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Allison M. Whelan is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Georgia State University College of Law, specializing in administrative law, bioethics, FDA regulation, and reproductive justice. Her research examines public health policy intersections with legal frameworks, focusing on marginalized populations and equity issues.
Education:
- J.D., University of Minnesota (summa cum laude, Order of the Coif)
- M.A. Bioethics, University of Minnesota
- B.A. and B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton (Philosophy, Politics, Law and Human Development)
Her work explores how ethical norms in public health are enforced at governmental vs. private levels, and how administrative law can address systemic disparities. She previously served as a Sharswood Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, legal counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, and clerked for federal appellate judges.
Her publications address topics like post-Dobbs reproductive healthcare access, FDA authority over medications, pediatric genetic testing ethics, and state licensing accountability for healthcare misinformation. She co-authored influential articles in Vanderbilt Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, and Journal of the American Medical Association.
Whelan’s advocacy includes pro bono representation for reproductive rights organizations and low-income clients. She has held leadership roles in pandemic-era drug development initiatives and contributes to policy debates through op-eds in Philadelphia Inquirer and Ms. Magazine.
