Platt, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Platt, J.D., M.A., is the Director of Research and Operations at the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law. Elizabeth leads several rigorous legal data tracking projects and scientific legal mapping assessments using policy surveillance methods, including the Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System (PDAPS), a source of legal policy data tracking key state drug laws as well as the CityHealth project, the leading assessment of how the nation’s largest cities fare when it comes to different policy domains that impact people’s everyday wellness and quality of life. Elizabeth also leads several other collaborative legal data tracking efforts, including the Center’s legislative tracking work with other public health organizations through the Act for Public Health Initiative. She has over eleven years of experience in legal epidemiology and policy surveillance at the national, state, and local level. Prior to joining CPHLR, Elizabeth was the CEO/COO of Legal Science, LLC after serving as a senior law and policy manager at the Center for several years. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Clemson University. She received her J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law and her M.A. in International Relations with a Graduate Certificate in Security Policy Studies from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Elizabeth is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.