Health Law

Costello N, Sutton R, Jones M, Almassian M, Raffoul A, Ojumu O, Salvia M, Santoso M, Kavanaugh JR, Austin SB. Algorithms, addiction, and adolescent mental health: An interdisciplinary study to inform state-level policy action to protect youth from the dangers of social media. American Journal of Law and Medicine 2023;49(2-3):135-175. (Abstract). This paper reports the results of a collaborative study including STRIPED trainees Dunni Ojumu and Meg Salvia, along with Michigan State collaborating mentor Nancy Costello and law trainees Rebecca Sutton and Madeline Jones.

Velasquez K, Ivie A, Fegely SR, Raffoul A, Vitagliano J, Roberto CA, Austin SB. Dietary supplements for weight loss: Legal basis for excise tax and other government action to protect consumers from a public health menace. American Journal of Law and Medicine. 2022; 48(1):38-53. (Article).

Negowetti N and Ambwani S (joint first authors), Karr S, Rodgers RF, Austin SB. Digging up the dirt on ‘clean’ dietary labels: Public health considerations and opportunities for increased federal oversight. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2022;55(1):39-48. (Abstract). This paper reports the results of a study led by STRIPED Fellow Suman Ambwani in collaboration with Trainee Stefani Karr and Collaborating Mentor Rachel Rodgers.

McBride C, Costello N, Ambwani S, Wilhite B, Austin SB. Digital manipulation of images of models’ appearance in mass media: Strategies for action through law and corporate social responsibility incentives to protect public health. American Journal of Law & Medicine. 2019;45(1): 7-31 (Article ).

Record KL, Austin SB. “Paris thin”: A call to regulate life-threatening starvation of runway models in the U.S. fashion industry. American Journal of Public Health. 2015;106(2):205-206. (AbstractThis editorial is based on legal research led by STRIPED Collaborating Mentor in Health Law Katherine Record working with trainee Samantha Glover.

Pomeranz JL, Barbosa G, Killian C, Austin SB. The dangerous mix of adolescents and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building: Legal strategies for state action. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice. 2015;21(5):496-503. (Abstract) This paper reports the results of a study led by STRIPED Affiliated Faculty in Health Law Jennifer Pomeranz working with trainees Grant Barbosa and Caroline Killian.

Cooper, KC. Can I see some ID? Banning access to cosmetic breast implant surgery for minors under eighteen. Journal of Law and Health. 2014;27(2):186-214. (Article Katherine Cohen Cooper, JD, was our second STRIPED trainee from Harvard Law School, and this paper in Journal of Law and Health is based on her work supported by STRIPED.

Cooper, KC. Injecting caution: A need for enhanced state-level enforcement tactics targeting the cosmetic use of liquid silicone products. Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy. 2014;30(2):249-278. (Article) Katherine Cohen Cooper, JD, was our second STRIPED trainee from Harvard Law School, and this paper in Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy is based on her work supported by STRIPED.

Pomeranz JL, Taylor L, Austin SB. Over-the-counter and out-of-control: Legal strategies to protect youth from abusing products for weight control. American Journal of Public Health 2013; 103(2): 220-225. (Abstract) Lisa Taylor, JD, was our first STRIPED trainee from the Harvard Law School, and this paper in American Journal of Public Health is based on her work with the STRIPED research team.