Her research interests include health care antitrust, health care regulation, and a particular interest in health care organization and finance. Before joining UMKC, she had a long career as a health law attorney, including serving as a health care antitrust prosecutor for the California Attorney General’s office and several years as a legal services attorney specializing in health care matters. Professor Marciarille is a Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude graduate of Amherst College and a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School. She also holds a Masters in Theology, specializing in ethics, from Harvard Divinity School.