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Joel Moskowitz | |
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| Alma mater | Rutgers University, University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Known for | Research into health effects of mobile phones and wireless technologies |
| Awards | James Madison Freedom of Information Award (2018) |
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| Fields | Public health |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Joel M. Moskowitz is a researcher on the faculty of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. He has worked on public health issues that include cell phone risk, tobacco control, and alcohol abuse. He helped the city of Berkeley, California to draft an ordinance mandating safety warnings on cell phones. In 2018, Moskowitz won the James Madison Freedom of Information Award for his work in bringing to light previously publicly unknown California Department of Public Health guidance documents about cell phone safety.