Directory
The Berman Institute is home to experts in a wide range of bioethics issues. Click below to meet our people.
Director

Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH
Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director; Robert Henry LeviĀ and Ryda Hecht Levi Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy
Faculty Leadership

Joseph Ali, JD
Associate Director for Global Programs; Associate Professor

Nancy E. Kass, ScD
Deputy Director for Public Health; Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health

Debra Mathews, PhD, MA
Associate Director for Research and Programs; Professor

Maria Merritt, PhD
Associate Director for Faculty Affairs; Professor

Travis N. Rieder, PhD
Director for Education Initiatives; Director of the MBE Program; Associate Research Professor

Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA
Deputy Director for Medicine; Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine
Staff Leadership

Deanna Figiel, MS
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Heather Schultz
Director of Finance and Administration