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Teneille Brown is the James I. Farr Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and Director of the Center for Law and the Biomedical Sciences (LABS). She serves as Associate Dean of Research and holds an adjunct appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. With a JD from the University of Michigan and post-doctoral training at Stanford (Law and Biosciences, Law and Neuroscience, Biomedical Ethics), her interdisciplinary work bridges law, genetics, neuroscience, and bioethics.
- Research focuses on:
- Forensic genetics and law enforcement ethics
- Neuroscience in legal contexts
- Medical ethics and patient privacy
- Structural racism and ageism in healthcare
- Recent publications examine:
- Ethical implications of forensic genetic database access
- Juror reliance on mental states
- Ageism in pandemic triage protocols
- Intersection of law enforcement and medical genetics
- Genetic risk scores for suicide
- Evidence law reform
She serves on the Utah Supreme Court Evidence Advisory Committee and co-chairs the Davis County Conviction Integrity Unit. Her work has been cited in Science, Stanford Law Review, and Supreme Court amicus briefs. Awards include the Peter Billings Teaching Award (2017), Daniels Fund Ethics Education Award (2019), and University of Utah Distinguished Teaching Award (2021).
Current grants include NIH funding for autobiographical memory research (2024-2027) and C-FAHR research on MAID in dementia (2024). She teaches Torts, Evidence, and seminars on Law & Neuroscience, Law & Biosciences, and the Opioid Crisis.
