[1] His research explores how the law affects decision making in domains of scientific uncertainty and misaligned incentives, which he calls "institutional epistemology."
He is affiliated faculty with the Petrie Flom Center for Health Care Policy, Bioethics and Biotechnology at Harvard Law School.
[2] His work includes tort law, bioethics, the First Amendment, and corruption in healthcare and politics.
Robertson has co-edited two books: Nudging Health: Behavioral Economics and Health Law (2016, with Holly Fernandez Lynch and Glenn Cohen) and Blinding as a Solution to Bias: Strengthening Biomedical Science, Forensic Science and Law (2016, with Aaron Kesselheim).
He has given interviews, been published and cited in media outlets including CBS News,[3] CNN,[4]The Washington Post,[5] The Wall Street Journal,[6] and National Public Radio's Marketplace.