Michael Siegel

Michael Siegel is a Professor in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Previously, he spent 26 years at Boston University's School of Public Health. His research focuses on firearm violence, alcohol, tobacco, and racial inequities, with an emphasis on corporate influences on health through advertising and marketing. He also examines structural racism's role in health disparities. Teaching areas include public health advocacy, social and behavioral sciences, health communication, and social marketing. He has served as an expert witness in litigation against tobacco, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

Education:

• Master of Public Health (1992), UC Berkeley School of Public Health
• Doctor of Medicine (1990), Yale University School of Medicine

Research Interests: Firearm violence prevention, alcohol and tobacco policy, structural racism analysis, health communication strategies. His work bridges corporate influence analysis and public health advocacy, with recent emphasis on racial inequities' systemic roots.

Grants:

• Funded by 97 Percent Org Inc. (2022-2022) for gun safety policy research
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant (2021-2021) on firearm policy communication
• Multiple NIH grants analyzing firearm policy efficacy and racial disparities

Teaching: Courses include Public Health Advocacy, Social Marketing, Health Communication Theory, and Strategies for Public Health Advocacy. Recent teaching spans 2022–2025 with focus on practical public health interventions and advocacy.