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EDUCATION
Member of the Florida Bar Association
Member ID # 0110320
June 2014-present
Doctor of Philosophy (A.B.D.) in Law & Social Science
Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, IN
Research Focus: Regulation of Addiction Medicine
Expected graduation: August 2016
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington, IN
August 2010-May 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Major: Economics Minor: African Studies
University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
August 2006-December 2008
Summa Cum Laude
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Publications:
Barbara Andraka-Christou, Essay: Improving Drug Courts through Medication-Assisted
Treatment for Addiction, Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law (forthcoming 2016).
Barbara Andraka-Christou, America Needs the TREAT Act: Expanding Access to Effective
Medication for Treating Addiction, Health Matrix: Journal of Law and Medicine (forthcoming
2016)
Barbara Andraka, Public Policy Lessons from the Orphan Drug Act: Applications for Health
Policy Advocates, 4(3) Journal of Entrepreneurship & Public Policy 278 (2015) (peer
reviewed).
Jody Madeira and Barbara Andraka-Christou, Paper Trails, Trailing Behind: Improving
Informed Consent to IVF through Multimedia Applications, Journal of Law and the Biosciences
(forthcoming 2016) (peer reviewed).
Barbara Andraka-Christou, A Pressing Need for Pharmacotherapy Development to Treat Drug
Addiction: An Editorial from a Legal Perspective, IN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF
NEUROBIOLOGY: ANIMAL MODELS FOR MEDICATIONS SCREENING TO TREAT ADDICTION
(Richard L. Bell & Shafiqur Rahman, eds.) (forthcoming from Elsevier).
Barbara (Basia) Andraka-Christou, J.D.
(812) 650-2458
bandraka@indiana.edu
www.bandrakachristou.com
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Presentations:
Presenter at Annual Law & Society Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana (forthcoming, June
2016)
Invited Speaker, “Medical, Social and Legal Perspectives on Fetal Tissue Donation,” Mini IU,
Indiana University-Bloomington (forthcoming, June 2016)
Invited Speaker, “Underuse of Medication-Assisted Treatment,” Poynter Center for the Study
of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University-Bloomington (forthcoming, January 25,
2016)
Testified as Subject Matter Expert to Indiana State Senate Judiciary Committee regarding SB36
(January 13, 2016).
Invited Speaker, “IVF Law and Politics: A Comparative Perspective,” Polish Studies Center,
Indiana University-Bloomington (forthcoming February 2016)
Invited Speaker, Addiction Psychiatry Symposium, Indiana University School of Medicine
Symposium (forthcoming, November 17, 2015).
Invited Speaker, Bioethics Society, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American
Institutions, Indiana University-Bloomington (October 2015)
Presenter at Annual Law & Society Conference, Seattle, Washington (May 2015).
Presenter at World Congress of the International Association for the Philosophy of Law &
Social Philosophy, Washington D.C. (July 2015)
Invited Speaker at National Center for Research and Development, Warsaw, Poland (July 2015)
WFHB Radio Interview, CLAAD Recommends Policies to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
(June 8, 2015)
Panel Member, Your Kids and Killer Drugs, Community Education, Presented by the Local
Council of Women (Bloomington, IN, Spring 2015)
Guest lecturer for Health Care in America course, Medical Sciences Department, Indiana
University (Fall 2014, Fall 2015)
Guest lecturer for Reproduction, Childhood and the Law, Indiana University Law School
(forthcoming Spring 2016)
Guest lecturer for Law & Medicine course, Indiana University Law School (Fall 2014)
Presenter at McGill Annual Graduate Conference in Law, Montreal, Canada (May 2014)
Panel Member at LSC’s Technology Innovation Grants Conference, Jacksonville, Florida
(January 2014)
AWARDS & HONORS
Indiana University Awards/Honors:
Mattie B. Lacy Fellowship (Fall 2015-Spring 2016)
Graduate & Professional Student Organization Travel Award Winner (Spring 2015)
Excellence for the Future Award in Products Liability (Spring 2015)
Excellence for the Future Award in FDA Law (Fall 2012)
Full Maurer Scholarship (100%) (August 2010-May 2013)
Federal Communication Law Journal Associate (August 2011-May 2012)
Guest Moot Court Judge, Indiana University-Bloomington Law School (October 2015)
University of Florida Awards/Honors:
Summa Cum Laude (December 2008)
Bright Futures Scholarship (100%) (August 2006-December 2008)
Undergraduate Honors Program
President of UF Polish Student Association, 2007 & 2008
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Presidential Service Awards (Spring 2008, Spring 2007)
Harriet-Irsay Scholarship from Institute of Polish Culture (2007)
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Dean’s List-Every Semester of Undergraduate Education (2006-2008)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Enfoglobe, Inc., Corporate Counsel
June 2014 - present
Gainesville, FL
Contract preparation and review
Business and legal consultation
Leading a project designing interactive, web-based informed consent for heart surgery centers
