Medha Makhlouf
Penn State Dickinson Law Assistant Professor
Carlisle
Medha D. Makhlouf is an Assistant Professor at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and the Founding Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. The Clinic aims to reduce health disparities and improve health in vulnerable communities through collaboration with medical providers and public health practitioners. Currently, the Clinic focuses on representing immigrants with legal needs relating to access to health-supporting public benefits. Professor Makhlouf’s research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of health law, immigrants’ rights, and poverty law and policy. She also teaches Public Health Law and Law & Medicine. Prior to entering academia, Professor Makhlouf worked in legal services (in the United States and abroad) and at a large law firm. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and Brown University.