Waverly Gordon, J.D., supervises Graduate Archer Fellows in the Independent Study and Research course. Professor Gordon serves as deputy staff director and general counsel for the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the U.S. House of Representatives. In that role, she supports efforts on a range of policy issues, including telecommunications, health care, climate change, and consumer protections. Professor Gordon also provides counsel on procedural, jurisdictional, and legal issues. Previously, she served as health counsel for the Committee, where she focused on public health issues, including those related to the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Prior to that role, she served as a senior policy advisor to U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), covering Congresswoman Schakowsky’s Energy and Commerce Committee health portfolio, as well as assisting with her work as co-chair of the Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force. Professor Gordon joined Congresswoman Schakowsky’s staff after serving as a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellow. During her Fellowship, she served in the Office of U.S. Representative Donna Christensen (VI–At Large) and with the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Professor Gordon received a Bachelor of Science from Claflin University, a Master of Health Administration from The Ohio State University, and a J.D. from Duke University.