Faculty Member, James E Beasley School of Law
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Scott Burris is a Professor of Law at Temple University, Associate Director of the Centers for Law and the Public’s Health, and Senior Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He 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 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 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 chair of the board of Prevention Point, Philadelphia’s syringe exchange program. He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Yale Law School.
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