Jennifer K. Wagner, JD, PhD is Assistant Professor of Law, Policy, and Engineering and Anthropology. In addition to her primary affiliation with the School of Engineering Design and Innovation, Dr. Wagner is affiliated with the Department of Anthropology, Penn State Dickinson Law, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Rock Ethics Institute, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, Center for Socially Responsible AI, Center for Medical Genomics, and Center for Human Evolution and Diversity. She has been a licensed attorney practicing in Pennsylvania part-time since 2007. Prior to joining Penn State, Dr. Wagner conducted ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) research at two NHGRI-funded Centers for Excellence in ELSI Research (at Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania) and later at Geisinger’s Center for Translational Bioethics & Health Care Policy, where she contributed to two precision health initiatives: the MyCode® Community Health Initiative and the NIH All of Us Research Program. She has served as a AAAS Science & Engineering Congressional Fellow in a U.S. Senator’s office, and her work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Wagner is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee as well as an associate editor for Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. Dr. Wagner’s anthroengineering research focuses on the international human right to science, including human-centered design and matters of privacy and nondiscrimination with genetic/omic and emerging health technologies.
