Judy Norsigian is the executive director and founder of the Boston Women's Book Collaborative popularly known as Our Bodies Ourselves and co-author of all editions of Our Bodies, Ourselves.  Norsigian has spoken and written on a complete range of women's health issues, including abortion, contraception, reproduction, STDs, genetics, and healthcare reform.  She has served on the board of the National Women's Health Network, she is currently a board member for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research and also founder, and board member of Community Works.  Norsigian has won numerous awards, among which are the Public Service Award from the Massachusetts Public Health Association (1989), the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Annual Recognition Award (1995), the Boston YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers, and the Massachusetts Health Council Award (2002).

Judy Norsigian will be visiting the College during the week of September 22 - 26, and on October 20 and 30.  During her time on campus Norsigian will be working closely with the students from the Master's in Women's Health program. 

Wednesday, September 24 at 11:30am, in the McDermott Conference Room, Judy will be participating in a roundtable luncheon, "Food Security, Gender and Globalization," with Ellen Messer, Brandeis University, and Frances Moore Lappe, fellow Distinguished Visiting Scholar. 

On Thursday, October 30, Norsigian will be delivering one of this year's Lowell Lectures, "Media and Women's Health: Sorting Fact from Fiction."  The Lowell Lecture Series is sponsored by the Lowell Institute, founded by John Lowell, Jr. in 1836 to provide free, public lectures for the citizens of Massachusetts.