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Ilise Feitshans is an American global health lawyer working in the field of nanotechnology.[1]

Education

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Feitshans attended Barnard College for her undergraduate degree. She received her JD from Georgetown University in 1983. She went on to earn her Master's of Science from Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, and her doctorate in International Relations from Geneva School of Diplomacy.[2] She holds the first Swiss doctorate in nanotechnology law.

As of November 2023, Feitshans was a Master of Law Candidate in National and Global Health at Georgetown University.[2]

Career

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Until 2008, Feitshans worked as a civil servant at the Geneva branch of the United Nations.[2][3] There, she contributed to an update of the UN's Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety.[3] She also previously worked in Archamps, France, while she served as a Fellow in Law of Nanotechnology at the European Scientific Institute.[2][3]

In the United States, Feitshans worked as a faculty member at Columbia University School of Law.[2]

As of 2023, she is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar.[2]

Publications

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Books and chapters

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  • Feitshans, Ilise Levy (1997). Bringing Health to Work. Emalyn Press. ISBN 978-0-9662216-0-2.
  • Feitshans, Ilise L. (2018-05-24). Global Health Impacts of Nanotechnology Law: A Tool for Stakeholder Engagement. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-13445-3.
  • Feitshans, Ilise (2021-09-07). "12. Nanoethics for safe work: philosophical foundations of safer nanodesign protecting workplace health". In Jeswani, Gunjan; Van De Voorde, Marcel (eds.). Handbook of Nanoethics. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110669282. ISBN 978-3-11-066928-2. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  • Feitshans, Ilise (2021). "12. Emerging nanoregulations: zapping the mythical absence of nanotechnology law". In Van de Voorde, Marcel; Jeswani, Gunjan (eds.). Ethics in Nanotechnology. De Gruyter. doi:10.1515/9783110719932. ISBN 978-3-11-071993-2.
  • Feitshans, Ilise L. (2021). "An Analysis of the Impacts of National Regulation on Occupational Safety and Health: How Regulations Protect Workers and Their Employers". Improving Global Worker Health and Safety Through Collaborative Capacity Building Initiatives. CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781003026471-10. ISBN 978-1-003-02647-1. Retrieved 2024-04-11.

Selected articles

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Recognition

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The American Society of Safety Engineers listed her among its “100 Women Making a Difference in Safety, Health and Environment Professions” in 2011.[4] Ms. JD, a development and networking for women lawyers and law students, gave her its 2016 Superwomen award. Her PhD thesis in international relations was awarded the Lausanne Prix de la Fondation de médecine sociale et preventive prize for the best research in social medicine and prevention at the University of Lausanne in 2014.[5]

Personal life

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Feitshans splits her time between Haddonfield, New Jersey and France, where her husband, Dominique, works.[2][3] She has two children.

References

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  1. ^ "Ilise Feitshans". O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Solway, Ezra (2023-03-08). "Nanotechnology expert studies the future of kosher food". Jewish Community Voice. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ a b c d Tomczuk, Jack (2018-08-18). "Haddonfield resident explores complex world of nanotechnology". The Sun Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ Fuller, Thomas P. (2021). Improving Global Worker Health and Safety Through Collaborative Capacity BuildingbInitiatives. CRC Press. pp. xv. ISBN 978-1-000-40837-9.
  5. ^ Bowman, Diana; Hull, Matthew, eds. (2018). Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety: Risks, Regulation, and Management. Elsevier Science. pp. xxv. ISBN 978-0-12-813589-1.
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