David Rosenthal, PhD

David Rosenthal, PhD, is an Associate Professor ( in the Center for Family and Community Medicine) and the faculty director of the management programs in HPM (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University).

For 23 years, Dr. Rosenthal was a faculty member at the University of Iowa, teaching in the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, and Education. He was also the Director of Counseling and Health Promotion Services at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Later he worked at La Bodega de La Familia and then served as the Executive Director of the Lower Eastside Harm Reduction Center in New York City. He has been recognized as Teacher of the Year in Family Medicine at Iowas and Columbia and has also been awarded the Faculty Service Award in the College of Medicine at Iowa.

Dr. Rosenthal was a licensed marriage and family therapist and has served as president of the Iowa Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. He has co-authored a number of books and academic papers and given more than 100 presentations in the United States and has conducted workshops in Zimbabwe, Uganda, Russia, and Greece. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of three non-profit organizations including Board Presidency of Clowns Without Borders . He has also participated as a member or board chair of other public health nonprofits, such as Iowa City Hospice, Iowa City Free Medical Clinic, & the Mid Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse.