- Adjunct Faculty; Senior Scholar
Berman Institute of Bioethics - Marjorie Cook Professor of Law emeritus
Founding Director, Law & Health Care Program
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA, is a visiting professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Marjorie Cook Professor of Law, founding Director of the Law & Health Care Program, and served as Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law from 1999-2009.
Professor Rothenberg has served as Senior Advisor to the Director on Genomics & Society, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health (NHGRI/NIH) since 2012. Since the 2011-2012 academic year she has also been a Visiting Scholar, Department of Bioethics, NIH’s Clinical Center. During 2009-2010, she was a Scholar-in-Residence at Columbia Law School and a Senior Sabbatical Fellow at its Center for the Study of Law and Culture.
In addition to her work on a variety of genetic policy issues, her current research includes studying the use of theatre as an innovative tool to identify and encourage discussion of the unique ethical, legal and social issues posed by emerging technologies in health care. She co-authored the book The Drama of DNA: Narrative Genomics, published by Oxford University Press in 2014 with Lynn Bush as well as numerous articles and plays exploring the intersection of drama, genetics, genomics and bioethics.
Research Interests
- Genetic policy issues
- Use of theatre as an innovative tool to identify and encourage discussion of the unique ethical, legal and social issues posed by emerging technologies in health care
Education
- B.A., Princeton University
- M.P.A., Princeton University
- J.D., University of Virginia
Recent Publications
- Rothenberg, KH, Bush LW. The Drama of DNA: Narrative Genomics, Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Pike, E. R., Rothenberg, K. H., & Berkman, B. E. (2014). Finding fault? Exploring legal duties to return incidental findings in genomic research. The Georgetown law journal, 102, 795.
- Rothenberg, K. H., & Bush, L. W. (2012). Manipulating fate: medical innovations, ethical implications, theatrical illuminations. Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy, 13(1).
- Rebouché, R., & Rothenberg, K. H. (2012). Mixed Messages: The Intersection of Prenatal Genetic Testing and Abortion. Howard Law Journal, 55(3), 983.
- Rothenberg, K. H. (2010). From Eugenics to the New Genetics: The Play’s the Thing. Fordham L. Rev., 79, 407.
- Hoffman, DE, Rothenberg, KH. “Judging Genes: Implications of the Second Generation of Genetic Tests in the Courtroom,” 66 Maryland Law Review 858; 2006-2007.