Megan S. Wright

Visiting Lecturer in Law
(spring term)
Education

J.D., Yale Law School, 2016
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2012
M.A., University of Arizona, 2006
B.S., Brigham Young University, 2003

Courses Taught
  • Brain Injury, Medical Ethics and Disability Rights: Directed Research

Megan S. Wright is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and a Professor of Law, Medicine, Sociology, and Bioethics at the Pennsylvania State University. Wright’s primary research concerns the intersection of medical decision making, disability, and private law, and she has published extensively in law reviews and peer-reviewed journals. She is currently beginning research on projects that focus on the concept of legal capacity and on the role of healthcare organizations in mediating patient medical decision-making rights.