The 2023 Sutton-Tyrell Lecture presented by Tené T. Lewis, president of the American Psychosomatic Society and associate professor at Emory Rollins School of Public Health. 

A post-lecture reception is scheduled in the Commons from 1-2 p.m. 

Tené T. Lewis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Her research focuses on understanding how psychological and social factors contribute to the disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality observed in African-American women compare to women of other racial/ethnic groups. She is currently Principal Investigator of two NIH-funded R01 cohorts examining the effects of discrimination and other psychosocial factors on various indices of cardiovascular health in healthy African-American women and African-American women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. She was also dual-PI of a project funded by the American Heart Association (AHA) focused on understanding cardiovascular resilience in African-Americans. Lewis’ scientific work has received honors from the American Psychosomatic Society and the American Psychological Association and has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, Essence Magazine, JET and on National Public Radio (NPR). She is also a fellow of the American Heart Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and is current President of the American Psychosomatic Society.

This annual lecture is dedicated to the memory of Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, former vice-chair and professor of academics in the Department of Epidemiology and dedicated, pioneering investigator and beloved mentor. Contributions to the Sutton-Tyrrell fund can be made via the lecture site.