Leslie E. Wolf AB, JD, MPH

Leslie E. Wolf is a professor of law, with appointments in the College of Law and the School of Public Health, and the director for the Center for Law, Health & Society. She conducts research in a variety of areas in health and public health law and ethics, with a particular focus on research ethics.

Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Human Genome Research Institute, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Greenwall Foundation. This work includes empirical research on conflicts of interest, research with stored biological materials, Certificates of Confidentiality, IRB web guidance, and HIV-related laws and policies.

Wolf is a member of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections, which provides expert advice and recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary on issues pertaining to the protection of human subjects in research. She also serves as an educational liaison to the Georgia State Human Research Protection Program.