Leo Beletsky
Board Member
Temple University
China
Biography
Leo Beletsky's background spans the fields of public health, law, communications, and comparative health systems. His specific interest is in advancing an evidence-based approach in the development of public policy that addresses community-level health and social problems. Drawing on a broad range of experience including informatics research at Harvard Medical School, cyberhealth and cultural competency programs at the New York Public Library, and organizational behavior work at the New York Academy of Medicine, he has also been involved in public health and health law-related projects in South America, the Caribbean and, most recently, in Eastern Europe. Prior to coming to Temple University School of Law as a consultant, together with Scott Burris Leo was a principal investigator on qualitative study at Brown University Medical School examining how harm reduction legislation impacts law enforcement professionals. A graduate of Vassar College and Oxford University with a degree in geography and a masters in public health from Brown University, he will be pursuing a JD starting in the fall of 2005.
Research Interest
Clinical Sciences.
