Proffesor Carl Phillips: Biography
Prof. Carl V. Phillips, MPP PhD, is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta School of Public Health.
Much of his research focuses on tobacco harm reduction, including epidemiology, economics, public perception, communication and education, public policy, and ethical aspects.
He works as a consultant and advisor for various organizations and companies involved with tobacco harm reduction. His university research group produces the education and research website, TobaccoHarmReduction.org.
Prof. Phillips is also an award-winning researcher in epidemiology methods, focusing on making epidemiologic research more useful and honest. He teaches on these topics as well as how to use epidemiologic data to make optimal policy decisions.
Prof. Phillips received his PhD in public policy from Harvard University and completed fellowships in health policy at the University of Michigan and philosophy of science at the University of Minnesota, has additional degrees in math and history, and was on the faculty of the University of Texas Medical School's Center for Evidence-Based Medicine.
In 2010 Prof. Phillips expects to create a private research institute so that he can devote more time to researching and promoting tobacco harm reduction without political interference by anti-nicotine extremists.
Read E Cigarette Direct's interview with Carl Phillips on the electronic cigarette.