David Rosenthal

David Rosenthal, PhD, is the faculty director of the Executive and Full Time Management programs in HPM and the Director of Behavior Science for Columbia University’s Center for Family and Community Medicine. 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 named Teacher of the Year by residents in the Department of Family Medicine and was given the College of Medicine Service Award. 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. 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-author4ed 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: Heritage Health and Housing, Clowns Without Borders and Kwah Dao. 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.