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Dean MacKenzie

Dean's Lectures

Dean MacKenzie regularly hosts lectures and discussions to showcase the critical work of the School’s renowned faculty.

The events are an opportunity for faculty promoted to the rank of professor and senior scientist to discuss their research and for the School community to celebrate their achievements.

Dean's Lecture

Addressing the Catastrophe of Violence Against Health Care in War

December 10, 2024

Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD
Distinguished Professor of the Practice
Department of Epidemiology 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Dean's Lecture

Partnering with K-12 Schools to Promote Public Mental Health

November 6, 2024 

Elise Pas, PhD, MA
Research Professor
Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Humanitarian Partnerships: Using data to improve emergency response

October 16, 2024 

Shannon Doocy, PhD ’04
Professor, Department of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

From Local Stories to Global Evidence: Improving HIV outcomes in Uganda and beyond

September 18, 2024

Caitlin Kennedy, PhD ’09, MPH ’04 
Professor, Department of International Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Translating Research Into Health: Lessons in Humility from M. tuberculosis

July 18, 2024 

David Dowdy, MD, PhD ’08, ScM ’02 
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Global Mental Health: Opportunities at the intersections

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Pamela Collins, MD, MPH 
Chair and Bloomberg Centennial Professor
Department of Mental Health  
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Dean's Lecture

Using Policy to Address Health Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes

Tuesday, May 7, 2024  

Michelle Spencer, MS 
Practice Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management 
Deputy Director, Bloomberg American Health Initiative 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

 

Dean's Lecture

Breastfeeding, Gut Microbiota, and Infant Health: A perspective from the bench

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Fengyi Wan, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Investigating Mysteries and Focusing on Difficult Problems to Reduce Human Suffering from Infectious Diseases

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Emily S. Gurley, PhD ’12, MPH
Distinguished Professor of the Practice
Department of Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health