Richard Jessor Distinguished Lecture: Alex Ezeh

Lecture from 3:30 – 4:45 pm, Reception from 5 – 6 pm

Lecture Title: Realizing transformative change in adolescent health and wellbeing: Why a Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing?

Bio: Alex Ezeh is Dornsife Professor of Global Health at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University.  Dr. Ezeh’s work focuses on urban health, population change, and models to strengthen knowledge-based institutions. Previously, he served as the founding Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and led APHRC to become one of Africa’s foremost research institutions. Dr. Ezeh initiated and directed the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa. He serves on numerous international and non-profit boards, including the UN High-Level Advisory Board for Economic and Social Affairs and currently Co-Chairs a new Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. He received the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s 2020 George Macdonald Medal; The World Academy of Sciences 2018 Prize for the Social Sciences; and holds a PhD and two Honorary Doctor of Science degrees.