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Charles Carusi

Vice President

Charles Carusi, Ph.D., is a Vice President for Behavioral Health and Health Policy Practice Area, where he leads the tobacco studies group. Despite considerable gains in reducing the health and economic burdens of tobacco use, it remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease. Dr. Carusi focuses on applying research methods and tobacco regulatory science to inform public health policy and practice in regard to tobacco products and their use. 

The research spans the areas of tobacco surveillance, epidemiology, tobacco use prevention and cessation, tobacco control program evaluation, biological research, and policy support. This research supports numerous federal, state, and international agencies, foundations, and academic institutions.

Education

Ph.D., Theatre Research, Tufts University
M.A., Theatre, Northwestern University
B.A., English (with minors in Physics and Mathematics), Thomas More College

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Science Foundation
Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Georgia Department of Transportation
Maryland Cancer Registry
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Texas Education Agency
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Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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NYC Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity
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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
ClearWay Minnesota
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Teach for America
The Verizon Foundation
The Johns Hopkins University
University of Denver
University of Maryland Baltimore Campus
University of Michigan
SiriusXM
Toyota
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The National Institutes of Health
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