David R. Williams (professor)

David Rudyard Williams (born June 12, 1954 in Aruba)[1] is the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University.

Education

Williams holds an M.P.H. from Loma Linda University and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan.[2]

Career

For the first six years of his career, Williams taught at Yale University, where he held appointments in both sociology and public health. For 14 years after that, he was on the faculty of the University of Michigan, where his positions included Harold Cruse Collegiate Professor of Sociology, a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute of Social Research, and a Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health.[2] He joined Harvard in the summer of 2006 as the Norman Professor of Public Health.[3]

Research

Williams' research focuses on how social factors such as education, income, and race affect physical and mental health.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "David Rudyard Williams". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "David R. Williams". Harvard School of Public Health. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 "David Williams". Harvard Magazine. May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Poorer mental health for black Caribbeans". UPI. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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