dr. Slaven Letica CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: SLAVEN LETICA, Ph. D.
Home address: Kneza Mislava 14
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
phone: 385/1/4550-677
385/1/4612-451 (fax)
Office address: The A. Štampar School of Public Health,
Medical School, University of Zagreb
Rockfellerova 4
Date of Birth: June 28th 1947
Place of Birth: Podgora
Nationality: Croatian
Marital Status: Married
 
 

From family album:

...childhood (right)...

...with spouse Gordana Cerjan-Letica...

...proud father...

...whole family together...

...with friends...

Educational Qualifications:

1967-1970 Faculty of Economic Science University of Zagreb (Graduated)
1972-1973 Study of Sociology and Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Zagreb
1976-1980 Postgraduate course in Economic Development Theory and Policy
1981 Degree of Master of Economic Sciences
1982 WHO International Workshop on Managerial Processes for National Health Development, Nuffield Centre for Health Service Studies, University of Leeds and Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
1984 Doctorate in Economic Sciences; Health Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Zagreb

1971-1973 Consultant, Republic Institute of Employment Policy, Zagreb
1974-1978 Head, Department of Unemployment and Employment Service Studies, Republic Institute of Employment Policy, Zagreb
1975-1977 Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical journal: "Zapošljavanja i udruženi rad" (Employment and associated labour), Zagreb
1978-1979 Principal Investigator and Editor-in-Chief of the Study: "Science in Croatia, development, present situation, perspectives" (published in 1984)
1984 Assistant Professor, Head, Chair of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, the A. Štampar School of Public Health, Medical School, University of Zagreb
1984/1985/1986 "Resource person", appointed by the WHO for the WHO Colloquium on Leadership Development for TCDC in support of HFA/2000, Brijuni, Croatia
1985 Full professor, Head, Department of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, A. Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb
1990-1991 Principal adviser to the President of Croatia
1994-1995 President of the European Movement, Croatia

1982 WHO Fellow, WHO International Workshop on MPNHD, Leeds-Edinburgh July 6th-23rd 1982
1983 WHO Fellow, one month research work on "Health Expenditure Theory and Cost Containment Policy" at the Institute of Social and Economic Research and Department of Economics, University of York, (tutor: Prof. Alan Maynard)
1982 Temporary adviser, WHO-EURO, Workshop on "Lifestyles Conducive to Health", Copenhagen
1984 Temporary adviser, WHO-EURO, workshop on “Legislative Measures in Relation to the Development of Lifestyles Conducive to Health”, Dresden, 9-11 April, 1984
1984 Evaluation Workshop on MPNHD, Edinburgh, 28 May - 1 June 1984
1984 Temporary adviser, WHO-EURO, Working group on concepts and principles of health promotion, Copenhagen, 9-11 July, 1984
1982-1990 Lecturer in health economics, postgraduate course in Planning and Management of Primary Health Care in Developing Countries, organized jointly by WHO and the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health
1986 WHO short-term consultant in India (four months)
1986 WHO short-term consultant in China (two months)
1987 WHO short-term consultant in Egypt and Pakistan
1988 WHO short-term consultant in Thailand

Health Promotion, An international journal published by Oxford University Press
International Journal of Health Sciences, Van Gorcum, Assen, The Netherlands
 

Fundamental and applied research work in sociology, medical sociology, health economics, health service studies, MPNHD, TCDC

Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in: political sociology; - health economics; - medical sociology;
Teaching postgraduate courses in: health economics; health planning and management.

Published Books 1980-1999

Introductory remarks: In the period 1971-1999 I published about 200 scientific and technical articles in books and reviews. I was also editor-in-chief of four studies.
During the same period, I published about 300 popular scientific articles on economic and social policy, sociological and economic aspects of health and health care (in several Croatian newspapers and magazines).
Below are listed some of my more important works published in the period 1980-1999.
* Popović, B., Letica, S., Škrbić, M. (edit.): "Zdravstvo u SR Hrvatskoj, razvoj-stanje-perspektive"; knjiga prva: "Zdravlje i zdravstvena zaštita",("Health in SR Croatia, Development-conditions-perspectives"; first book: health and health care; Republic committee for the health and social welfare of SR Croatia, JUMENA, Zagreb, A. Štampar School of Public Health, Zagreb, 1981.
* Popović, B., Letica S., Škrbić, M. (edit.): "Zdravstvo u SR Hrvatskoj, razvoj-stanje-perspektive"; knjiga druga: MEDICINSKE STRUKE; (Health in SR Croatia, development-conditions-perspectives; MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, Republic committee for the health and social welfare of SR Croatia) JUMENA, Zagreb, A. Štampar School of Public Health Zagreb, Zagreb, 1981, pp. 274
* Letica, S., Petak, A., Sardelić, C. (ed.): "Science in Yugoslavia", Zagreb, 1980, pp. 117
* Škrbić, M., Letica S., Popović, B. (edit.): "Welfare in Croatia" (Socijalna zaštita u Hrvatskoj), JUMENA, Zagreb, 1984
* Letica, S.: "Kriza i zdravstvo ("The Crisis and Healthcare")", Stvarnost, Zagreb, 1984, pp. 220
* Letica, S., Despot, Dj.: "South-South Cooperation in the Field of Health”, Zagreb-Harare, 1986
* Letica, S.: Intelektualac i kriza" (The Intellectual and the Crisis), August Cesarec, Zagreb, 1989.
* Letica, S.: "Četvrta Jugoslavija" (The Fourth Yugoslavia), CIP, Zagreb, 1990
* Letica, S., Nobilo, M.: "JNA - rat protiv Hrvatske" (The Yugoslav Army - The War Against Croatia), Globus, Zagreb, 1991.
* Letica, S.: "Obećana zemlja" (The Promised Land) , Globus, Zagreb, 1992.
* Letica, S.: "Divlje misli" (Wild Thoughts), Globus, Zagreb, 1993.
* Meštrović, S., Goreta, M. Letica, S.: "The Road from Paradise" (co-authored with  S. Meštrović and M. Goreta), the University Press of Kentucky, 1993.
* Meštrović, S., Letica, S., Goreta, M.: "Habits of the Balkan Heart: Social Character and the Fall of Communism" (co-authored with M. Meštrović and M. Goreta), Texas A&M University Press, 1993.
* Letica, S.: "The Genesis of the Current Balkan War"; in: Meštrović, S. (ed.): "The Post emotional Balkan War", Routledge, London and New York, 1995 (in print)
 
 
 

- fluent spoken and written English
- working knowledge of Spanish

Member of the American Sociological Association
Member of the European Association for Medical Sociology

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