Joan Densberger
Profiles

Joan Cole Densberger, J.D., LL.M., MPH

Adjunct Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Professor Densberger currently serves as a Program Analyst for the United States Department of Labor in the area of health care fraud and abuse. She is a recipient of the United States Department of Labor Secretary's Honor Award for 2014. She holds an appointment as Lecturer in the LLM Degree program/Graduate Tax Program at Boston University Law School. Professor Densberger also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Health Law at Boston University School of Public Health, where she has been twice awarded the Dean’s “Excellence in Teaching” award. She previously has served as corporate counsel (in-house) to a large health care system in Massachusetts and a major managed care system in Minnesota.

Education

  • Boston College, JD Field of Study: Law
  • Suffolk University, LLM
  • Boston University, MPH Field of Study: Public Health
  • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, BS

Classes Taught

  • SPHPH719

Publications

  • Published on 10/1/1984

    Densberger JE. Patents for life forms: an inappropriate response to biotechnological advancement. J Bioeth. 1984 Fall-Winter; 5(2):91-115. PMID: 11649700.

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  • Published on 1/1/1984

    Annas GJ, Densberger JE. Competence to refuse medical treatment: autonomy vs. paternalism. Univ Toledo Law Rev. 1984; 15(2):561-96. PMID: 11649779.

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