Increasing Price and Reducing Access to Tobacco in New York City

Affiliation

• ¹ Kevin R.J. Schroth, J.D., is an Associate Professor in the Rutgers University's School of Public Health, where he's a member of the Center for Tobacco Studies. His research centers on the intersection of tobacco control law and regulatory science. He previously served at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene as the Senior Legal Counsel with the Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention and Tobacco Control, where he played a principal role in drafting and advancing more than a dozen laws designed to reduce tobacco use, and policies designed to reduce sodium and sugary beverage consumption. He also worked as a commercial litigator in private practice and clerked for federal and state judges in New Jersey. He earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School and B.A. from Bucknell University.