Samantha N. Bent Weber, JD

Samantha N. Bent Weber, JD 

Assistant Professor

Community Health & Preventive Medicine

Location: NCPC 311
Phone: (404)756-5206
E-mail: sweber@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Satcher Health Leadership Institute
Fellowship: Health Policy


GRADUATE: 
Harvard Law School
Degree:
JD, International Law

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Harvard College
Degree:
BA, Social Studies & Afro-American Studies

Research Interests

I am interested in making law and policy accessible and relevant for individuals and communities who want to improve social conditions to improve health for all people. Other interests: Public Health Law; Health Policy and Regulation; Legal Epidemiology; Healthcare Coverage; Economic Policy & Health; Environment & Sustainability.

Publications

  • S.B. Weber, Grappling with Judicial Discretion in Complex Times, Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, (in press).
  • S.B. Weber, M. Penn. Public Health Strategies: A Pathway for Public Health Practice to Leverage Law in Advancing Equity. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2022;28(S1): S27-S37.
  • M.D. Douglas, S.B. Weber, C. Bass, C. Li, A. H. Gaglioti, T. Benevides, V. Heboyan. Creation of a Longitudinal Legal Data Set to Support Legal Epidemiology Studies of Mental Health Insurance Legislation. Psychiatric Services. 2022;73(3): 265-270.
  • S.B. Weber, R. Hulkower, and A. Moreland. Examining Sociodemographic Data Reporting Requirements in State Disease Surveillance Systems. St. Louis U. J. Health 
  • S.B. Weber and D. Pepin. Why Law is a Determinant of Health. Stetson L. J. 2021;50: 401-415.

Honors and Awards

  • CDC, Public Health Infrastructure Center Recognition for Excellence in Policy or Program Evaluation, for real time evaluation and policy analysis to support organizational development (2023)
  • CDC PERFORMANCE AWARDS for achieving outstanding results in team lead position (2024, 2023)
  • CDC, Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Director’s Award for Excellence in Public Health Impact, 2021