Betty Levin has been at Brooklyn College since 1986, where she has helped develop the Master’s of Public Health and Children's Studies programs. She is a founding editor of "Public Health Matters" in the American Journal of Public Health. She is a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, CUNY School of Public Health, Executive Board of PHANYC (Public Health Association of New York City), and founding member of the Pediatric Ethics Committee of New York Presbyterian Hospital. Professor Levin is a medical anthropologist with training in public health, best known for her research on ethical issues in Neonatal Care. She has studied ethical issues in other pediatric areas, HIV/AIDS, palliative care and "Urban Bioethics" (focus on race, class and urbanicity). Active in national professional associations (AAA, ASBH & APHA), she has promoted transdisciplinary work in the social sciences, bioethics, medicine and public health. Her current focus is public health education. She is a graduate of Barnard College (B.A.), Columbia University where she earned both an M.A. and PhD. Dr. Levin has been at Brooklyn College (BC)
since 1986 and in the Doctor of Public Health program (DPH) at the Graduate Center (GC) since 2007. She teaches undergraduate (21W), MPH (791.3/797.3) and doctoral courses (811) on the social background to health, as well as a foundational course (740) and bioethics course (773. She participated in the development of the DPH program at the GC, the MPH program and Children's Studies at BC and the Bioethics Interest Group of the AAA and was founding editor of the department "Public Health Matters" in the American Journal of Public Health. Current activities include: Planning Committee, CUNY School of Public Health; Executive Board of PHANYC (Public Health Association of New York City); and, Pediatric Ethics Committee of New York Presbyterian Hospital (CPMC). Born and raised in NYC, she is indebted to CUNY for her father's college education as well as her opportunity to work with students and colleagues at CUNY.

Books and Publications:
Gordon, E.J. & Levin, B.W. (2008). Contextualizing ethical dilemmas:
Ethnography for bioethics. In: Empirical Methods for Bioethics, L. Jacoby and
L.J. Siminoff, eds. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Also published as Advances in
Bioethics, Vol. 11, pp. 83-116. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
Nakashima, Masaaki (Tokyo Medical University) and Levin, Betty Wolder (Brooklyn
College/SUNY) SHAPING END OF LIFE POLICY IN JAPAN IN THE SHADOW OF AMERICAN
BIOETHICS. Abstracts (and oral presentation), 107th Annual Meetings of the
American Anthropological Association, November 19-23, San Francisco,
California. (Books and Publications: Abstract) 2008
Browner, CH, Levin, BW. (Co-Editor -- Special Issue) The social production of
health: Critical contributions from evolutionary, biological and cultural
anthropology. Social Science and Medicine 2005; 61:745-879.
Levin BW, Browner, CH. The social production of health: Critical contributions
from evolutionary, biological and cultural anthropology. (Introduction) Social
Science and Medicine 2005; 61:745-750.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Levin BW, Fleischman AR. Public health and bioethics - Benefits of
collaboration. American Journal of Public Health 2002; 92(2):165-167. (Books
and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002

Professional Leadership:
1984 - present: Founding Member, Pediatrics Bioethics Committee, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital. (Professional
Leadership: Public Service) 2008
2006 - present Strategic Planning Committee, School of Public Health,
City University of New York. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION -- Ethics Forum: Program Committee (1989,
1991-9, 2004-5, 2007); Medical Care, Program Co-Chair, Social Science and
Public Health, (2007 & 2008). (Professional Leadership: Organizational
Leadership Position) 2008
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
CITY (PHANYC) -- Executive Board Member (1997-2003;
2006-9). Chair, Awards Committe; Member, Student and Program Committee, 2009
(Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOETHICS AND HUMANITIES -- Reviewer, Public Policy
(2007). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION -- AIDS Caucus: Abstract Reviewer (2002;
2005-6); Program Chair (1992); Chair (1993); Governing Council: Member
(1995-8). (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2006
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR BIOETHICS AND HUMANITIES -- Membership Survey Committee
Chair (2000-2002) Program Committee/Reviewer Chair, Race and Culture
Sub-Committee (2001) Reviewer, Social Science (2005) Chair, Social Science
Sub-Committee (2006). (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2006
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
CITY (PHANYC) -- Vice President (2000-2003) (Professional
Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2003
1999 -- 2002 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- Founding Department Editor,
Public Health Matters. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership
Position) 2002

Pedagogical Achievements:
Developed a new course at the Graduate Center, Public Health 811, Social and
Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health: Theory and Method, with Anahi
Validrich. 2008