National Conference of State Legislatures Alissa Johnson, MA
Alissa Johnson is a Senior Policy Specialist with the Genetic Technologies Project at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), where she provides state legislatures and their staff with objective, comprehensive, and scholarly information to facilitate the drafting of sound genetics legislation. Her responsibilities include tracking and analysis of state genetics laws and legislation, providing technical assistance to state legislators and staff on genetics policy issues and responding to requests from state and federal policymakers, the media, and others. Ms. Johnson has published works on numerous genetics policy issues, including newborn screening, privacy, discrimination, and reproductive genetics.