The Law & Health Care Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law invites you to join us at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 1 as we welcome Leah Fowler, JD, MPH, assistant professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, for the first fall event in the 2026/2027 Rothenberg Speaker Series. The theme for this year’s series is “Misinformation, Misrepresentation, and Mistrust in Health Care.”
Fowler’s talk is titled “Buyer Be Well: Misinformation and Misrepresentation in the Consumer Wellness Marketplace.”
Fowler's work explores topics at the intersection of consumer technology and health, focusing primarily on smartphone applications and social media platforms. Her scholarship is published or forthcoming in the Georgetown Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, Alabama Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, American Journal of Law & Medicine, Pediatrics, Journal of Adolescent Health, Health Promotion Practice, and American Journal of Bioethics, among others. She teaches contracts and health law courses.
This virtual event is free, but registration is required. You will receive information on how to access the event in a separate email 48 hours before the webinar begins. If you have questions, please contact Gehan Girguis at ggirguis@law.umaryland.edu. This event will be recorded.