Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series: National Institute of Mental Health James Jackson Memorial Award Lecture

Overview

The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) James Jackson Memorial Award recognizes an outstanding researcher who has demonstrated exceptional individual achievement and leadership in mental health disparities research and excellence in mentorship, influence, and support of trainees.

This award and lecture are named in honor of the late Dr. James Jackson, who was the Daniel Katz Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Jackson’s research on race, ethnicity, racism, health, and mental health has had far-reaching impacts on the fields of disparities research and minority mental health.

This interactive webinar featured the award winner’s research lecture, audience Q&A session, and remarks from NIMH senior leadership, the Disparities Team, the previous year’s winner, and Dr. Jackson’s family.

About the Speakers

Karen D. Lincoln, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.A., FGSA, is a social worker and sociologist with expertise in societal and social determinants of health and well-being among Black Americans. As a social scientist, Dr. Lincoln focuses on the social, psychosocial, and public health factors related to mental health disparities. Currently, she is an associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, Director of the USC Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work, Senior Scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, and Founder and Chair of Advocates for African American Elders at the University of Southern California.

About the Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series

The Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity Webinar Series is designed for investigators conducting or interested in conducting research on mental health disparities, women’s mental health, minority mental health, and rural mental health.

Sponsored by

The Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity

Contact

For questions regarding meeting logistics and registration, please email: registrations1@thebizzellgroup.com.

For programmatic questions or updates on webinar recordings, please email: nimhodwd@nih.gov.