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Michelle A Williams, Sc.D.

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Overview
Michelle A. Williams, SM ’88, ScD ’91, is a renowned epidemiologist, an award-winning educator, and a widely recognized academic leader. She recently stepped down as Dean of the Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health after seven years, and is currently spending a sabbatical year as a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. Following her sabbatical, she will return to the Harvard Chan School as the Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health. Prior to becoming Dean, she was Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard Chan School and Program Leader of the Population Health and Health Disparities Research Programs at Harvard’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Center.

Dr. Williams previously had a distinguished career at the University of Washington School of Public Health. Her research places special emphasis in the areas of reproductive, perinatal, pediatric, and molecular epidemiology. Dr. Williams has published more than 520 scientific articles and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016. In 2020, she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and recognized by PR Week as one of the top 50 health influencers of the year. Dr. Williams has an undergraduate degree in biology and genetics from Princeton University, a master’s in civil engineering from Tufts University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in epidemiology from the Harvard Chan School.

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  1. R01HD059827 (WILLIAMS, MICHELLE A) Sep 10, 2010 - Jul 31, 2017
    NIH
    Triggers of Abruptio Placentae - A Case Crossover Study of an Ischemic Placental
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  2. R01HD059835 (WILLIAMS, MICHELLE A) Sep 1, 2010 - Jul 31, 2017
    NIH
    A Cohort Study of Preterm Delivery in Relation to Partner Abuse, Mood and Anxiety
    Role: Principal Investigator
  3. R43LM010245 (TURNER, WES) Sep 30, 2009 - Sep 29, 2012
    NIH
    Flexible information visualization and analysis platform for biomedical research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  4. R01HD055566 (WILLIAMS, MICHELLE A.) Aug 15, 2008 - Jul 31, 2015
    NIH
    A Prospective Cohort Study of Migraines, Platelet Activation, and Preeclampsia
    Role: Principal Investigator
  5. R01ES014716 (WILLIAMS, MICHELLE A.) Jul 1, 2006 - May 31, 2010
    NIH
    Ambient Air Pollution, Preeclampsia, and Preterm Delivery
    Role: Principal Investigator

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Funded by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, grant number UL1TR002541.