The UNM HSC Office of Diversity is Proud to Welcome the Inaugural Diversity Visiting Scholar Professor Deleso Alford
- Associate Professor of Law, Florida A & M University College of Law
- JD, Southern University Law Center
- MA, Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Beginning Fall 2012
- LLM, Georgetown University Law Center
- BS, magna cum laude, Southern University A & M College
- Fulbright Scholar – Senegal/Cote d’Ivoire
Why the Truth Matters:
Ignored Stories of our Healthcare, Research and Legal Systems
Thursday, June 14, 6:00 PM, Domenici Auditorium
Open to the Public
Prof. Alford’s research focuses on integrating innovative teaching methodologies that promote cultural competency and diversity awareness amongst health professions schools and law schools by addressing issues of ethnicity, race, and gender, which impact healthcare delivery and patient rights, with particular emphasis on historically marginalized populations. These are among her areas of scholarly interest:
- The infamous story of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, source of cells used by scientists worldwide for research yet who was never compensated
- The overlooked effects on women in the notorious U.S. Public Health Services Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
- The use of enslaved women for gynecological experiments
Prof. Alford will be in residence at UNM from June 11 through July 27 working on her writing and hosting sessions with UNM students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Prof. Alford will also be working with the wider New Mexico community while she is at UNM.
For more information about her public lectures and community outreach, please contact the UNM HSC Office of Diversity at 505-272-2728 or at http://hsc.unm.edu/programs/diversity/