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:

• 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.  

• 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.

• The Breakfast with the Expert lecture series is a monthly professional development program designed to offer a career development and professional networking opportunity for students, with a focus on preparing them for a rapidly changing job market.

• The College of Public Health Grand Rounds is a regular program that focuses on research advances in the college or among our colleagues It is designed to inform faculty and students and to facilitate research collaborations.

• Leading Voices in Public Health

  2021-2022 Lectures
  	Sam Quinones 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 Press Release
  	Dasho Karma Ura President of the Centre for Bhutan Studies Gross National Happiness Date: November 4, 2021 Press Release

  2020-2021 Lectures
  	Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP 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 Press Release
  	Cara James, PhD 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 Press Release
  	Dr. Michelle Fiscus, MD, FAAP - Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Immunization Program, Tennessee Department of Health Dr. Jonathan Moorman, MD, PhD, FACP- Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine Dr. 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 Press Release
  	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 Press Release

  2019-2020 Lectures
  	Mandy Harvey Singer/Songwriter The 9th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts Date: February 11, 2020 Press Release
  	Crystal Chissell VP of Operations and Engagement, PROJECT DRAWDOWN Climate Solutions as Health Solutions Date: October 22, 2019
  	Christopher Reddy, PhD Senior Scientist, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Communicating Science Outside the Ivory Tower: Oil Spills, Fishermen, and Who Knows What Date: September 19, 2019

  2018-2019 Lectures
  	Daniel Martinez Garcia, MD, MPH Pediatric Medical Advisor, Telemedicine Coordinator Doctors Without BordersFounder of Everywhereschools.org The 5th Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture Humanitarian Paediatrics: Children in War & Disasters Date: March 25, 2019
  	The 5 Browns The 8th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts The 5Browns: Digging Through the Darkness Date: February 4, 2019
  	Georges C. Benjamin, MD, MACP, FACEP(E), FNAPA, Hon FRSPH, Hon FFPH Executive Director, American Public Health Association Creating the Healthiest Nation: Building Healthy & Resilient Communities Date: October 30, 2018
  	Beth Macy Author, DOPESICK:  Dealers, Doctors, and The Drug Company That Addicted America Lecture and Book Signing Date: September 18, 2018

  2017-2018 Lectures
  	Judith Groner, MD Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Program Director of the Academic General Pediatrics Program, Nationwide Children's Hospital E-Cigarettes and Other Newer Nicotine Delivery Products: What We Know Now Date: April 17, 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center Visiting Lectureship - The AAP Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence Visiting Lectureship program is funded by the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute.
  	Regina Holliday Activist and Artist The Walking Gallery 7th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts "The Walking Gallery" Date: February 15, 2018
  	Thomas Shapiro, PhD Director, Institute on Assets and Social Policy Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy,The Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis University The 4th Justice, Health, and Humanities Lecture Toxic: Economic Inequality Meets Racial Injustice Date: October 10, 2017
  	David Blackley, DrPH, Epidemiologist, NIOSH-CDC James Crum, DO, Radiologist, Private Practice Scott Laney, PhD, Epidemiologist, NIOSH-CDC Resurgence of Black Lung Diseases in Appalachian Coal Miners Date: September 26, 2017

  2016-2017 Lectures
  	Robert Califf, MD Former Commissioner, US Food and Drug Administration 31st Lamb Lecture Improving Health in Rural Southeast: A Worthy Challenge Date: April 6, 2017
  	Michael Milligan, Performer The Sixth Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts Mercy Killers with Michael Milligan Date: February 21, 2017  Press Release
  	David Purkey, MPH, 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 Photos
  	Allen Dyer, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences George Washington University School of Medicine It's Not Over When It's Over: The Health Impact of War and Political Conflict Date: November 10, 2016
  	Elynn Walter, MPH, 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

  2015-2016 Lectures
  	Norman Daniels, Ph.D., Mary B. Saltonstall Professor and Professor of Ethics and Population Health Harvard School of Public Health  The 3rd Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture Is There a Global Right to Health with Better Global Governance? Date: March 17, 2016
  	Drew Lynch, Comedian Runner-Up, Season 10, America's Got Talent The 5th Evening of Health, Wellness and the Arts Date: February 16, 2016 Press Release
  	Michael McGinnis, MD, MA, MPP, Senior Scholar and Executive Officer, National Academy of Medicine A Conversation on Measuring What Matters Most Date: February 4, 2016
  	Tom Farley, MD, MPH, CEO, The Public Good Projects Former Commissioner of Health for New York City Public Health in Mega-Cities: Lessons from New York City Date: November 10, 2015
  	Randall Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Fellow for Environmental Health Safety Deputy Director and Co-Founder, Center for Risk Communication Breaking Bad News: Disaster Communication and the Social Net Date: October 27, 2015 Press Release

