معرفی
Richard A. Daynard is the University Distinguished Professor of Law at Northeastern University’s School of Law and serves as President of the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI). He chairs the Tobacco Products Liability Project and co-founded the Center for Public Health Litigation. His work focuses on legal accountability of industries for public health harms, with expertise in tobacco, obesity, opioids, and gun control litigation.
Education:
- Columbia University, AB 1964
- Harvard University, JD 1967
- Columbia University, MA 1970
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD 1980
Research Interests: Public health law, strategic litigation, interdisciplinary approaches to public health challenges, and legal frameworks addressing consumer protection, products liability, and behavioral science intersections with law. He has lectured in 54 countries and chaired 25 international conferences on tobacco control and obesity.
Awards:
- Northeastern University Pioneer Award
- Robert Morris, Sr. Award for Courage in Litigation (2019)
Grants & Leadership: Principal investigator for grants from National Cancer Institute, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, American Legacy Foundation, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Teaches courses on public health law to law and undergraduate students.
Affiliations: Public Health Advocacy Institute (President), Tobacco Products Liability Project (Chair), Center for Public Health Litigation (Co-founder).
