Aila Hoss is an Associate Professor at Indiana University McKinney School of Law where she teaches and researches at the intersection of health law and federal Indian law. Professor Hoss practiced public health law as a staff attorney with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Law Program, where she provided legal technical assistance to state, Tribal, local, and territorial governments. Her work at CDC included supporting the agency’s Ebola Emergency Operations Center and serving as a faculty member for the agency’s Working Effectively with Tribal Governments course. She was previously an Assistant Professor and faculty advisor at the University of Tulsa College of Law’s Native American Law Center. Her scholarship has been published in notable legal and public health venues including the Wisconsin Law Review, Nevada Law Journal, Public Health Reports, and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Her advocacy work includes lending her expertise and offering trainings to health departments, nonprofit organizations, and policymakers. Professor Hoss began her academic career at IU McKinney as a visiting professor for three years with the Hall Center for Law and Health. She completed her BA at Emory University and her JD at the University of Oregon. She is an active member of the Indiana bar and a proud Iranian-American.