Phone: (434) 924-3187

E-mail: th4n@virginia.edu

Subject Area(s): Health law (particularly bioethics and the law, end-of-life decision making, and medical malpractice), mental health law, public health law (particularly HIV/AIDS-related issues), psychiatry and criminal law (adults and juveniles), law and forensic evaluations, juror stress and other jury issues, elder abuse (particularly financial exploitation), child abuse, domestic violence

All Courses: Bioethics and the Law, Medical Malpractice, Mental Health Law, Psychiatry and Criminal Law, Public Health Law

Current Course(s): Medical Malpractice And Health Care Quality, Psychiatry And Criminal Law, Bioethics And The Law, Mental Health Law

In the Media:

• "Critically Injured Virginia Teen Dies Before Parents Can Harvest Sperm" (Fox News, 11/08/2012)
• "As Son Lies in Hospital, Va. Parents Seek His Sperm" (The Virginian-Pilot, 10/31/2012)
• "Clinging to Life, Man Hospitalized in Roanoke May Yet Become a Father" (The Roanoke Times, 10/31/2012)
• "Second Va. Resident Files Suit Over Meningitis Outbreak" (The Virginian-Pilot, 10/18/2012)
• "Local, UVa Experts: Health Care Law Will Still Take Years to Implement" (Daily Progress, 06/28/2012)
• "Parents Most Likely Perpetrators in Child Killings" (The Washington Examiner, 03/24/2012)
• "For Mentally Ill Inmates, Health Care Behind Bars is Often Out of Reach" (MSNBC, 02/03/2012)
• "Death Penalty to be Sought in 3 W.Va. Slayings" (Associated Press, 12/30/2011)
• "For Elderly, Stigma of Domestic Violence Keeps it Hidden" (Chicago Tribune, 12/06/2011)
• "Loughner Likely to Stand Trial" (USA Today, 06/14/2011)
• "Stealing from Grandma and Grandpa" (FoxBusiness.com , 06/13/2011)
• "Deal Would Raise Cap on Malpractice Suits in Va." (Virginian-Pilot, 01/11/2011)
• "Elderly Often Have More to Lose in Financial Abuse" (Dallas Morning News, 10/05/2010)
• "Mental Health Challenges Multiplying" (The Greene County Record, 03/26/2010)
• "Advocates: NYC Astor Case a Win on Financial Abuse" (Associated Press, 10/18/2009)
• "Abuse Experts Heartened by Astor Verdict" (The New York Times, 10/10/2009)
• "Astor Trial Is Nearing an End" (The New York Times, 09/22/2009)
• "Courts Charge Mother of 555-Pound Boy" (ABC News, 06/29/2009)
• "Family Caregiving on Contract" (The New York Times, 06/25/2009)
• "Death Request Raises Ethical, Legal Questions (The Daily Progress, 06/21/2009)
• "Amid Financial Abuse, a Blind Spot for Family" (The New York Times, 05/19/2009)
• "The Tricky Question of Competence" (The New York Times, 05/11/2009)
• "To Protect and Serve" (Waynesboro/Staunton News Virginian, 04/14/2008)
• "Mentally Ill in Jail Outnumber Those in Hospitals in Virginia" (WCAV-TV, 10/10/2007)
• "Questions of Competency Stall Legal Cases" (Roanoke Times, 07/22/2007)
• "OxyContin Settlement a Reversal of Fortune/Although Purdue Pharma Had Been Able to Shake Off Civil Lawsuits, It Couldn't Withstand a Federal Investigation" (Roanoke Times, 05/12/2007)
• "Study: Older Adults Less Reliable Witnesses/Report May Have Implications for Court Proceedings" (Daily Progress, 03/05/2007)
• "Squawking Chickens Hit Legislators' Door" (Roanoke Times, 10/24/2006)
• "Fleecing of Elderly a Hidden Offense/Fear and Denial Hamper State's Increased Efforts to Seek Justice" (Houston Chronicle, 09/24/2006)
• "Experts: Defendant's Mental Illness Can Lead to Vote for Execution" (Associated Press , 05/01/2005)
• "Experts: Insanity, Death Penalty in Highway Shootings Tough Sell" (Associated Press, 04/10/2005)
• "Hypnosis Evidence Contested in Va./Testimony Tainted, Defense Argues" (The Washington Post , 03/03/2005)
• "They Also Serve" (AScribe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/09/2003)
• "Commentary: Everyday Heroes, Courting Stress" (The Washington Post, 12/01/2003)
• "We, The Jury" (Hamilton Spectator, 11/29/2003)
• "For Jurors, Stress of Capital Case Can Linger/Researchers Find an Emotional Toll" (The Washington Post, 11/21/2003)
• "Teen Sniper Suspect To Plead Insanity" (National Post, 11/11/2003)
• "Jury Selection Begins For Second Sniper Suspect" (The Gazette, 11/11/2003)
• "Jury Selection Starts In Malvo Sniper Trial" (Deseret News, 11/10/2003)
• "Malvo's Defense To Stress Control By Muhammad" (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 11/10/2003)