Galea was born in Malta and emigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 14.

He is a regular contributor to media, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, The Boston Globe, TEDMED, and The New York Times. Laufer, PhD, Memorial Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Galea has received several lifetime achievement awards for his research, including the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association and the Robert S. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. He formerly served as chair of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Community Services Board and as member of its Health Board. He is past chair of the board of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research and of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science. His research has been principally funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and philanthropic foundations. He has documented the consequences of mass trauma and conflict worldwide, including as a result of the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, and the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature about the social causes of health, mental health, and trauma.

One of the most widely-cited scholars in the social sciences, Galea has published more than 950 scientific journal articles, 70 chapters, and 19 books. In 2015, he became the youngest public health dean in the country, assuming leadership of Boston University School of Public Health. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public Health.

Sandro Galea, a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A.

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