Mark Schlesinger, PhD
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)Cards
About
Titles
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Dr. Schlesinger is Professor of Health Policy and a fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University and past editor of the Journal of Health Policy, Politics and Law. Dr. Schlesinger’s research explores the determinants of public opinion about health and social policy, the influence of bounded rationality on medical consumers, the role of nonprofit organizations in American medicine. His recent research initiatives include (a) studying how the changing availability of information on clinicians’ practices alters patients’ choices among doctors, (b) assessing public perceptions of and responses to economic insecurity, (c) explaining the recent rapid expansion in the scope of newborn screening among American states, and (d) understanding why particular collective responses are seen as more or less legitimate for addressing the spread of obesity among Americans. He has consulted to a half dozen federal agencies, several dozen state and local governments, and more than a score of nonprofit organizations concerned with health and social policy. His favored sports include uncompetitive volleyball and unlighted table tennis.
Appointments
Health Policy & Management
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Health Policy & Management
- Obesity Research Working Group
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Wisconsin (1984)
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Links & Media
News
- July 17, 2024
NYC official developed her knowledge of social justice, racial equity at YSPH
- May 29, 2024
Messaging Matters: Yale School of Public Health expands student communications training
- November 16, 2023
Experts Call for National Reporting of Medical Errors to Rebuild Trust
- January 17, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Aykhan Alibayli continues to pursue his passion for public service