John Larkins LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law where he serves as Co-President of the Health Law Society. John graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Human Science. While at Georgetown he volunteered with the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, canvassed for Clean Water Action NJ, and worked at the Lombardi Cancer Center performing research on nanomedical therapeutics. After graduating, John became a member of the Health Corps Team at the Washington AIDS Partnership, an AmeriCorps program. Through the program he became the Social Media Outreach and PrEP School Coordinator for the Community Health Department at Whitman-Walker Health, where he developed an interest in health policy and LGBTQ+ rights.
In Washington, John is an intern with the HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Policy Team at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), a nonprofit dedicated to improving the health of communities by strengthening and advocating for local health departments. His policy interests include public health, specifically sexual health policy and global health, LGBTQ+ rights, and drug policy reform.