Anita L. Allen
| Anita L. Allen | |
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| Born |
March 24, 1953 Port Townsend, Washington |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Fields | Legal philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Alma mater |
Harvard Law School University of Michigan New College of Florida |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Brandt |
| Influences |
John Locke Thomas Hobbes Bryan Norton Michael Sandel Ronald Dworkin Robert Nozick Sissela Bok |
Anita LaFrance Allen-Castellito (born March 24, 1953) is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is also a senior fellow in the bioethics department of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, a collaborating faculty member in African studies, and an affiliated faculty member in the women’s studies program. In 2010 President Barack Obama named Allen to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. She is a Hastings Center Fellow.
Anita L. Allen, also known as Anita Lafrance Allen-Castellitto, was born in Fort Worden (Port Townsend, Washington) in 1953. Her parents, Carrye Mae Allen (née Cloud) and Grover Cleveland Allen, were both natives of Atlanta, Georgia. Allen's father made a career in the United States Army, serving in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Her father was a member of "Operation Kapers," a squad of enlisted men who entertained combat soldiers in Korea with song, dance, and comedy. Allen spent her childhood living on military bases, including Fort Benning, Georgia, and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Allen was one of six children. Her brother, Michael Patrick Allen, began working as an environmental lawyer for Microsoft in 2008. Other siblings are Cynthia Ann Allen Jackson and Monica Lynne Allen Newell, both of whom have worked for the federal government, Newell for the Centers for Disease Control. Their brother Grover Cleveland Allen, Jr, is a professional engineer employed by the GE corporation; and Andre Ramon Allen made a career as a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and later became a paralegal.
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