Biography
Dana G. Jones is an emerging voice in health law, artificial intelligence governance, and equity-centered policy innovation. An assistant professor of law at North Carolina Central University School of Law, Jones brings more than two decades of experience in health law and a vibrant scholarly agenda positioned at the intersection of technology, healthcare systems, and civil rights. Jones received her Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Journalism with a minor in Marketing/Advertising from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at North Carolina Central University School of Law and an LL.M. in Health Law from Loyola University Chicago.
Research
Her forthcoming publications include "Artificial Intelligence Can Kill You" (University of Illinois Elder Law Journal), "Never Trust, Always Verify: Securing Medicare’s Future Against AI-Driven Cyber Threats" (DePaul Journal of Health Care Law), "The Emperor Has No Clothes": Addressing AI-Powered Medical Device Bias (Michigan State International Law Review), and "Supremacy Politics: The Coding of Power in Artificial Intelligence (AI); Health Equity and the Politics of Algorithmic Decision Making." These works examine the regulatory blind spots, inequities, and ethical dilemmas created by emerging technologies in healthcare. In her work, Jones argues that the future of health law requires an integrated understanding of data science, cybersecurity, Medicare governance, medical device innovation, and the lived experiences of vulnerable populations.
Teaching, Passion, Purpose
A respected educator and program innovator, Jones has been twice recognized as Professor of the Year and is the recipient of the Cheryl Amana Award for Teaching Excellence from North Carolina Central University School of Law. She teaches across doctrinal, experiential, and interdisciplinary spaces, including contracts, public health law, trial practice, and health law special topics that incorporate technology, cybersecurity, data science, and privacy. She is known for transforming classrooms into collaborative, practice-ready learning environments. Her “Train Eagles, Not Chickens” philosophy has become a guiding ethos for students seeking rigor, mentorship, and purpose in their legal training.
Jones also brings significant leadership experience. She served as co-director of the Social Justice & Racial Equity Institute, where she helped secure private grant funding and advanced a landmark Biden-era Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her work supported initiatives addressing the intersection of housing, disability rights, and health equity, demonstrating her ability to build impactful partnerships and steward multi-institutional collaborations. She demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration in her instruction and curriculum design of undergraduate courses in healthcare ethics, legal aspects, and risk management, shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals, nurses, and public health practitioners.
As an Emerging AI Faculty Leader, Jones contributes to NCCU’s university-wide strategy for technology integration and innovation, leveraging certifications in AI Governance, Data Science, Quality Matters instructional design, and online learning assessment to build future-ready educational infrastructures.
Jones’s work in health care arbitration and mediation informs her conviction that tomorrow’s health law advocates must be trained as skilled negotiators and problem-solvers. Jones believes that mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) are essential tools for resolving healthcare issues, such as payment disputes, technology-related errors, and complex conflicts between patients and providers, especially in a fast-changing, heavily regulated environment.
Her partnerships with private entities on grant-supported research involving artificial intelligence reflect a similar commitment. Through these partnerships, Jones examines how AI affects clinical decision-making, influences at-risk groups, and necessitates strict regulatory oversight. Her work underscores an urgent truth: effective healthcare advocacy now demands fluency in both dispute resolution and technology governance.
Across her career, Jones has represented municipalities, healthcare entities, and individual providers in matters involving Medicare and Medicaid compliance, Stark and Anti-Kickback enforcement, medical necessity audits, quality assurance, and administrative appeals. Her practice background grounds her research in real-world urgency and positions her as a trusted commentator on the complexities of U.S. health systems and the risks and promises of AI-driven care.
Contact
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Dana G. Jones, Attorney at Law