Part-time; works remotely from Bloomington, IN
Adjunct Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University
Beginning Spring 2016
Indianapolis, IN
Teaches Health Policy Issues course to students in the Masters of Business Administration in Health
Administration program
Lecture preparation, teaching, and grading
Polish-American Chamber of Commerce of the Eastern U.S.A,
Chair of Public Health & Charities
April 2014 to Present
Gainesville, FL
Leads an e-health initiative between Polish medical schools, Polish local governments and American-based
businesses, with the purpose of expanding public health services to remote regions of Poland for the elderly
and mentally ill
Designing an educational initiative to increase awareness of substance abuse treatment needs in Rzeszow,
Poland and Bialystok, Poland
Leads collaboration between the Chamber and charity organizations
Assisted in the development of the Sister City relationship between Gainesville, FL and Rzeszow, FL
Assistant to the Director, Polish Studies Center, Indiana University Bloomington
August 2015-present
Bloomington, IN
Organizes events at the Polish Studies Center, including student events, guest lectures, and professional
development events; Responsible for planning and marketing
Community and university outreach
Part-time in Bloomington, IN
Informed Consent Research for Professor Jody Madeira (IU LAW)
April 2011 - present
Bloomington, IN
Researches factors that guide patient informed-consent decision making in reproductive technology and the
role that values and emotions play in patient-doctor relationships
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Researchers clinical and legal potential for multi-media, interactive informed consent contracts in the
health care industry
Human Rights Violations Research for the UN via Professor Timothy Waters (IU LAW)
April 2011 – May 2011
Bloomington, IN
Researched Libyan human rights violations during the “Arab Spring” for use by the UN in its assessment of
Gaddafi, NATO, and Rebel forces’ activities (short term research due to compressed UN time-schedule)
Enfoglobe, Inc., Public Relations and Operations Manager
November 2009 – August 2010
Gainesville, FL
Developed and executed marketing strategies
Assessed client requirements, served as liaison between clients and computer scientists, and directed
meetings with the client throughout the product development phases; trained clients
Initiated and led PR for development of LitigationExpert™, legal software for litigation document and task
management
John Paul II: School of Polish Language & Culture, Inc., Co-Founder and Vice Principal
March 2006 – August 2010
Gainesville, FL
Co-founded and directed the weekend school of Polish language and culture, which was a non-profit
Florida corporation
Responsibilities: PR, client/parent/student relations, accounting, organizing events, overseeing curriculum,
marketing
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Episcopal Canterbury House
January 2011 – present
Bloomington, IN
Meal ministry for the ill, elderly, and funerals
Lector
Bloomington Animal Shelter
September 2015 – present
Bloomington, IN
Walks and cares for stray shelter dogs weekly
Prepares stray dogs for behavioral tests, which help determine whether the dog will be put up for adoption
Little Hands, Big Hearts, Inc., Co-Founder and President
January 2008 – August 2010
Bloomington, IN
A non-profit corporation designed to collect, purchase, and distribute toys, supplies, & clothing to
underprivileged children; in coordination with local schools/businesses, increased awareness of the
homeless in Gainesville, FL
Won two Presidential Service Awards from UF for leading this organization as an unpaid volunteer
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Local Council of Women, Member
Fall 2014 - present
Bloomington, IN
A non-profit advisory body to Bloomington Hospital
Health advocacy and educational outreach
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Fluent in Polish
Certified Pilates Instructor
Private English Language Instructor
Private Piano and Musical Theater Instructor (2004-2010)
REFERENCES
Professor Jody Madeira
Maurer Law School, Indiana University
211 South Indiana Avenue
Law Building 249
Bloomington, IN 47405
jmadeira@indiana.edu, 812-856-1082
Professor Ryan Scott
Maurer Law School, Indiana University
211 South Indiana Avenue
Law Building 247
Bloomington, IN 47405
ryanscot@indiana.edu, 812-856-5941
Professor Yvonne Cripps
Maurer Law School, Indiana University
211 South Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Law Building 317
ycripps@indiana.edu, (812) 855-2253
Professor M. Aaron Sayegh
School of Public Health, Indiana University
1025 E. 7th STREET, C111, Bloomington, IN 47405
msayegh@indiana.edu, (812) 855-8392
Professor Mark Bauman
Medical Sciences Program, Indiana University
Jordan Hall, 1001 E. 3rd
St., Room 002, Bloomington, IN 47405
mebauman@indiana.edu, (812) 856-4172
Margaret Andraka
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Enfoglobe, Inc., CEO
105 NW 33 Court, Suite B
Gainesville, Florida 32607 USA
Margaret.andraka@enfoglobe.com
Judge Thomas Jaworski
Polish-American Chamber of Commerce of the Eastern U.S.A, President
tmj@circuit8.org
352-374-3650
