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.
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
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
Unveiling Bias: A Statistician's Quest for Data Equity in Health Research
Speaker: Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
Control of Respiratory Infections: The legacy of Thomas Francis Jr.
Speaker: Arnold S. Monto, MD
2024
Firearm Injury in the United States: Facts, Myths and a Path Foward
Speaker: Rebecca Cunningham, MD
Quantitative Skepticism for Drawing Credible Causal Conclusions in Epidemiology
Speaker: Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, MPH
Playing Hide-and-Seek with Malaria Parasites
Speaker: Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, MD, PhD
2023
Some New Causal Inference Methods in Epidemiology: On Bespoke IVs and Proxies
Speaker: Eric J. Tchetgen