Sana Loue

Sana Loue is a Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, with additional professorial appointments in the Departments of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and Psychiatry. She serves as secondary faculty at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and is a member of the Center for Global Health and Diseases.

Her educational background encompasses:

• JD in Law
• PhDs in Epidemiology and Medical Anthropology
• MSSA in Social Work
• Master's Degrees in Education and Theology

Dr. Loue's research centers on HIV risk prevention and family violence in marginalized communities, with significant contributions to forensic epidemiology, mental illness, cultural humility, and sandplay therapy. Her work consistently bridges law, public health, and social justice, particularly examining intersections of trauma, migration, and ethical dilemmas in vulnerable populations including African American MSM and labor migrants. The concept of cultural humility—emphasizing active engagement and rejection of stereotyping—forms a critical framework in her therapeutic approaches.

Analysis of her 2012 publications reveals strong thematic trends: ethical challenges in mental health research involving bipolar disorder and HIV, judicial applications of forensic epidemiology, and trauma-driven HIV risk among migrant populations. Her scholarship demonstrates consistent interdisciplinary rigor across bioethics, epidemiology, and legal studies.

Dr. Loue highlights the practical impact of her work through judicial citations in family violence and mental illness cases, and integration of her research into immigration judge training materials—demonstrating tangible influence on legal and policy frameworks.

Her affiliation with the Center for Global Health and Diseases indicates active collaboration on international health ethics initiatives, particularly addressing health disparities among migrant communities and culturally responsive interventions in global contexts.