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Amanda C. Pustilnik is a Professor of Law at the University of Maryland School of Law and faculty at the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital. She teaches Criminal Law, Evidence, and Law & Neuroscience, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of legal frameworks and neuroscientific principles.
Education:
- BA, magna cum laude, Harvard College
- JD, Yale Law School
- Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, History and Philosophy of Science department
Her research investigates how brain science informs legal doctrines, particularly in criminal law models of mind, neuroscientific evidence on memory reliability, and legal implications of pain perception. Collaborations on brain imaging of pain and addiction have directly influenced policy work on opioids through the Aspen Institute, demonstrating real-world impact of her scholarly focus on law-science integration.
Scientific Awards and Fellowships:
- Climenko Fellow, Harvard Law School
- Senior Fellow in Law and Applied Neuroscience, Project on Law and Applied Neuroscience (2014-2015)
- Senior Fellow on Law and Applied Neuroscience, Harvard Law School (2015)
Prior to academia, Professor Pustilnik built substantial legal practice experience through litigation at Covington & Burling and Sullivan & Cromwell specializing in white-collar criminal matters, clerked for Judge Jose A. Cabranes on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, providing unique cross-disciplinary perspectives to her scholarly work.
She maintains active collaboration with the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital, driving interdisciplinary initiatives that bridge neuroscience laboratories with legal policy development through structured research partnerships and clinical applications.
