Rabbi Karen G Reiss Medwed, Ph.D. is Teaching Professor Emerita at Northeastern University and Interim Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Initiatives, Hebrew Union College.
The the only certified practicing female identifying mesadder gittin in the Conservative movement, she is an appointed member of the Joint Bet Din of the Rabbinical Assembly, a member of the CJLS and a member of the Rabbinical Assembly executive council.
She is an elected Trustee of her local school district Board of Education.