Nicolle Strand, JD, MBE, MPH

Nicolle K. Strand is Associate Professor in the Center for Urban Bioethics, and Director of Equity and Culture Initiatives at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Nicolle holds a JD and a Masters in Bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in Public Health from Temple. Before joining Temple, she was a Senior Policy and Research Analyst for the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues under President Barack Obama. There, she contributed to work on genomics and privacy, incidental findings in clinical and research settings, neuroscience research and consent capacity. Prof. Strand’s current interests are structural determinants of health, racism, health equity, advocacy, and culture change.