Scott Burris, JD

Temple University
Beasley School of Law
1719 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
USA 19122

Biographical Sketch: Scott Burris is a Professor of Law at Temple University, where he directs the Center for Health Law, Policy and Practice, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Public Health Law Research program. His work focuses on how law influences public health, and what interventions can make laws and law enforcement practices healthier in their effects. He is the author of over 100 books, book chapters, articles and reports on issues including urban health, HIV/AIDS, research ethics, global health governance, and the health effects of criminal law and drug policy. His work has been supported by organizations including the Open Society Institute, the National Institutes of Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Department for International Development, and the CDC. He has served as a consultant to numerous U.S. and international organizations including WHO, UNODC and UNDP. Professor Burris is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Yale Law School.

Papers:
3150.0 Opening the black box: Role of theory on legal mechanisms of effect 3150.0 Advancing the state of research designs used in injury control policy evaluation 3366.1 Advancing Public Health through Law: The George Project 4125.0 Reducing opioid overdose by changing law and policy 4404.0 Finding a “common ground” to build the field of public health law research