William B. Lawson

William B. Lawson is an American professor, psychiatrist and a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DLFAPA).

William B. Lawson
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois, Urbana
University of California, Irvine
Vanderbilt University
University of Arkansas
Howard University
Huston-Tillotson University
Websitewilliamblawsonmdphd.com

Early life

Lawson grew up on a farm in West Point, Virginia.[1]

Education

Lawson earned his PhD in psychology from the University of New Hampshire. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago and finished a residency in adult psychiatry at Stanford University. He then finished a fellowship in psychopharmacology at the National Institute of Mental Health.[2]

Career and research

Lawson has been a professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana, University of California, Irvine, Vanderbilt University, University of Arkansas, Howard University, and Huston–Tillotson University.[3] He also was a professor and Associate Dean of Health Disparities at Dell Medical School.

While at Howard University, Lawson oversaw a partnership between the university and the island of Bermuda.[4] Howard University provided psychiatry consultation services to the island.

In 2015, Lawson served as the editor in chief of the Journal of the National Medical Association.[5][6][7]

His research is focused on mental health and substance abuse disparities.[2]

Awards and honors

Lawson is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.[2] In 2002 the APA awarded him the Jeanne Spurlock, M.D. Minority Fellowship Achievement Award.[8]

In 2013 Lawson was awarded the American Psychiatric Foundation's award for Advancing Minority Mental Health.[9] In 2014 he was the recipient of the Solomon Carter Fuller Award for African American Pioneers.[10] In 2017 he received the George Winokur Clinical Research Award from the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists.[11] Lawson has also received the E.Y. Williams Clinical Scholar of Distinction Award from the National Medical Association.[3]

Books

Lawson's writings on bipolar disorder in African Americans was published in Perspectives in Cross-cultural Psychiatry.[12]

References
  1. "Perspective | Black psychiatrists are few. They've never been more needed". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  2. Who, Continental Who's. "William B. Lawson, MD, Ph.D. is recognized by Continental Who's Who". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. "William B. Lawson, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, a Psychiatrist with Department of Health and Human Services Specialty Behavioral Health Services of Montgomery County - Health News Today". Health News Today. January 17, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. "Bermuda Howard University Psychiatry Consultation Services". Bernews. September 8, 2010. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. Lawson, William B. (June 1, 2015). "From the Editor in Chief". Journal of the National Medical Association. 107 (3): 2. doi:10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30043-2. ISSN 0027-9684. PMID 27282715.
  6. Lawson, William B. (June 1, 2015). "From the Editor in Chief". Journal of the National Medical Association. 107 (2): 2. doi:10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30017-1. ISSN 0027-9684.
  7. Lawson, William B. (February 1, 2015). "From the Editor in Chief". Journal of the National Medical Association. 107 (1): 2. doi:10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30001-8. ISSN 0027-9684. PMID 27282521.
  8. "Nominations Invited for Spurlock Minority Achievement Award". Psychiatric News. 45 (7): 11. April 2, 2010. doi:10.1176/pn.45.7.psychnews_45_7_024.
  9. Levin, Aaron (June 12, 2013). "Foundation Honors Programs on Minority Mental Health". Psychiatric News. 48 (12): 1. doi:10.1176/appi.pn.2013.6b8.
  10. "Two African American Professors Honored With Awards From National Organizations". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. January 17, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. "George Winokur Clinical Research Paper Award – AACP". Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. Perspectives in Cross-cultural Psychiatry (1 ed.). United Kingdom: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2005. p. 135. ISBN 9780781757942.
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