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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Ina Amarillo, PhD, FACMG, ErCLG
Director, Cytogenetics and Molecular Pathology Lab; Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine
Institution: Penn State Health/College of Medicine
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- clinical genomics
- Cytogenetics
- Molecular Genetics
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer
- Intersexuality
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Kara Ayers, PhD
Associate Professor
Institution: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- disability and reproductive rights
- Disability ethics
- Parenting Education
- Disability rights
- Disability studies
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Chinmayi Balusu, BA
Master of Public Health Student
Institution: Columbia University
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Neuroethics
- Epidemiology
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Education and Outreach
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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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Adam H. Buchanan, MS, MPH, CGC
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Genomic Health
Institution: Geisinger
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic screening for healthy populations
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Gretchen A. Case, PhD, MA
Associate Professor (lecturer)
Institution: University of Utah School of Medicine
Contact: [email protected]
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Show more- arts-based methods
- Medical humanities
- Arts
- Disability studies
- Performance studies