Dr. William Macleod

Associate Professor

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Biography

William B. MacLeod, ScD, is a Research Associate Professor at Boston University's School of Public Health, specializing in Global Health. He has a strong background in public health data science, with expertise in demography, epidemiology, and biostatistics. Over the past seven years, MacLeod has been based in South Africa, collaborating on various research monitoring and evaluation projects with South African government institutions. Notably, he was the Co-Principal Investigator for a USAID-funded project that developed dashboards for monitoring HIV treatment programs in South Africa. MacLeod is also recognized as an international expert in clinical trials, having served on Data Safety Monitoring Boards and Technical Advisory Groups for CDC-sponsored international studies. He earned his ScD in Population and International Health from Harvard School of Public Health and his BA in International Relations from the University of California, Davis. Prior to his academic career, MacLeod worked as a policy analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency and spent several years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. He has significantly contributed to public health policy and research, focusing on critical health issues such as HIV, tuberculosis, and child health evaluations.

Research Interests

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
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  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.