Sarah Elisabeth Curi

About Sarah Elisabeth Curi

I am a health care/health tech attorney / corporate generalist with over 20 years of experience working in-house in the health care industry for hospitals, providers, and researchers as well as other organizations in the health care sector. My practice is focused on a broad range of general counsel services, including regulatory compliance, risk management, commercial contracts, corporate governance, patient rights, and ethics. I am skilled at designing and leading staff training as well as mentoring new legal team members.I work closely with senior management, staff, and committees to set and achieve strategic goals. I have been recognized for my breadth of knowledge, curiosity, approachability, sense of humor, and ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.I am a resourceful, proactive, pragmatic, client-centered problem-solver. I have been on the faculty at Brandeis University since 2007; I teach legal studies and health policy courses. In 2023 and 2024, I returned to my alma mater, Wellesley, to teach constitutional law as well as public health. In 2019, I taught business law at Babson.I am a graduate of Wellesley College, Boston College Law School, and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Experience

1. Associate Professor of the Practice Legal Studies and Health Science, Society & Policy

   Brandeis University

   Jan 2007 — Present · Waltham, MA, US

   Teach three writing- and thinking-intensive seminars to undergrad and graduate students:\"American Health Care: Law & Policy,\"​ \"Patient Autonomy: Law, Medicine & Ethics,\"​ and \"Special Topics in Public Health: History & Policy.\"​ Co-taught a nationally award-winning immersive, interdisciplinary, experiential program:\"Health, Law & Justice.\"Serve as Undergraduate Advising Head (UAH) and Study Abroad Liaison (SAL) to the students in Health: Science, Society & Policy, an interdisciplinary major. Advise and mentor students. Participate in Posse Plus Retreat. Senator on the Faculty Senate. Former faculty representative on the Pre-Health Board.

Education

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  MPH, Law & Public Health

  2001 — 2002

• Boston College Law School

  JD, Health Care Law

  1992 — 1995

• Wellesley College

  AB, cum laude, History & Psychology - double major

  1986 — 1990

• Williams College

  Exchange Student - Junior Year

  1988 — 1989

Skills

• Health Policy
• Healthcare Management
• Management
• Program Development
• Healthcare
• Powerpoint
• Legal Writing
• Hipaa
• Policy
• Research
• Intellectual Property
• Leadership
• Contract Negotiation
• Clinical Research
• Patient Rights
• Corporate Governance
• U.s. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Hipaa)
• Legal Research
• Community Outreach
• Public Health
• Health
• Teaching
• Hospitals
• Policy Analysis
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Nonprofits
• Ethics
• Medicaid
• Licensing
• Managed Care
• Healthcare Industry
• Health Law
• Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Public Speaking
• Public Policy
• Corporate Law
• Non-Profits