  2014-2015 Lectures
  	Robin Spielberg, Pianist, Composer, and Recording Artist The 4th Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts The Transformative Power of Music: The Medical Benefits of Music An Enchanting Evening of Piano and Tales from the Bench with Robin Spielberg Date: March 5, 2015 Press Release
  	Madison Powers, D.Phil., JD, M.A., Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Professor, Philosophy Department, Georgetown University  The 2nd Justice, Health and Humanities Lecture Feeding the World in 2050: Food, Fairness, and Global Markets Date: February 12, 2015
  	Jim O'Hara, M.A., 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

  2013-2014 Lectures
  	Jonathan Wolff, MPhil, Dean of Arts and Humanities, Professor of Philosophy, University College London The 1st Justice, Health, and the Humanities Lecture What's Wrong with Health Inequality and What Can Be Done About It? Date: March 27, 2014
  	John Hoffman, Founder and CEO of The Public Good Projects The 3rd Evening of Health, Wellness and the Arts Complex Emotions/Complex Science: 25 Years of Lessons from Communicating AIDS, Addiction, Alzheimer's and Obesity to the American People Date: October 24, 2013

  2012-2013 Lectures
  	Commissioner John Dreyzehner, Tennessee Department of Health View from the Epicenter of an Evolving Public Health Crisis:  Lessons Learned from the Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Date: April 25, 2013
  	Dr. Reed V. Tuckson, Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections; Former Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group 30th Lamb Lecture The Imperative for the Integration of Population Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and Clinical Care Delivery Date: April 11, 2013
  	Dr. Roberta B. Ness, Dean, School of Public Health, M. David Low Chair in Public Health, University of Texas School of Public Health Reimagining Innovation:  Caution's Erosion of the Modern Research University Date: March 28, 2013
  	Dr. Robert S. Lawrence, Founding Director, The Center for a Livable Future Professor in Environmental Health Sciences, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Rethinking Water: The High Meat American Diet is Draining Our Aquifers Date: February 21, 2013
  	Dr. Ian Lapp, 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

  2011-2012 Lectures
  	Panel of Experts on Food Rethinking Food Date: April 5, 2012
  	Current and Former Tennessee Commissioner(s) of Health Commissioners' Roundtable Date: March 8, 2012
  	Julio Frenk Dean, Harvard School of Public Health Health Professionals for the 21st Century: Transforming Education for an Interdependent World  Date: February 7, 2012
  	Kevin Spencer, 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
  	Stan Brock Founder, Remote Area Medical 29th Lamb Lecture Wapishana to Wise: Lessons Learned from 500,000 Patients Date: November 17, 2011
  	Paul Brooks Executive Director, Project HOPE United Kingdom" The End of Disempowerment and Dependency: Rethinking the Path for AIDS Orphans in Africa Date: October 6, 2011

  2010-2011 Lectures
  	Greg Diette, M.D., MHS, 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 Medicine The Mouse, the House, and the Hamburger: Making Sense of the Asthma Epidemic" Date: March 3, 2011
  	Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State  A Global Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS Date: February 17, 2011
  	An Evening of Health, Wellness, and the Arts  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  Date: January 27, 2011
  	Carlos Castillo-Chavez PhD, 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
  	Scott Wallace, J.D., MBA Visiting Professor, Darden School of Business University of Virginia  Improving Value in Health Care: Capabilities, Chronic Health, and Health Strategy  Date: October 2010

  2009-2010 Lectures
  	William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin  Social activist, philanthropist, and part of the Grammy-nominated Country duo Big & Rich Personal Responsibility and Social Action: Sudan, Haiti and Appalachia  Date: March 18, 2010
  	Wanda K. Jones, DrPH 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 Health  A Gendered Approach to Health: The Separate but Intermingled Challenges of Men and Women Date: February 4, 2010
  	Linda M. Distlerath, PhD, JD, 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
  	Rear Admiral David Rutstein, MD, 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

  2008-2009 Lectures
  	David A. Kessler, MD, J.D. 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 Administration  The End of Overeating: Controlling America's Insatiable Appetite Part 1   Part 2  Date: April 16, 2009
  	The Honorable Al Gore, Jr, 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 Balance   28th Lamb Lecture  Health Threats and the Climate Crisis
  	Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH  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
  	Michael A Friedman, MD  President and CEO, City of Hope Thinking About the Unthinkable: Planning for a Nuclear Event Date: February 19, 2009
  	Dr. David R. Williams  Director, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America A Special Lecture and Community Meeting: "Building a Healthier America"  Part One | Part Two Date: January 20, 2009
  	James W. Curran, MD, M.P.H  Dean and Professor of Epidemiology  Rollins School of Public Health - Emory University  Lessons from the Early Years of the AIDS Epidemic Date: December 4, 2008
  	Gail Wilensky, PH.D.  Senior Fellow, Project HOPE  Commissioner, World Health Organization on the Social Determination of Health What the Election Will Mean for Healthcare Reform? Date: November 20, 2008

  
  
  

