Eric Crosbie

Eric Crosbie is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno, where he serves as Graduate Director of Social and Behavioral Health and Health Administration and Policy. A political scientist with a Ph.D. in Politics and Public Health (2016) and an MPH, his research bridges public health, political science, international relations, and economics.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Politics and Public Health, University of California, Santa Cruz (2016)
  • M.A. in International Relations, San Francisco State University (2010)
  • B.A. in History, San Francisco State University (2007)
• Doctoral Advisees: Margarita Otero Alvarez, Luciana Borges Omotayo, Francis Fagbule, Sara Perez

His research focuses on commercial determinants of health, examining how industries like tobacco, food, alcohol, and fossil fuels drive the NCD epidemic. He analyzes policy implementation at both local (e.g., Nevada smoke-free regulations, SSB taxation) and global scales (tobacco/nutrition labeling in WHO regions, trade-health intersections). Publications in International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Tobacco Control, and The Lancet Global Health reflect his interdisciplinary approach.

Recent publications highlight trends in tobacco industry strategies (2024), trade-agreement impacts on health regulation (2024), and corporate capture of nutrition policy (2022). He frequently collaborates with researchers in Latin America, Africa, and the U.S., with articles translated into Spanish and Portuguese for broader accessibility.