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Julia M. Fleckman, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is actively involved in violence prevention research and holds leadership positions as Associate Director of the Tulane University Violence Prevention Institute and Senior Director of the Tulane Gun Violence Policy Lab.
Education:
- PhD, Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health
- MPH, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health
- BA, Political Science and Spanish Literature, Colgate University
Dr. Fleckman is a social scientist and mixed methods researcher whose work centers on the prevention of violence through structural and community-level interventions. Her research emphasizes health equity and the reduction of gun violence, childhood adversity, and intimate partner violence. She employs community-based participatory research methods and collaborates extensively with local and national advocacy organizations to influence policy and practice.
Her scholarly contributions are supported by prestigious awards, including the HRSA MatCH Junior Scholar and the Doris Duke Fellowship. Though her full publication list is hosted externally via PubMed, her research consistently bridges public health, social epidemiology, and policy development.
Honors & Awards:
- Tulane University MatCH Junior Scholar, HRSA/Maternal Child Health Bureau (2020–Present)
- Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago (2016–2018)
- Tulane University Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Doctoral Training Fellowship (2015–2016)
Dr. Fleckman advises and mentors students through her roles in academic programs and research centers. She has led and contributed to numerous research projects, including the SHIFT intervention, TIPPS, and the NOLA GEM Study, with funding from federal and private sources. She plays a key role in training the next generation of public health professionals through courses such as GCHB 6500: Violence as a Public Health Problem.
She is actively involved in laboratory and institute-based research teams, particularly through the Tulane Violence Prevention Institute and the Tulane Gun Violence Policy Lab, where she leads initiatives focused on youth equity, hospital-based interventions for firearm trauma, and community-based violence prevention strategies.
