachman Lecture

2023

Some New Causal Inference Methods in Epidemiology: On Bespoke IVs and Proxies

Speaker: Eric J. Tchetgen

Schottenfeld Lecture View Recording