Lois L. Shepherd
Professor, Public Health Sciences
Bio & Overview
Lois Shepherd is an expert in the fields of health law and bioethics. Her primary appointment is in the medical school’s Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities where she directs the center's programs in medicine and law. She teaches courses in health care law and ethics at both the law school and the medical school.
After receiving her law degree from Yale University, where she served as a senior editor of the Yale Law Journal , Shepherd practiced corporate law for six years with the Charlotte, N.C., firm of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. She began her academic career in 1993 at the Florida State University College of Law. Prior to joining the UVA faculty , Shepherd was the Florida Bar Health Law Section Professor and D’Alemberte Professor of Law at Florida State.
Academic Information
- Department
- Public Health Sciences
- Academic Title
- Professor
Research Interests
Selected Publications
2021
Chen, D. T., Shepherd, L., Taylor, J., & Marshall, M. F. (2021). Who will receive the last ventilator: why COVID-19 policies should not prioritise healthcare workers. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS, 47(9), 599-602. doi:10.1136/medethics-2021-107248
2015
Trifiletti, D. M., Showalter, T. N., & Shepherd, L. (2015). What Is Reasonably Foreseeable? Lessons Learned From the SUPPORT Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, 92(4), 718-720. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.03.006
2013
Shepherd, L. L., Read, K., & Chen, D. T. (2013). Children enrolled in parents' research: a uniquely vulnerable group in need of oversight and protection.. IRB, 35(3), 1-8.
2012
Mohrmann, M. E., & Shepherd, L. (2012). Ready to Listen: Why Welcome Matters. JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, 43(3), 646-650. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.09.004
Shepherd, L., & Riley, M. F. (2012). In Plain Sight: A Solution to a Fundamental Challenge in Human Research. JOURNAL OF LAW MEDICINE & ETHICS, 40(4), 970-989. doi:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00725.x
Chen, D. T., Shepherd, L., & Becker, D. M. (2012). The HPV vaccine and parental consent.. The virtual mentor : VM, 14(1), 5-12. doi:10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.1.ccas1-1201
2011
Chen, D. T., & Shepherd, L. L. (2011). Advising patients about obtaining genomic profiles. NEUROLOGY-CLINICAL PRACTICE, 1(1), 5-13. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0b013e31823cd13c