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Maya Manian is a nationally recognized expert on reproductive rights and justice. Her scholarship investigates the relationship between constitutional law, family law, and health care law, with a focus on access to reproductive health care. She publishes and presents widely on abortion rights. Her current work uses sociological methods to understand how legal restrictions on abortion care constrain a wide range of women and pregnant people’s medical care. She is also a PhD candidate in medical sociology at the University of California, San Francisco.ÌýShe teaches Public Health Law and Policy, and Health Law Legislative and Regulatory Process.

Asha Scielzo directs AUWCL's Health Law and Policy Program and assists with development of the health law and policy curriculum, recruitment of adjunct professors, and the expansion of health law externships and other career development programs for students and alumni.ÌýShe teaches a wide range of courses onÌýhealth care fraud and abuse, compliance, governance, and transactions. Professor Scielzo brings over 15 years of industry experience to the classroom. She is currently servingÌýas the President of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Health Law Association. She is also privileged to serve on the Boards of Directors of theÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics and the South Asian Bar Association-D.C.ÌýShe teaches Health Care Corporate Compliance and Governance, Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and the Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Practicum.

Jamie AbramsÌýis a scholar on legal education pedagogy and birthing decision-making. Her scholarship examines the medical standards of care governing pregnant and birthing women, applies masculinities theory to strengthen effective gender-based violence legal responses. Her work at her previous institution focused on how abortion politics crept into standards of care and how pregnant women are treated, in particular during delivery. She is an Editor and contributor for the Gender and Law Professors Blog, part of the Law Professor Blogs Network. She recently published a chapter in Laws of Medicine – Core Legal Aspects for the Healthcare Professional (2022) and an article on Reevaluating Regional Law Reform Strategies After Dobbs. She has won numerous teaching awards and appeared in media outlets such as the Today Show, NPR, the N.Y. Times, and the Washington Post. She teaches Legal Research & Writing.Ìý

Professor Charles Duan teaches and researches intellectual property and technology law, in particular how the patent system and related laws interact with regulation, competition, and the public interest. His recent work has explored mechanisms by which pharmaceutical patents affect drug prices and access to medicines.ÌýOver the last ten years, Duan has worked in public policy, first as director of the patent reform project at Public Knowledge and then as director of technology and innovation policy at the R Street Institute.ÌýHe was recently appointed to an advisory committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and his work has been cited by the Supreme Court, federal appeals courts, and committees of Congress. He teaches Patent Law.

Robert Dinerstein is an expert in the area of disability rights law, specializingÌýin the fields of clinical education and disability law, especially mental disabilities law (including issues of consent/choice, capacity and supported decision-making and other alternatives to guardianship), the Â鶹´«Ã½s with Disabilities Act, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, legal representation of clients with mental disabilities, and disability and international human rights. He previously served as WCL's acting dean (2020-2021) and serves as the Chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Bar Association's Commission on Disability Rights.

Tehmeena Asif is the Program Coordinator of the Health Law and Policy Program at Â鶹´«Ã½ Washington College of Law. She graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2021 and shortly after obtained her registered nurse license. After graduating, she worked as a home health nurse primarily in Northern Virginia, providing comprehensive care and support to patients in their homes. Tehmeena has extensive experience in both clinical practice and healthcare entrepreneurship. In her current role, she manages program operations, coordinates events, and supports faculty and students in achieving their academic and professional goals.