Speaker Biographies

Sandra Mullin

Sandra Mullin is an Associate Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health where she directs the agency's communications activities. Along with responsibility for media relations, Ms. Mullin oversees Health Media and Marketing, Intergovernmental Affairs, Community Relations, and the agency's website.

She managed the considerable media crush associated with the recent anthrax event in New York City, the West Nile virus outbreak of 1999, and is skilled in both crisis and risk communication. She oversees the development of numerous multi-media campaigns on infectious and chronic disease control and prevention, environmental health promotion, and mental health concerns. She has made numerous presentations on topics related to risk communication and social marketing. Ms. Mullin has worked for the City of New York since 1995.

Ms. Mullin is a columnist for the Journal of Urban Health and teaches Community Organizing at City College. She was a doctoral student in the political science program at the City University of New York, received a Masters degree in Social Work from Hunter College, and earned a Bachelors degree from Hofstra University.

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