DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES
PUBLIC HEALTH SEMINAR
Presented by: Hannah Govan & Allison Levine, UConn School of Law students
Title: “Fragmented Care, Unequal Outcomes: A Policy Profile of Inequities in Access to
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in the United States and Proposals for Change”
DATE: Friday, April 10, 2026
TIME: 12:00-1:00 pm
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Student Bios:
Hannah Govan graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in Latino Studies and earned her B.S.N. in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University. She is currently pursuing a J.D. at the University of Connecticut School of Law, with an expected graduation date of May 2026. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and works as an ICU nurse for the Yale New Haven Health System. Her experience providing care at an inner-city hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic motivated her to pursue a legal education, with the long-term goal of promoting equity in U.S. health policy. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys hiking with her dog at Sleeping Giant and cooking for a crowd, and is the proud parent of a seven-year-old daughter who loves rainbows and unicorns.
Allison L. Levine is a fourth-year evening student at the University of Connecticut, Law School. In 2022, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Central Connecticut State University with a B.A. in International Studies and received the department award for academic achievement. Allison has been employed for over twenty years as a paralegal with a law firm in Bloomfield, Connecticut, that represents medical providers. She holds a dual position in the office as both client liaison and paralegal manager. Her work requires an understanding of legal issues related to health care including insurance billing practices and compliance, financial assistance policies and 501r, HIPPA, and the No Surprise Billing Act. Allison’s interest in the area of public health and law grew out of personal and professional experiences navigating complicated hospital and insurance billing practices and inequalities associated with these complexities. She has two children, ages 15 and 11 and enjoys cooking, reading and doing puzzles with her children in her spare time.
For more information, contact: Lisa Cook at lcook@uchc.edu