Justin White

Justin White is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Public Health in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at UCSF School of Medicine's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. His work combines health economics and behavioral economics to study chronic disease prevention through policy interventions.

• PhD in Health Policy (Health Economics) from UC Berkeley
• M.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley
• MSPH in Health Policy from UNC Chapel Hill
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Stanford

Dr. White's research focuses on evaluating social and economic policies affecting chronic disease risk in underserved populations, with emphasis on tobacco use and nutrition. He employs quasi-experimental econometric techniques and designs incentive-based behavioral interventions informed by behavioral economics. Recent projects include taxation of unhealthy products, smoking cessation apps, and Medicaid expansion effects on maternal health.

His publications span topics like tobacco policy, social determinants of health, and digital health interventions. Notable journals include American Journal of Epidemiology, Tobacco Control, and JAMA Pediatrics, with methodological work on Difference-in-Differences and quasi-experimental designs.

• Graduate School Merit Assistantship
• Jean G. Yates Health Policy Award
• Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study
• Tobacco-Related Disparities Scholarship
• Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award
• NIH Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Hellman Family Fellowship for Early-Career Faculty

Dr. White has led grants such as NIH-funded "A Pilot Trial of Gamification for Enhancing a Smoking Cessation App" and mentored interdisciplinary teams in policy evaluation research at institutions including Stanford's Prevention Research Center.