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Overview
Ted Alcorn is a journalist and educator with expertise in gun violence prevention policies and programs. He contributes reporting to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and other national publications, and is a lecturer at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Previously he was the founding research director of Everytown For Gun Safety, and he served as a policy analyst in the Office of the Mayor of New York City.
Academic Appointments
- Associate in Epidemiology
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MA, 2010 Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
- MHS, 2010 Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Research
Research Interests
- Community Health
- Healthcare Policy