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OKLAHOMA CITY – Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., distinguished pediatrician and epidemiologist, will be the featured keynote speaker of the University of Oklahoma’s Hudson College of Public Health’s 2023 Hudson Fellows in Public Health Symposium. She will speak on “Climate Change: A Challenge for Public Health, Education, Research and Practice.”
The symposium is scheduled for noon Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Hudson College of Public Health Auditorium, on the OU Health Sciences campus.
Goldman is Michael and Lori Milken Dean and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, D.C. Her background includes serving as the assistant administrator for toxic substances at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she played a pivotal role in overseeing the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
Goldman is renowned for her expertise in pediatric environmental health and chemicals and pesticides policy. Her contributions to policy development are exemplified by her instrumental involvement in the passage of the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act, the 2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century and the establishment of California’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
Goldman’s career has included positions such as professor of environmental health sciences at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and chief of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control at the California Department of Public Health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and has received numerous awards, including the NAM Walsh McDermott Award, the Heinz Award for Global Environmental Change and the Homer M. Calver Award from the American Public Health Association Environment Section.
The Hudson Fellows in Public Health Symposium focuses on innovative public health research and its practical application. This event was initiated in 2016, due to a $5 million endowment from Clifford and Leslie Hudson. The endowment supports annual stipends for eight full-time doctoral students dedicated to addressing pressing public health challenges.
Leslie Hudson earned a master’s degree in public health and a doctorate in epidemiology from the OU College of Public Health (now Hudson College of Public Health). She has made significant contributions to the College of Public Health as a faculty member specializing in biostatistics and epidemiology.
Clifford Hudson earned a bachelor’s degree in history from OU and a law degree from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Sonic Corp., until his retirement in 2018. He is currently Of Counsel at Crowe and Dunlevy and the founder and director of DIA Equity Partners. He served as chairman of the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education from 2001 to 2008. In addition to his professional accomplishments, he published the book, Master of None, in 2020.
For more information about the 2023 Hudson Fellows in Public Health Symposium and the Hudson College of Public Health, visit publichealth.ouhsc.edu.
Hudson College of Public Health is located within one of the nation's premier academic health centers, comprising seven professional colleges. Established in 1967, it stands as the sole accredited college of public health in Oklahoma and is nationally recognized, ranking No. 6 in the Top 10 Colleges for Public Health Degrees by College Magazine. The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center serves over 4,000 students across more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs on campuses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. As Oklahoma’s flagship comprehensive academic health system, it remains committed to education, research and patient care, shaping the future of health care.
About the University of Oklahoma
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. As the state’s flagship university, OU serves the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. OU was named the state’s highest-ranking university in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent Best Colleges list. For more information about the university, visit ou.edu.
