Scott Burris 

Biography

Scott Burris is the James E. Beasley Professor of Law at the Beasley School of Law of Temple University, and Associate Director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. He was the editor of the first systematic legal analysis of HIV in the United States, "AIDS and the Law: A Guide for the Public" (Yale University Press, 1987). His current research focuses on how law influences public health and health behavior. His work has been supported by major health organizations, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has served as a consultant on public health law with organizations ranging from the United Nations Development Programme and the American Psychological Association to the Institute of Medicine and the producers of the Oscar-winning film "Philadelphia." As an attorney and Board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, he has represented people with HIV facing discrimination from employers, service providers and the government. Burris is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the Yale Law School.

Research Interest

Clinical Sciences.