Center Faculty, Staff and Students
| Director | Victoria Sutton, MPA, Ph.D., JD |
| Assistant to the Director | Vacant |
| Asst Director for International Human Subject Testing |
Jennifer Bard, JD, MPH Professor of Law Texas Tech University School of Law |
| Affiliated Asst Director for Intellectual Property |
Barbara J. Williams, JD, LLM |
| Center Fellows | Eric Albers, Ph.D. (Environmental Toxicology), Post-Doctoral Fellow (2004-5) Erin Winfrey , JD/MS Biotechnology (2006) Erica Wheatley, JD (2005) Anna McMinn, JD/MS Biotechnology (2006) Amber James, candidate JD (2007) Scott Andrews, candidate JD (2007) |
Law and Biodefense Certificate Awardees
The Law and Biodefense Certificate is awarded to law school graduates who complete five courses in the area of law and biodefense, serve in internships and organizational activities in biodefense and write a research paper on a legal topic in biodefense. Most of our graduates in law and biodefense are currently working in the military, government and federal law enforcement agencies.
Center Faculty
Richard Baker, JD
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Adjunct Professor
Jennifer S. Bard, M.P.H, JD
Professor of Law
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine
Director, Health Law Program
Bio
Daniel H. Benson, M.S., JD
Adjunct Professor of Law
Former Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Law
Bio
Steven Berk, M.D.
Mirick-Myers Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, School of Medicine
Interim Vice President, F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health
Bio
Tiffanie Brooks, DVM
Clinical Services
Department of Animal and Food Science
Walter B. Huffman, M.Ed., J.D.
Dean, School of Law
W. Frank Newton Professor of Law
Bio
Michael W. Jones, Ph.D.
Instructor, Dept of Chemistry
Former Biological Safety Officer
Bio
Ronald C. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Professor
Chair, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology, TTUHSC
Bio
Thomas Longoria, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Director, Center for Public Service
Bio
William Marcy, Ph.D., P.E.
Senior Vice President and Provost
Former Dean, College of Engineering
Bio
Allen T. McInnes, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Dean, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration
Bio
Richard Rosen, J.D.
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Center for Military Law and Policy
Former Associate Dean, Administration and External Affairs
Bio
Brian Shannon, J.D.
Charles B. Thornton Professor of Law
Former Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Bio
Victoria Sutton, M.P.A., Ph.D., J.D.
Robert H. Bean Professor of Law
Director, Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy
Texas Institute of Environmental and Human Health
Bio
Barbara J. Williams, JD, LLM (Health Law), LLM (IP Law)
Adjunct Professor
Law Firm of Barbara J. Williams, Houston, TX