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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Gwyneth Eliasson, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Public Health. They discuss how public health and law intersect, Gwyneth’s experiences in academia and teaching, and advice for anyone interested in health policy and these fields.

You’ll Learn

• How Gwyneth found her way into public health from working in public interest law and consulting
• The differences between public health law, healthcare law, and public health practice and what opportunities are available for those interested in these areas
• What a day in the life of Gwyneth looks like as a professor 
• How the pandemic has affected Gwyneth’s role as a professor and what changes she has seen in students’ learnings
  • Gwyneth’s teaching style and how she incorporates her own experiences and education in projects and assignments
• The importance of good writing and clear communication in public health
• What advice Gwyneth has for those interested in the intersection between law and public health

Today’s Guest

Gwyneth M. Eliasson is an Assistant Professor of Health Systems and Policy in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health (RSPH). Before joining the RSPH faculty, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She received her JD from Brooklyn Law School and her MPH in Health Systems and Policy from RSPH. As a social justice attorney, she advocated for low-income New Yorkers facing systemic health inequities at administrative proceedings and in Federal courts. As a public health practitioner, she managed CDC-contracted projects with the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law and consulted for Rutgers School of Law on grant-funded projects to develop a medical-legal partnership (MLP) program in Camden, New Jersey. Her case study on MLPs for older adults is in HEALTHY AGING THROUGH THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (APHA Press, 2021). 

Resources

• Follow Gwyneth on LinkedIn and Twitter 
• Learn more about Camden's Medical-Legal Partnership 
• Learn more about Temple University's Center for Public Health Law Research 
• Learn more about CDC's Public Health Law Program 
• Buy the book "Teaching Public Health Writing" by Jennifer Beard 
• Listen to the previous episode about informational interviews with Shanna Shulman and the previous career tips for informational interviews

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