The Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy
Academics
The Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on the intersection of legal, ethical, and health science issues. In its inaugural year, 2024-2025, the Institute launched a colloquium series hosted at Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York Medical College, a member of Touro University in Valhalla, and Touro University in Manhattan. Additionally, the Institute will present an annual conference on a topic that explores law, policy, and ethics. The inaugural conference will guarantee speakers the opportunity to publish their writing in a special edition of The Cambridge Quarterly.
Faculty affiliated with the Institute speak at national and international conferences and publish in law reviews and peer-reviewed journals to promote their scholarly work and contributions to the field.
Meet Our Faculty
Joan Foley
Interim Director of the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy & Professor of Legal Process
Professor Foley teaches Health Care Law, Health Law II, Aging: Health, Law, and Policy, and Legal and Ethics Issues in Medical Malpractice. She recently presented her research on state regulation of nursing home ownership transactions at the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Health Law Professors Conference. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College School of Medicine. As a law firm partner, Professor Foley represented health care providers in reimbursement litigation. She is an Executive Committee Member and a past Chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Aging and the Law.
Read Professor Foley's full bio.
Rebecca S. Feinberg
Associate Professor of Law
Professor Feinberg's scholarship focuses on reproductive policy and ethics with a particular emphasis on assisted reproductive technologies. Her work has been published in law reviews, medical journals, and bioethics journals. Recently, Professor Feinberg presented at the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Annual Health Law Professors Conference. She also presented at the International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation.
Read Professor Feinberg's full bio.
Current Course Offerings
Health Care Law
Public Health Law
Bioethics and the Law
Law and Reproduction
Aging: Health Law and Policy
Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Malpractice
Future Course Offerings
Interdisciplinary Courses
Health Care Compliance and Regulation
Contact Us
For additional information about the Institute on Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy please email Anastasia Hagan or call (631) 761-7062.