Faculty Impact

Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF JOINS AAMC CENTER FOR HEALTH JUSTICE MULTISECTOR PARTNER GROUP

May 2025 — The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice has named 10 individuals, including Professor Medha D. Makhlouf, to join its Multisector Partner Group that will inform and guide the Center’s programmatic and partnership building activities. Full story

Medha Makhlouf LAW360 CITES PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF’S SCHOLARSHIP

January 2025 — Law360 interviewed Professor Medha D. Makhlouf for an article discussing the possibility of immigration arrests at hospitals and other formerly designated sensitive locations. Full story

AALS 14 PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2025 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

January 2025 — A large contingent of Penn State Dickinson Law faculty shared their insights and expertise at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting held in San Francisco on January 7-11. Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF DELIVERS GUEST LECTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL

October 2024 — Professor Medha Makhlouf delivered a guest lecture to students enrolled in the Health Law class at University of Michigan Law School. At the invitation of Professor Nicholson Price, Professor Makhlouf spoke about her research on topics at the intersection of health law and immigration law. Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF ATTENDED CONVENING ON COMMUNITY HEALTH IN PERU

September 2024 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was selected to attend a Convening on Community Health hosted by the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE), from September 9-13, in Lima, Peru. The Convening hosted twenty Senior Fellows whose work focuses on the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in improving the health of communities. Full story

Medha Makhlouf ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF AND NATASHA RAPPAZZO ’24 PUBLISHED IN AMA JOURNAL OF ETHICS

August 2024 — An article co-authored by Professor Medha D. Makhlouf and Natasha Rappazzo ’24 has been published in the 2024 AMA Journal of Ethics, a peer-reviewed bioethics journal read by bioethicists, healthcare providers, educators, and health professions students. Full story

AALS Meeting NINE PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2024 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

January 2024 — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2024 Annual Meeting featured nine Penn State Dickinson Law scholars who served as panelists, moderators, and speakers. Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF PUBLISHES ARTICLE ON POLICYMAKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH LAW AND IMMIGRATION LAW

October 2023 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf recently published an article titled “Interagency Dynamics in Matters of Health and Immigration” in the Boston University Law Review. The article is one of a series of articles that Professor Makhlouf has written as part of her broader research agenda on health law and immigrants. Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF CO-AUTHORS ARTICLE IN JAMA HEALTH FORUM

July 2023 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf recently co-authored an article, “State Flexibility in Emergency Medicaid to Care for Uninsured Noncitizens,” in JAMA Health Forum. Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF CO-HOSTS “HEALTH EQUITY IMMERSION” WITH PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

April 2023 — On the morning of Saturday, April 15, 2023, an interdisciplinary group of Penn State students, faculty, and medical residents met at The Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg to engage in a day of experiential learning focused on the theme “Making the Invisible Visible.” This second iteration of the Health Equity Immersion, first piloted in October 2022, was a component of the curriculum for students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. Full story