Justin White
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Justin White, PhD

Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

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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