| Linda E. Saltzman | |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Bloomington, Indiana, US |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Public health |
| Workplaces: | Centers for Disease Control |
| Education: | Brown University Florida State University |
| Thesis Title: | A Longitudinal Study of the Deterrence Model |
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| Thesis Year: | 1977 |
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| Known For: | Violence prevention |
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Linda Ellen Saltzman (September 8, 1949 – March 9, 2005) was an American public health researcher who worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from 1984 until her death in 2005.[1] She was especially known for her research on domestic violence, which has been credited with helping to define the entire field.[2] She has been described as "...one of the CDC’s top experts on violence, and one of the violence prevention movement’s most trusted allies."[3] In 2007, the CDC established the Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award in her memory; it is awarded biennially to a new researcher in the field of domestic violence.[3]