Michele Goodwin

Michele Bratcher Goodwin (born July 29, 1970) is an American legal scholar whose expertise is in the fields of bioethics and health law. She is the Chancellor's Professor of Law and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.[1]

Michele Goodwin
Born (1970-07-29) July 29, 1970
SpouseGregory Shaffer
Children2
RelativesDaniel Kunene (adopted father)
AwardsAmerican Bar Association Margaret Brent Award (2022)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Boston College Law School
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine

Education

Goodwin received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1992, with a triple major in sociology, anthropology, and African languages & literature. She then attended Boston College Law School, where she received her Juris Doctor in 1995. After returning to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which she received her LL.M degree in 2000, she was a Gilder Lehrman postdoctoral fellow at Yale University for one year. In 2004, she received her SJD degree, also from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2]

Career

Goodwin previously served as the Everett Fraser Professor at the University of Minnesota. In 2020–21, Goodwin received the University of California's highest honor, the Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research. In 2022, she received the Margaret Brent Award from the American Bar Association.[1]

Personal life

Goodwin is married to Gregory Shaffer, who is also a professor at the University of California, Irvine. They have two children.[3][4] She is the adopted daughter of Daniel Kunene.[5]

References
  1. "Michele Bratcher Goodwin". University of California, Irvine. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  2. "Michele Goodwin CV" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  3. Underwood, Lynn (2012-10-15). "A house with a pedigree". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. "Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties Announces New Board Member" (PDF) (Press release). Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties. 2015-05-27.
  5. Kalk, Samara (2016-05-30). "UW African prof Daniel Kunene remembered as 'loving,' 'humble' and 'regal'". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-21.


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