Cason Schmit, JD
Assistant Professor
Director, Program in Health Law and Policy
Curriculum Vitae
Contact
Health Policy and Management
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station,
TX
77843-1266
schmit@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0277
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Biography
Cason Schmit is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management where he actively researches the role of law in health systems.
Prior to joining Texas A&M University, he worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Law Program as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education legal fellow (2013-2015) and as a federal contractor (2015-2016). There he worked with public health professionals within CDC centers and offices and state, tribal, local, and territorial partners to promote the use of law as a tool to improve the public’s health. His research with CDC focused on the role of law in health system transformation, including the use of electronic health information to promote public health, state innovation models, pay-for-success initiatives, and pharmacists’ vaccination authority.
Education and Training
- Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2012
- Willamette University, BA, Mathematics and Psychology, 2007
Professional Certifications
- Health Law
- Intellectual Property
- Genomics and Biotechnology Law
Research Interests
- Law as a Social Determinant of Health
- Health Information Technology
- Health Information Exchanges
- Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security of Health Information
- Public Health Reporting and Surveillance
- Pharmacists’ Vaccination Authorities
- Health in Space Travel