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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Alan Aw
Graduate Student Researcher
Institution: UC Berkeley
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- statistical genetics
- statistics

Sarah P. Chu, MS, Biology & MS, Epidemiology
Doctoral student in criminal justice (*Currently employed as Sr. Advisor on Forensic Science Policy, Innocence Project*)
Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Criminal Justice
- Forensic Sciences
- science and society
- U.S. science and technology policy
- Government Regulation

Simon A. Cole, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminology, Law and Society
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Crime
- Determinism
- Forensic

Brian M. Donovan, PhD, MSc, MA
Research Scientist
Institution: BSCS Science Learning
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Genetics education
- human genetics education
- race and genetics
- genetic essentialism

Sarah C.R. Elgin, Ph.D.
Viktor Hamburger Professor Emerita of Arts and Sciences (Dept of Biology); Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Genomics/bioinformatics education for undergraduates
- Engaging undergraduates in genomics research
- Course design for active learning
- Update education in genomics for high school teachers

Tami Gjorgjieva, BS
Predoctoral Fellow
Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research; Geisinger
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Population Genetics
- Polygenic risk scores
- Behavioral and Social Science
- Sociobehavioral genetics

Sahotra Sarkar, Ph.D.
Professor
Institution: University of Texas
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Philosophy
- Eugenics
- CRISPR
- race and genetics
- neglected tropical diseases

L. Anita To
PhD Candidate
Institution: University of California - Davis
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Population Genetics
- Genomics
- Evolution

Jordan V Wu
Master's Candidate
Institution: Rice University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Neurobiology
- Bioethical Issues
- English Language
- biomedicine
- Writing