Faculty

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Anna C. Mastroianni
Adjunct Associate Professor
MPH  
University of Washington, 1997
Health Services
JD  
University of Pennsylvania, 1986
Law
BS  
University of Pennsylvania, 1982
Economics
BA  
University of Pennsylvania, 1982
Spanish
Associate Professor, Law (primary appt.)

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Master of Health Administration Program

Anna Mastroianni also holds an Assistant Professorship in both the School of Law and the Institute for Public Health Genetics and is affiliated with the School of Medicine's Department of Medical History and Ethics. Professor Mastroianni teaches a course on organization ethics in the Executive MHA Program. She also teaches health law and bioethics courses throughout the UW. She has worked in a number of legal and governmental policy positions in Washington, DC. As a practicing health care attorney, her clients included health care facilities, providers and managers. Her publications include four books and numerous articles concerning biomedical research and health policy.

Contact Information
UW School of Law and Institute for Public Health Genetics
Box:  353020
Seattle, WA 98195-3020
(voice)  206-616-3482     (fax)  206-543-5671
amastroi@u.washington.edu

(office)  F-363D Health Sciences Building
University of Washington
Institute for Public Health Genetics
Box:  357236
Seattle, WA 98195-7236
(voice)  206-616-1257     (fax)  206-685-9651
amastroi@u.washington.edu
(staff contact):  Victoria Parker
(voice)  206-543-2645
parkervt@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests

Legal and ethical issues in public health, health administration, genetics, biotechnology and reproduction

  • HSERV 590
    Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Public Health Genetics
Research Interests
Health Law and Bioethics
Projects
Co-Investigator, Evaluating Use of Genetic Information: A Model Process
(PI: Wylie Burke)
Co-Investigator, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Core,
with NIEHS Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, University of Washington, NIEHS
Member, Working Group on Module Development, Developing Model Curricula in Ethics in Public Health
Association of Schools of Public Health
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Assessment of Legal and Financial Barriers to Privately Funded Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults
Science and Management of Addictions Foundation
PI:   Wickizer           Dates:    04/2006 - 12/2006
This project seeks to improve understanding of the factors that pose barriers to substance abuse treatment for adolescents in Washington State.


Selected Publications

Kahn JP, Mastroianni AC, 2001, “Moving from Compliance to Conscience: Why We Can and Should Improve on the Ethics of Clinical Research,” Archives of Internal Medicine, 161(7); April 9, 2001.

Kahn, J., Mastroianni, A., and Sugarman, J. (eds.) 1998. Beyond Consent: Seeking Justice in Research, Oxford University Press: NY.

Mastroianni, A., Faden, R. and Federman, D. (eds.) 1994. Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies. National Academy Press: Washington, DC.

Mastroianni, A. 1998. 'HIV, Women and Access to Clinical Trials: Tort Liability and Lessons from DES,' Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, 5: 167-192.

Mastroianni A., Kahn J. 2001. “Swinging on the Pendulum: Shifting Views of Justice in Human Subject Research,” Hastings Center Report 31(3), May-June.

Selected Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2007
Member, thesis committee for Tori Lallemont
Voluntary mental health treatment laws for minors and length of inpatient stay

2005
Chair, thesis committee for Shannon Sommer
When doctors apologize: The impact of apology legislation


Links
Faculty Profile at the UW Law School
Institute for Public Health Genetics