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Barbara Evans
Associate Professor
Co-director, Health Law & Policy Institute
Director, Center on Biotech
104F TUII
bjevans@central.uh.edu
713.743.2993
B.S.E.E., The University of Texas at Austin (with Honors)
M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University
J.D., Yale Law School
LL.M., The University of Houston Law Center
Professor Evans joined the UH Law Center faculty in 2007. She holds a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, a Ph.D. from Stanford University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. She began her career in the U.S. energy industry and, after law school, was heavily involved in regulatory reform efforts in the former Soviet Union, first as a World Bank economist and later as a Moscow-based partner in a large New York law firm. She developed an interest in health care and biotechnology regulatory matters and received an LL.M. in Health Law from the UH Law Center in 2003. After a one-year post-doctoral fellowship in clinical ethics at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, she joined the faculty of Indiana University as Research Professor of Medicine and Director of the Program in Pharmacogenomics, Ethics, and Public Policy in the IU Bioethics Center.
Her research interests include biotechnology regulatory issues, genomic and translational medicine, predictive health research, and tissue banking and data privacy. Professor Evans is a Member of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Oversight Task Force, which is advising the federal government on regulation of genetic testing. She also serves on an American College of Medical Genetics committee to develop guidelines for pharmacogenetic testing; a Corresponding Member of the Medical Technology Policy Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and a Member of the ABA Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law. COURSES:
Torts
Health Law II
New York Academy of Sciences Toxicogenomics Presentation
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