Jody Platt, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Jody Platt, Ph.D., M.P.H. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan, where she examines how data and information technology can be used responsibly to improve health while sustaining public trust. Trained in medical sociology and health policy, Dr. Platt studies the ethical, social, and policy questions that arise as health systems become more data-driven and powered by artificial intelligence. Her work focuses on how patients, communities, and healthcare organizations think about and experience data use in health and medicine, with the aim of informing real-world decision-making. From 2021 to 2024, Dr. Platt served as the inaugural Senior Scholar in Residence with AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation. Dr. Platt received her Ph.D. and M.P.H. from the University of Michigan School of Public Health.