About HLA

Elaine Marshall

School Discipline Advocacy Program Fellow (she/her)

Elaine Marshall is an advocate with the School Discipline Advocacy Program and the School Discipline Advocacy Program Fellow. Before joining the MHAP for Kids team, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Scientist for a judicial and legal education program, educating judges and other legal professionals on the social determinants of health. She earned her JD/MPH from Northeastern University School of Law and Tufts University School of Medicine as part of their dual degree program, where she focused on issues impacting people with mental health concerns. As part of her legal and public health training, she gained experience in legal services for health and welfare benefits, family law for parents with mental health concerns, and insurance billing policies for people experiencing first episode psychosis.