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Michelle A. Williams

Michelle A. Williams is Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is the former dean of faculty at the Chan School.

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Filling the gaps in U.S. health data

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the urgent need for an information overhaul.
By Michelle A. Williams and Gabriel Seidman
Michelle A. Williams, dean of faculty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Message from the Dean: The power of follow-through

Follow-through is about putting our ideas into action, about closing the gap between what we know in theory and what we can achieve in practice.
By Michelle A. Williams
Michelle A. Williams, dean of faculty of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Message from the Dean: The great force of history

It is an extraordinary time for public health. To create change, we need to engage with the past and the lived experience of the present.
By Michelle A. Williams