Katherine T. Vukadin is a Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law Houston, where she teaches legal writing, health law, and civil procedure. She focuses her scholarship on health law, ERISA, and legal education. Her recent work examines the growing role of prior authorization in modern healthcare and its impact on patient access, arguing that administrative barriers can effectively reshape coverage without formal plan amendments. Her most recent article, Denied by Design: Prior Authorization in Healthcare and the Erosion of ERISA’s Written-Plan Rule, explores how these practices interact with ERISA’s remedial framework and proposes pathways for reform.
Professor Vukadin’s broader research agenda centers on accountability in healthcare decision-making, including the shifting boundary between medical judgment and insurer control. Her work draws on doctrinal analysis, real-world case studies, and interdisciplinary perspectives to assess how legal structures influence access to care. Before entering academia, Professor Vukadin was an associate in the trial department of Baker Botts LLP.