Langdon Lawrence, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
LCOM Edupreneurship
Division of Public Health
BIO
Langdon Lawrence, M.D., M.P.H. is a physician (double board-certified) and public health specialist. Dr. Lawrence has two principal professional interests. First, discoveries touching on the promotion of actual health, as opposed to the treatment of disease; in short, “What does it take for us to thrive?” And second, challenges arising from the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation, conflict, and forced migration as the planet heads towards 8 billion people.
Dr. Lawrence has worked or volunteered in poverty alleviation and development efforts, humanitarian relief, and disaster responses worldwide. These include time in rural south-central India in the early 1990s, service with the International Medical Corps in Aceh Province, Indonesia, following the 2004 tsunami, and participation on the American Red Cross’ rapid health assessment team assigned to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. In a research capacity, he held fellowships at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health, principally focusing on outreach to the general public regarding the health impacts of climate change.
Area(s) of expertise
Environmental Public Health, Climate Change, Disaster Response and Humanitarian Work
Bio
Langdon Lawrence, M.D., M.P.H. is a physician (double board-certified) and public health specialist. Dr. Lawrence has two principal professional interests. First, discoveries touching on the promotion of actual health, as opposed to the treatment of disease; in short, “What does it take for us to thrive?” And second, challenges arising from the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation, conflict, and forced migration as the planet heads towards 8 billion people.
Dr. Lawrence has worked or volunteered in poverty alleviation and development efforts, humanitarian relief, and disaster responses worldwide. These include time in rural south-central India in the early 1990s, service with the International Medical Corps in Aceh Province, Indonesia, following the 2004 tsunami, and participation on the American Red Cross’ rapid health assessment team assigned to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. In a research capacity, he held fellowships at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health, principally focusing on outreach to the general public regarding the health impacts of climate change.
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Public Health, Climate Change, Disaster Response and Humanitarian Work