Demonstrating thought leadership and expertise in health law through scholarly publications, professional presentations, and service to the legal and healthcare communities.
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12
Published Articles
15+
Professional Presentations
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Years Active Service
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Organ Donation & Transplantation Law New
Publication
Modernizing Organ Donation and Allocation: A Legal and Policy Roadmap for the U.S. Transplant System
The Health Lawyer, American Bar Association •
April 2026
A comprehensive practitioner guide to U.S. organ donation and transplantation law, covering the statutory and regulatory framework, HRSA’s multi-vendor OPTN modernization initiative, CMS OPO performance metrics, active federal litigation, living donor protections, continuous distribution, and emerging issues including AI in organ matching, normothermic regional perfusion, and xenotransplantation. Provides practice-oriented forecasts and compliance guidance for OPOs, transplant centers, hospitals, and health system counsel.
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Public Health Law & Policy
Publication
Public Health, Infection Prevention and Control, and the Law: Exploring Enterprise Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management for Health Care •
2024
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Publication
Public Health Law in the 21st Century: Evolution, Emerging Issues, and Equity
Howard Law Journal, Vol. 65 •
2023
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Presentation
The Fundamentals of Public Health Law
American Health Law Association Fundamentals of Health Law Conference •
2021, 2022
Presentation
The Public Health Reserve: An Independent and Decentralized Public Health System
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting •
October 2021
Presentation
Globalization and the Need for Stronger Global Public Health Laws
International Society of Political Psychology Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece •
July 2022
Rare Diseases & Healthcare Access
Publication
Unsolved Mystery (Diagnosis): Treating Rare Diseases as a Public Health Crisis
University of Illinois Law Review •
2021
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Presentation
Rare Diseases as a Public Health Challenge
National Organization for Rare Disorders Breakthrough Summit (Plenary Speaker) •
October 2021
Presentation
Invited Public Comment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Rare Disease Day Meeting
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development •
March 2021
Substance Use & Harm Reduction Policy
Publication
Opioids: Minnesota Needs Better Tracking of Drug Information
MinnPost •
April 2017
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Presentation
Harm Reduction Policy, Law, and Implementation Issues: Syringe Services Programs and Supervised Consumption Sites
CDC Overdose Data to Action Scrum Meeting, Atlanta •
August 2022
Presentation
Stigma and Policy: Assessing Federal Policies Impacting Perceptions of Stigma Towards Substance Use and Opioid Use Disorders
NACCHO360 Conference, Atlanta •
July 2022
Presentation
Invited Presentation and Testimony to the Joint Committee on Behavioral Health & Opioid Use Disorders
Maryland General Assembly •
July 2017
Drug Development & FDA Regulation
Publication
Blueprint for Transparency at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Recommendations to Advance the Development of Safe and Effective Medical Products
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Vol. 45 •
2018
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Presentation
A New Way to Determine Value: Leveraging Public Health to Better Identify Value-Based Interventions
Drug Information Association Global Annual Meeting, Chicago •
June 2022
COVID-19 & Pandemic Response Law
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COVID-19 and the Assembly of Believers: From Rights to Responsibility
Berkley Forum •
June 2020
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Defiant Congregations in a Pandemic: Public Safety Precedes Religious Rights
Canopy Forum •
March 2020
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Presentation
COVID-19 Telehealth Laws and Rural Rare Disease Care
National Rural Health Association Annual Rural Health Conference •
May 2021
Presentation
The Reckoning: Long-Term Care Facility Compliance and Enforcement Post-Pandemic
American Health Law Association Long-Term Care and the Law Virtual Conference •
March 2021
Environmental Health & Research Ethics
Publication
State Implementation of Federal Environmental Laws
Health Matrix, Vol. 31 •
2021
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Experimental Arrest of Cerebral Blood Flow in Human Subjects: The Red Wing Studies Revisited
Perspectives in Biology & Medicine, Vol. 54 •
2011
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Collaborative Solutions to Antibiotic Stewardship in Small Community and Critical Access Hospitals
Academic Medicine, Vol. 94 •
2019
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Outpatient Antibiotic Use and the Need for Increased Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
Pediatrics, Vol. 141 •
2018
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Professional Service & Leadership
Current Service
Vice Chair, American Health Law Association Behavioral Health Practice Group
2026–present
Current Service
Member, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys Education Committee
2020–2023; 2026–present
Current Service
Member, Illinois State Bar Association Health Law Section
2026–present
Current Service
Member, Illinois State Bar Association Administrative Law Section
2026–present
Past Service
Member, American Health Law Association Early Career Professionals Council
2023–2025
Past Service
Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
Board Fellow (2019–2020) • Education Committee Member (2020–2023) • Membership Committee Member (2021–2023)
Past Service
CDC Diversity, Equity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Accessibility Reading Group
2022–2023
Past Service
University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs COVID-19 Task Force Working Group and Pandemic Stress Indicator Expert Panel
2020–2021