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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Carole A. Federico, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Biomedical Ethics
Institution: Stanford University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Translational Research
- Clinical Trials
- Animal Research
- Research Ethics
- Pain

Teri E. Klein, Ph.D.
Professor (Research) of Biomedical Data Science and Medicine (BMIR)
Institution: Stanford University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Pharmcogenomics
- Pharmacogenetics
- Biomedical informatics
- Genomic medicine
- Computational Biology

Aarti Ramdaney, MS, CGC
Prenatal Genetic Counselor
Institution: McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Abortion
- Non-invasive prenatal screening - NIPT
- Genetic Counseling / Prenatal Diagnosis
- carrier screening

Rachel A. Smith, Ph.D.
Liberal Arts Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Human Development and Family Studies at PennState
Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Social influence
- stigma
- behavior change
- Social networks
- Social norms