
Justin White, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
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Prior to coming to BU in 2023, Dr. White spent 8 years as a faculty member at the UCSF School of Medicine in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He maintains an Adjunct Associate Professor appointment at UCSF. He holds a PhD in health policy and a concurrent MA in economics from UC Berkeley and an MSPH in health policy from UNC Chapel Hill. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular disease prevention at Stanford University's Prevention Research Center.
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, PhD Field of Study: Health Policy
- University of California, Berkeley, MA Field of Study: Economics
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MSPH Field of Study: Health Policy
- Bucknell University, BA Field of Study: Chemistry
Classes Taught
- SPHPM833
Publications
- Published on 4/9/2025
Philbin MM, Dhatt Z, Jacques T, Colonna R, Andersen-Rodgers E, White JS. Retailer perceptions of California's statewide sales restriction on flavoured tobacco: lessons from qualitative interviews with tobacco retailers across four diverse jurisdictions. Tob Control. 2025 Apr 09. PMID: 40204341.
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- Published on 3/4/2025
Kim MH, Frøslev T, White JS, Glymour MM, Ilango SD, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L, Hamad R. Kim et al respond to "Dispersal policies, neighborhood disadvantage, and refugee health in a Nordic context". Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):649-650. PMID: 39086093.
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- Published on 3/4/2025
Kim MH, Frøslev T, White JS, Glymour MM, Ilango SD, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L, Hamad R. Mediating pathways between neighborhood disadvantage and cardiovascular risk: quasi-experimental evidence from a Danish refugee dispersal policy. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):635-644. PMID: 38932569.
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- Published on 2/19/2025
Santiago-Rodriguez EJ, Shariff-Marco S, Bailey ZD, White JS, Allen IE, Hiatt RA. Residential segregation and colorectal cancer screening in the United States, 2010-2018. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Feb 19. PMID: 39969522.
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- Published on 2/7/2025
Wells WM, White JS, Collin DF, Wang G, Modrek S, Hamad R. Effects of US state paid family leave policies on perinatal and postpartum health: A quasi-experimental analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 07. PMID: 39918879.
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- Published on 1/19/2025
White JS, Atherwood S, Apollonio DE. Effect of a minimum floor price law for tobacco products on tobacco sales in Oakland, California, USA: a synthetic difference-in-differences analysis. Tob Control. 2025 Jan 19. PMID: 39732502.
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- Published on 12/27/2024
Dore EC, Wright E, White JS, Hamad R. Methods Used to Evaluate the Health Effects of Social Policies: A Systematic Review. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2025; 12. PMID: 40093917.
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- Published on 11/4/2024
Wang G, White JS, Hamad R. The end of court-ordered desegregation and US children's health: quasi-experimental evidence. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 04; 193(11):1530-1540. PMID: 38775300.
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- Published on 11/1/2024
Foverskov E, White JS, Frøslev T, Pedersen L, Sørensen HT, Hamad R. Neighborhood Disadvantage and Birth Outcomes Among Refugees. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 01; 154(5). PMID: 39429017.
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- Published on 10/30/2024
White JS, Toussaert S, Raiff BR, Salem MK, Chiang AY, Crane D, Warrender E, Lyles CR, Abroms LC, Westmaas JL, Thrul J. Evaluating the Impact of a Game (Inner Dragon) on User Engagement Within a Leading Smartphone App for Smoking Cessation: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Oct 30; 26:e57839. PMID: 39475840.
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News & In the Media
- Published on January 18, 2025
Cigarette Pricing Policy Linked to Decrease in Sales in California City
- Published on January 17, 2025
- Published on January 15, 2025
Could Boston Implement a Sugary Drink Tax? Some City Councilors Want to Explore the Idea.
- Published on January 8, 2025
Sugary Drinks Are to Blame for Millions of Diabetes, Heart Disease Cases Worldwide
- Published on November 1, 2024
Digital Pet Game within Smoking Cessation App Increases User Engagement
- Published on September 27, 2024
Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment
- Published on August 28, 2024
Paid Parental Leave and Infectious Disease Risk Among Infants
- Published on January 30, 2024
Sugary Beverage Taxes Reduce Purchases across 5 Us Cities, Study Finds
- Published on January 10, 2024
- Published on January 8, 2024
- Published on January 6, 2024
Soda Taxes Made Sugary Drink Prices Rise and Sales Fall In Cities That Tried Them, Study Finds
- Published on January 6, 2024
Taxes on Sugary Drinks Cut Consumer Sales by 33%, Study Says
- Published on January 6, 2024
Cities with Soda Taxes Saw Sales of Sugary Drinks Fall as Prices Rose, Study Finds
- Published on January 5, 2024
- Published on January 5, 2024
Soda Taxes Have Helped Trim Sales of Sugary Drinks. Public Health Impacts Aren’t as Clear.
- Published on August 31, 2023