Founder and First Director (In Memoriam)

Eleanor D. Kinney was a Hall Render Professor of Law and founding director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She was also an adjunct professor in the IU School of Medicine's Department of Public Health. A widely published author and respected lecturer about America’s health care system, medical malpractice, health coverage for the poor, and issues in administrative law, Professor Kinney authored or co-authored numerous law review articles, peer-reviewed health policy articles, book chapters and book reviews. Professor Kinney received her J.D. and B.A. (with distinction in history) from Duke University. She also received a master’s degree in public health from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in European history from the University of Chicago and was a member for the American Law Institute.