Instructor Bio
This lecture series on public health ethics was written and delivered by James C. Thomas, MPH, PhD, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the Director of the Program in Public Health Ethics at UNC. Dr. Thomas has worked both as a public health practitioner and academic epidemiologist. As a practitioner, he has worked both internationally (including two years in the Congo and one year in Kenya) and domestically (three years with the Los Angeles County Health Department). He has taught epidemiology at UNC since 1989. His principal area of research is community characteristics affecting the distribution of sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Thomas studied ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. He was one of the principal authors of the Public Health Code of Ethics, and has subsequently led an effort to identify core competencies and skills in public health ethics. Email: Jim.Thomas@unc.edu
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