Professor Lisa Cooper – Helena Hicks December 2025
December 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Please join us for an exciting lecture titled Alleviating Racial and Income Health Disparities in American Medical Treatment” given by Professor Lisa Cooper for our third Helena Hicks Speaker of the season.
Please note that Black Culture Builders of Baltimore Coworking begins at 4pm in the same space!
This event is FREE and open to the public. Please register below!
Dr. Lisa Cooper (she/her) is a Liberian-born general internist, social epidemiologist, and health services researcher. She was one of the first scientists to document disparities in the quality of relationships between physicians and patients from socially at-risk groups. She then designed innovative interventions targeting physicians’ communication skills, patients’ self-management skills, and healthcare organizations’ ability to address needs of populations experiencing health disparities. She is the author of over 200 publications and has been the principal investigator of more than 20 federal and private foundation grants. She has also been a devoted mentor to more than 75 individuals seeking careers in medicine, nursing, and public health.
Dr. Cooper has received several honors for her pioneering research, teaching, and mentoring. She has also been recognized by several community organizations for her community engagement and advocacy to address health disparities. Currently, Dr. Cooper directs The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Equity, where she and her transdisciplinary team work with stakeholders from healthcare and the community to implement rigorous clinical trials, identifying interventions that alleviate racial and income disparities in social determinants and health outcomes. The Center also provides training to a new generation of health equity scholars and advocates for social change with policymakers.
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