Members of the ELSI Scholar Directory are scholars and trainees with an interest in research on the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics and genomics. You may contact members to organize collaborative projects or working groups, share speaking opportunities, solicit expert commentary, obtain advice on policy or legislation, network, and arrange mentor/mentee relationships.
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Sara L. Ackerman, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Institution: University of California San Francisco
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Medical Anthropology
- ELSI Genomics
- Community Engagement
- implementation science
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Jada Benn Torres, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Institution: Vanderbilt University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Biological Anthropology
- race and genetics
- DNA ancestry testing
- Research on Women
- Caribbean region
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Jessica W. Blanchard, PhD
Researcher
Institution: Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic Research, University of Oklahoma
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- ELSI
- Indigenous Communities
- Community Engagement
- Anthropology
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Julia EH Brown, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar in Bioethics and Innovative Technologies
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Psychiatry
- Medical Anthropology
- genomic data sharing
- Psychosocial Influences
- health disparities
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Carole H. Browner, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Culture and Health, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior; the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Women’s Studies
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Social impact of decoding the human genome
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Gender politics
- Genetic testing in Latin America
- Neurogenetic testing
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James Doucet-Battle, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Medical Anthropology
- Science and technology studies
- African genomics
- health disparities
- Bioethics
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Kadija Ferryman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- health disparities
- Ethics of precision medicine
- Bioethics
- Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Biomedicine
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Caren J. Frost, PhD, MPH
Research Professor
Institution: University of Utah
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Women's Health
- Qualitative Methods
- responsible conduct of research
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Elisa J. Gordon, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Transplant ethics
- Informed Consent
- Behavioral interventions
- implementation science
- Health Disparities
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Meghan C. Halley, PhD, MPH
Research Scholar
Institution: Stanford University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Medical Anthropology
- Health Services Research
- Qualitative Research
- Rare Diseases
- Medical Decision Making