  2007-2008 Lectures
  	The Honorable David Satcher, MD, Ph.D.  The 16th Surgeon General  27th Lamb Lecture  Major Challenges Facing the Health System in the United States - A Surgeon General's Perspective Date: April 10, 2008
  	William J. Martin II, MD  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
  	Harrison Spencer, MD, M.P.H., DTM&H  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
  	Linda Distlerath, Ph.D., J.D.  Senior Vice President APCO Worldwide Former Vice President for Global Health Policy, Merck & Co., Inc In Recognition of World AIDS Day  Date: December 4, 2007
  	Susan R. Cooper, M.S.N., R.N. Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Health  A View From The Commissioner's Chair (link to student interview) Date: November 15, 2007
  	The Honorable William H. Frist, MD 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
  	Nathan Stinson, Ph.D., MD, M.P.H.  President, Center for Multicultural Health Pfizer Visiting Professor in Health Literacy and Clear Health Communication Health Literacy: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You (link to student interview) Date: September 20, 2007

  2006-2007 Lectures
  	Richard H. Carmona, MD, M.P.H., FACS 17th Surgeon General of The United States Prevention, Plagues, Preparedness and Politics: The Life of the Surgeon General Date: March 19, 2007
  	Renslow Sherer, MD Director, HIV/TB.STI Project HOPE An Overview of Global AIDS Pandemic: Effective Interventions in China and Sub-Saharan Africa  Date: February 15, 2007

• Special Lectures

   

  2017-2018 Lectures
  	James Willis, PhD, MPA, BA Peace Corps Volunteer Special Lecture Title: A Personally Relevant Description of Peace Corps Service Date: September 20, 2017 Video Presentation

  2016-2017 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 Chicago Special Lecture Title: Leveraging Community Assets to Improve Rural Health and Equity Date: April 13, 2017 Video Presentation
  	Meredith Potts Executive Director and Founder FIRE - Flagstaff International Relief Effort Special Lecture Title: Mongolia, Hepatitis, and FIRE - Flagstaff International Relief Effort Date: February 28, 2017 Video Presentation
  	Michael Gillenwater, MSEH Branch Chief-Training Branch, Resource Management and Business Administration (RMBA) Grants Program Directorate (GPD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Department of Homeland Security Special 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, 2017 Video Presentation

  2015-2016 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 Sciences Special Lecture Title: Challenges of Health in Bhutan: Stomach Cancer in a Culturally Unique, High Incidence Region Date: April 21, 2016 Video Presentation
  	David Blackley, DrPH Research Epidemiologist, Surveillance Branch, Respiratory Health Division,  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Special Lecture Title: Ebola in Liberia: Responding to an Evolving Epidemic Date: April 4, 2016
  	Jay Mehta, MD Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Fellowship Director Quillen College of Medicine Special Lecture Title: TB: Lessons from Epidemiological Change Date: March 1, 2016 Video Presentation
  	Melanie Boeckmann, DrPH University of Bremen, Artec Sustainability Research Center,  Research Fellow, Gender and Climate Change Special Lecture Title: Exploring the health context: evidence, ethics, and social aspects of climate change adaptation Date: November 16, 2015

  2014-2015 Lectures
  	Sarah Junkin Woodard Jubilee House Community Founder Center for Development in Central America Special Lecture Title: Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Working to Reduce Poverty in Nicaragua Date: April 6, 2015
  	David Kirschke, MD, MPH Medical Director, Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Department Special Lecture Title: Ebola: Implications for Public Health Date: November 20, 2014 Video Presentation
  	Edward J. Kelly, JD University Counsel, East Tennessee State University Special Lecture Title: Quarantine Law and the Ebola Crisis Date: November 17, 2014 Video Presentation

  2013-2014 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 Presentation
  	Kyle Colvett, M.D. Medical Director for Oncology Services, Mountain States Health Alliance Special Lecture Title: Radiation Emergencies: Implications for Public Health Date: November 21, 2013 Presentation Slides (PDF)
  	Captain John Sanders Commanding Officer of the Naval Medical Research Center Special Lecture Title: Bioterrorism: Implications for Public Health Date: October 31, 2013 Presentation slides available upon request. The Current Status of the Epidemiologic Transition (Lecture at the Quillen College of Medicine)
  	Dr. Steven Booth-Butterfield President, Healthy Influence, LLC Special Lecture Title:  Persuasion Opportunity for Public Health or Getting Your Way with Words Date: April 12, 2013
  	Dr. 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, 2013 Presentation Slides (PDF)

  Selected Lectures by the Dean

  Randy Wykoff, MD, M.P.H. & TM  Dean  College of Public Health  East Tennessee State University  Title: "Your World and Your Role in it" for the Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New County Health Officials Date: August 5, 2010 Video Link Title: The Greatest Challenge in Global Health  Date: November 13, 2006  Link  Video Link Title: Leading Change in Health: Lessons from America’s “Poorest State" Date: September 14, 2016 Event: IDEAcademy  Video Link