Ricky Leung

Ricky Leung is Professor and Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Memphis School of Public Health in Tennessee, USA. A leading scholar at the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, public health and management, he has published extensively on AI and other emerging technologies in high-impact journals such as Lancet, JAMA, and Organization Science. His research has received support from NSF, CDC, NIH, and other public agencies and private organizations, and he has also served as a panelist for some of these organizations. As an educator, he teaches courses in relation to AI, Health and Society, Responsible AI in Public Health, AI and Talent Management, and GenAI-assisted Machine Learning Programming, equipping future professionals with the skills to navigate the evolving AI landscape. He previously served as the Interim Director of the Global Center for AI in Mental Health at the University at Albany and is currently establishing a NIH-sponsored AI for Health Lab, and a new Center on Responsible AI in Public Health at the University of Memphis.