Amanda Stanhaus is a Health Management and Policy Ph.D. student at The University of Michigan. Her research interests include data privacy, genetics, and identity. Her research on the ethical implications of a blockchain-based electronic health record system is a chapter in the HIMSS Blockchain in Healthcare textbook. She is regularly invited to speak at both industry conferences, such as Distributed Health, Converge2accelerate, and ConsenSys Health, as well as academic conferences, such as STGlobal.