Harriet A. Washington
Keynote Speaker: Award-Winning Medical Writer & Editor
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Harriet A. Washington Biography
Harriet A. Washington is a science writer, editor and ethicist who is the author of "Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Informed Consent in Medical Research" (2021, Columbia Global Reports); and "A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind." She has been Writing Fellow in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, the 2015-2016 Miriam Shearing Fellow at the University of Nevada's Black Mountain Institute, a Research Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Visiting Fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, a visiting scholar at DePaul University College of Law and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University. She has also held fellowships at Stanford University, and teaches bioethics at Columbia University, where she delivered the 2020 commencement speech to Columbia’s School of Public Health graduates, and won the 2020 Mailman School Of Public Health’s Public Health Leadership Award, as well as the 2020-21 Kenneth and Mamie Clark Distinguished Lecture Award. In 2016, she was elected a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and in 2021, the American Medical Writers Association gave her the Walter C. Alvarez Award.
Her work provided the basis for the AMA’s apology to the nation’s black physicians in 2008 and led to the banishment of the James Marion Sims statue from Central Park in 2018.
Ms. Washington has written widely for popular magazines, newspapers, and science publications and has been published in peer-reviewed books and journals such as Nature, JAMA, The American Journal of Public Health, The New England Journal of Medicine, the Harvard Public Health Review, Isis, Medizin und Ethik in der Pandemie APuZ and The Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. She has been Editor of the Harvard Journal of Minority Public Health, a guest Editor of the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics and is a reviewer for the Journal of the American Association of Bioethics and the Humanities. Her other books include "Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness," "Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself," and "Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Experimentation from Colonial Times to the Present," which won a National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Oakland Award, and the American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award.
A film buff and lover of baroque music, Ms. Washington has also worked as manager of a poison-control center, a classical-music announcer for public radio station WXXI-FM in Rochester, NY and she curates a medical-film series.
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Harriet A. Washington Speaking Topics
- Medical Apartheid Goes Viral: Corona Virus-19 and Race
- Poisoned World: Environmental Racism and American Society
- Infectious Fear: Xenophobia, Racism and the Pandemic
- A Shot in the Dark? Vaccines and Medical Untrustworthiness
- A Conversation with Harriet A. Washington
Harriet A. Washington Videos
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future.
The Notorious Dr. Flippin: Abortion and Consequence in the Early Twentieth Century (Plains Histories)
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
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What topics does Harriet A. Washington speak about?
Harriet A. Washington is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health, Healthcare and Women's Health.
Where does Harriet A. Washington travel from?
Harriet A. Washington generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
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Harriet A. Washington is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Diversity & Inclusion and Mental Health. The estimated speaking fee range to book Harriet A. Washington for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Harriet A. Washington generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Joia Crear-Perry, Dorothy Roberts and Patrice A. Harris. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Harriet A. Washington for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Harriet A. Washington Speaking Topics
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- Medical Apartheid Goes Viral: Corona Virus-19 and Race
- Poisoned World: Environmental Racism and American Society
- Infectious Fear: Xenophobia, Racism and the Pandemic
- A Shot in the Dark? Vaccines and Medical Untrustworthiness
- A Conversation with Harriet A. Washington
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A Conversation with Harriet A. Washington
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Harriet A. Washington Videos
BOOKS
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself--And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future.
The Notorious Dr. Flippin: Abortion and Consequence in the Early Twentieth Century (Plains Histories)
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
REVIEWS
Harriet A. Washington Reviews
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) - Oct 01 2024
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The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the University of Alabama at Birmingham - Nov 09 2021
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Harriet A. Washington News
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Author Harriet Washington Lectures on Medical Apartheid ...
Feb 20, 2014 ... Distinguished author Harriet A. Washington delivered a lecture titled “Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black ...
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How do I book Harriet A. Washington to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Harriet A. Washington for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Harriet A. Washington, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Harriet A. Washington or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Harriet A. Washington for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Harriet A. Washington, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Harriet A. Washington are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Harriet A. Washington, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Harriet A. Washington speak about?
Harriet A. Washington is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health, Healthcare and Women's Health. -
Where does Harriet A. Washington travel from?
Harriet A. Washington generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Harriet A. Washington?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Harriet A. Washington for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Harriet A. Washington for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Harriet A. Washington or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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