Michele Bratcher Goodwin,JD, LL.M., SJD, is the Linda D. & Timothy J. O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.  She is a sought after thought leader and public voice on matters of constitutional law, healthcare, bioethics, and civil liberties with her research and scholarship referenced by courts and legislative bodies, and appearing in print, radio, and television news.

Dr. Goodwin is credited with helping to establish and shape the health law field. She is an acclaimed bioethicist, constitutional law scholar, and prolific author. She directed the first ABA accredited health law program in the nation and established the first law center focused on race and bioethics.