Dr. Julia M. Fleckman, PhD, MPH

Dr. Julia Fleckman is an Assistant Professor at Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine. The primary focus of Dr. Fleckman's work is the prevention of violence. Dr. Fleckman’s experience has been focused in the field of violence prevention for the past 10 years through research and community-based programming. Her current emphasis is on understanding and evaluating mechanisms for the prevention of childhood exposure to violence and sexual violence. Much of her work contributes to better understanding the role of social norms, social supports, and community processes that influence behaviors, and how these factors can be influenced to improve well-being and reduce risk for family and sexual violence. She is actively involved in collaboration with local and national community-based groups and advocacy organizations. Prior to joining as faculty, Dr. Fleckman completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship and a PhD in the Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She completed her Master of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston.