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Dean Keshia Pollack Porter

Dean's Lectures

A tradition that brings community together to learn from select Bloomberg School faculty

The Dean of the School 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

Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Schools: Partners, Policies, and Practices

Wednesday, January 21, 2026


Erin R. Hager, PhD ’08
Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

 

Dean's Lecture

When the science alone isn't enough: leveraging evidence to protect public health

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Keeve Nachman,PhD '06, MHS '01
Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Clearing the Air: Low-Cost Sensors, Reducing Exposures, and Promoting Health

November 12, 2025 

Kirsten Koehler, PhD, MS 
Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Apple sweetness ranking and how quickly food clears from the sheep rumen: lessons for analyzing neonatal health outcomes and ending HIV and TB

September 17, 2025

Bareng Aletta S. Nonyane, PhD, MSc
Research Professor, Department of International Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Health equity, behavioral change and community engagement: the role of social networks

July 30, 2025

Karin Tobin,PhD ’04, MHS ’00 
Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health  

Dean's Lecture

The molecular basis of bacterial immunity

June 3, 2025   

Scott Bailey PhD 
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Physical activity and healthy aging: What do we really know?

May 6, 2025

Jennifer Schrack, PhD ’11, MS
Professor, Department of Epidemiology 
Director, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Malaria: History, current status, and the promise of 'omics and AI

April 23, 2025 

Jane Carlton,PhD
Professor,  W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

   

 

Dean's Lecture

Whitewashing Wellness: When Mental Health Discourse Serves as a Tool of Racial Deflection

March 31, 2025

Ebony McGee, PhD, MS
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Dean's Lecture

Walking the Talk: Building accountability for women’s and children’s health in low-income countries

February 18, 2025

Agbessi Amouzou, PhD ’06, MHS ’03 
Professor, Department of International Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health