TIM K. MACKEY

Director, Global Health Policy Institute

Tim Ken Mackey is the Director of the Global Health Policy Institute, an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Global Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine, the Director of Healthcare Research and Policy at UC San Diego – Extension, and is the Director for Healthcare Research and Policy at UC San Diego – Extension. He holds a BA in Political Science-International Relations, a Masters Degree in Health Policy & Law and also earned his PhD in Global Public Health from the joint doctoral program at UC San Diego – San Diego State University.

Prof. Mackey’s work has been featured in high-impact journals such as Science, JAMA, Nature Biotechnology, the Lancet, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Clinical Microbiology Reviews, and BMC Medicine. His research and expertise have also been featured in major news outlets such as CNN, NPR, and POLITICO Pro.

His work focuses on an array of multidisciplinary topics in domestic and global public health. He also has extensive professional experience including over 10 years experience in the private sector and acting as a consultant for the World Health Organization, the US Department of State and others.

Read his published papers:

A Machine Learning Approach for the Detection and Characterization of Illicit Drug Dealers on Instagram: Model Evaluation Study

Solution to Detect, Classify, and Report Illicit Online Marketing and Sales of Controlled Substances Via Twitter: Using Machine Learning and Web Forensics to Combat Digital Opioid Access

The Illegal Wildlife Digital Market: An Analysis of Chinese Wildlife Marketing and Sale on Facebook

Big Data, Language Processing, and Deep Learning to Detect and Characterize Illicit COVID-19 Product Sales: Infoveillance Study on Twitter and Instagram

Detecting Suicide Discussions Among Opioid Substance Users on Instagram

Watch him on:

The Today Show

Tech Possibilities: Reshaping a Misinformed Debate