Joni R. Beshansky, MPH, LP.D.

Joni R. Beshansky, MPH, LP.D. is the Senior Associate Director of Education in the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). She is also Associate Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Bioethics Program, and Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at HMS, where she is also the Director of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Program. She received a Master of Public Health from Boston University, a Doctor of Law and Policy from Northeastern University, and completed a Fellowship in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School’s Center for Bioethics. She has been published in numerous academic journals highlighting her work as a clinical scientist and investigator-initiated researcher focusing on cardiovascular disease and emergency medicine, all supported by federal grants during her tenure at Tufts University School of Medicine. As an educator, Dr. Beshansky was the director of graduate programs that focused on regulatory affairs and clinical research, health administration, and clinical translational science prior to joining HMS. A transdisciplinary career informs her bioethical interests of equity, inclusivity, social justice, informed consent, health policy, and applying an ethical lens to decision-making, together allowing her to address broader societal issues and guide individuals to become ethical healthcare leaders.