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Leading Social Science Researcher

WHO IS DAVID R. WILLIAMS?

 Dr. David R. Williams is the Florence Sprague Norman and Laura Smart Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University.   He is internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on health. His research has enhanced our understanding of the complex ways in which socioeconomic status, race, racism, stress, and religious involvement can affect physical and mental health. He is the author of more than 300 papers in scientific journals and edited collections and his research has appeared in leading journals in sociology, psychology, medicine, public health and epidemiology. He has served on the editorial board of 12 scientific journals and as a reviewer for over 60 journals.