The Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) is pleased to announce Dr. David Allison as the 2022 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor. Dean, Distinguished Professor, and Provost Professor at the Indiana University – Bloomington School of Public Health, Dr. Allison is highly regarded for his advocacy for rigor in research methods and his uncompromisingly truthful communication of research findings. With more than 600 scientific papers published, Dr. Allison is a leading thinker and researcher in the areas of obesity and nutrition, quantitative genetics, clinical trials, statistical and research methodology, and research rigor and integrity.

“Like Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker, I value scholarship, science and education,” says Dr. Allison. “I will be forever grateful for the honour of being selected as the 2022 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor and for the privilege of exchanging ideas with my good spirited colleagues and the students of McMaster University.”

Academic Lecture:
“Exploring the need and opportunities for greater rigor in science: Nutrition and obesity research as the exemplar”

Tuesday, March 8, 2020 from 12-1 p.m. EST
Join this lecture via Zoom here: https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/96809113667.

University-wide Lecture:
“Obesity, exercise, diet and longevity: What do we conjecture and what do we know?”

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 from 4-5 p.m. EST
Join this lecture via Zoom here: https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/98672358441.

Student Lecture
Student focused presentation and discussion. Title (TBD).

Friday, March 11, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST
Join this lecture via Zoom here: https://mcmaster.zoom.us/j/97521362793.

More about the Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series
The Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series is named after Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker (1876-1979). Dr. Hooker was born in Buffalo but grew up in Hamilton, where he practiced internal medicine. Upon his death, he left McMaster a $25 million bequest, which supports the University’s annual Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series.