Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH

Associate Professor and Co-Director of Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Policy and Management
624 North Broadway
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD
USA 21205

Biographical Sketch: Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prof. Vernick is Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, and Deputy Director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy. He is also Associate Director of the Centers for Law and the Public’s Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, where he holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Law. At Johns Hopkins, Prof. Vernick is the primary instructor for courses on Issues in Injury and Violence Prevention, and Public Health and the Law. Jon Vernick’s research has concentrated on ways in which the law and legal interventions can improve the public's health. He is particularly interested in epidemiology, policy, legal, and ethical issues associated with the prevention of firearm and motor vehicle injuries. He has also examined legal and ethical issues associated with syringe access policies in the United States; responses to emerging infectious diseases; tobacco control; and public health advocacy. Prof. Vernick has published more than 50 scholarly articles on these and other topics. He is also committed to translating research findings into policy change, regularly working with legislators, media, courts, and advocates to design and implement effective policies. Jon Vernick joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins in 1991. He received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, his law degree cum laude from George Washington University, and an MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Papers:
3154.0 Impact of legal protections on the public health workforce's willingness to respond during emergencies 3215.1 Law and litigation addressing licensed gun dealers 3255.0 Using gubernatorial executive orders to advance public health 3372.0 Public attitudes about mental illness and support for gun policies affecting persons with mental illness following newtown 4319.0 Association between firearm sales regulations and the source of handguns to criminal offenders in the United States