Felicia Elizabeth Stokes, JD, MA, RN

Liz Stokes JD, MA, RN, is the Director of the American Nurses Association Center for Ethics and Human Rights. She completed her BSN at the University of Virginia and worked several years as a critical care nurse. Liz received her Juris Doctor (law) from the University of Richmond and worked as a Consultant for the D.C. Board of Nursing interpreting and conferring professional ethics provisions in nursing. She completed her Masters in Bioethics from Loyola University Chicago. As a nurse-attorney-bioethicist, she has research and policy development in professional nursing ethics, codes of ethics, assisted suicide, medical marijuana, LGBTQ+ populations, nonpunitive treatment of pregnant women, expedited partner therapy, posthumous assisted reproduction, moral distress in health care, and nursing advocacy on social justice issues such as the abolishment of the death penalty and nursing obligations to provide nondiscriminatory care. Liz is published in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Nursing Regulation, Nursing Outlook and Annual Review of Nursing Research. Liz has had media interviews with CNN, Huffington Post, Bloomberg Politics, and D.C. based ABC affiliate WJLA. Liz also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry and is an active volunteer with the District of Columbia Bar Association. Liz is currently an American Academy of Nursing Jonas Health Policy Scholar and recipient of the Becker’s Hospital Review Rising Stars in Healthcare Award.