Robert Streiffer
Curriculum Vitae
Updated May 28, 2008
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Department of Medical History and Bioethics 1411 Medical Sciences Center 1300 University Avenue Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1532 Phone: (608) 262-7490 Fax: (608) 262-2327
E-mail: rstreiffer@wisc.edu Web Page: http://philosophy.wisc.edu/streiffer/ |
Department of Philosophy 5185 Helen C. White Hall 600 North Park Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1475 Phone: (608) 263-9479 Fax: (608) 265-3701 |
Areas of Specialization
Bioethics (Agricultural and Medical); Ethical Theory; Metaethics
Areas of Competence
Political Philosophy, Environmental Ethics
Education
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1993-1999 |
Ph. D., Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Dissertation: Moral Relativism and Reasons for Action. Judith Jarvis Thomson (chair), Joshua Cohen, Ralph Wedgwood) |
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1988-1993 |
B. A., Philosophy, Reed College, Portland, Oregon Phi Beta Kappa (Thesis: An Analysis and Critique of Three Accounts of Singular Negative Existentials. C.D.C. Reeve (advisor)) |
Professional Appointments
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Fall 2006-present |
Affiliate Appointment, |
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Summer 2006-present |
Associate Professor with Tenure, |
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Summer 2006-present |
Associate Professor with Tenure,, |
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2005-present |
Affiliate Appointment, |
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2002-present |
Affiliate Appointment, |
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1999-Spring 2006 |
Assistant Professor, |
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1999-Spring 2006 |
Assistant Professor, |
Publications: Refereed Books
1. Streiffer, Robert. 2003. Moral Relativism and Reasons for Action. Studies in Ethics, ed. Robert Nozick. New York: Routledge.
Publications: Peer Reviewed Articles
1. Streiffer, Robert. 2008. “Informed Consent and Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research.” Hastings Center Report 38(3): 40-47.
2. Streiffer, Robert. 2007. “Wittgenstein on the General Form of a Proposition.” Analysis and Metaphysics 6: 468-472.
3. Streiffer, Robert (lead author), Alan Rubel, and Julie Fagan. 2006. “Medical Privacy and the Public’s Right to Vote: What Presidential Candidates Should Disclose.” The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 31: 417-439.
4. Streiffer, Robert. 2006. “Academic Freedom and Industry-Imposed Restrictions on Academic Biotechnology Research.” The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 16(2): 129-149.
5. Streiffer, Robert. 2005. “At the Edge of Humanity: Human Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status.” The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 15(4): 347-370. Also forthcoming in Ethics and the Life Sciences, ed. F. Adams, Special Supplement, Journal of Philosophical Research. Charlottesville, Virginia: Philosophy Documentation Center Press
6. Streiffer, Robert. 2005. “An Ethical Analysis of Ojibway Objections to Genomics and Genetics Research on Wild Rice.” Philosophy in the Contemporary World, special issue on the ownership of common goods 12(2): 37-45.
7. Streiffer, Robert (lead author) and Thomas Hedemann. 2005. “The Political Import of Intrinsic Objections to Genetically Engineered Food.” The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 18(2): 191-210.
8. Rubel, Alan (lead author) and Robert Streiffer. 2005. “Respecting the Autonomy of European and American Consumers: Defending Positive Labels on GM Foods.” The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics 18(1): 75-84.
9. Streiffer, Robert (lead author) and Alan Rubel. 2004. “Democratic Principles and Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food.” Public Affairs Quarterly 18(3): 223-248.
10. Streiffer, Robert (lead author), and Alan Rubel. 2003. “Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate.” AgBioForum 6(3): 141-42.
Publications: Refereed Book Chapters
1. Streiffer, Robert (lead author) and Alan Rubel. 2007. “Genetically Engineered Animals and the Ethics of Food Labeling,” In The Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods, in Oxford University Press’s series Environmental Ethics and Science Policy, ed. P. Weirich. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 63-87.
Publications: Book Reviews
1. Streiffer, Robert. 2005. “Book Review of Gary Comstock’s Vexing Nature? The Ethical Case against Agricultural Biotechnology.” Environmental Ethics 27(2): 213-216.
Publications: Other
1. Streiffer, Robert. Forthcoming. “Animal Biotechnology and the Non-Identity Problem.” Peer Commentary in American Journal of Bioethics.
2. Streiffer, Robert. 2003. “In Defense of the Moral Relevance of Species Boundaries.” Peer commentary in American Journal of Bioethics 3(3): 37-38. Also forthcoming in The Animal Ethics Reader, 2nd Edition, ed. S. Armstrong and R. Botzer. Routledge Press.
3. Streiffer, Robert. 2000. “Is Any Proposition Expressible by an Unstable Sentence Also Expressible by a Stable Sentence?” In The Linguistic Philosophy Interface, Volume I, ed. R. Bhatt, P. Hawley, and I. Maitra. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Working Papers in Philosophy and Linguistics, 305-325.
Works in Progress
1. Streiffer, Robert, “Chimeras,” for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
2. Streiffer, Robert. “Moral Status: Clarifying the Concept.”
3. Streiffer, Robert. “Altered Nuclear Transfer.”
4. Streiffer, Robert. “Chimeras, Abortions, and Legitimacy: Implications of the Abortion Debate for Public Policy on Animal/Human Chimera Research.”
5. At the Edge of Humanity: Modern Biotechnology and the Animal/Human Divide
6. Agricultural Biotechnology: The Ethical and Policy Issues.
7. “The Welfare Argument for Diminished Animals.”
8. “Genetically Engineered Foods, Consumer Sovereignty, and the Democratic Impulse,” with Jeff Burkhardt.
Grant- and Award-Related Activities
* denotes PI or Co-PI status
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Spring 2008 – |
What Is Human? An
interdisciplinary humanities and science initiative at the Center for the
Humanities in the College of Letters and Sciences, supported by the Robert F.
and Jean E. Holtz Fund of the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Member of
the transplantation and chimera working group. |
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Fall 2008 – Spring 2009 |
* UW Research Sabbatical support
for At the Edge of Humanity: Modern Biotechnology and the Animal/Human
Divide. |
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Summer 2008 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $8,006 for research support on At the Edge of
Humanity: Modern Biotechnology and the Animal/Human Divide. |
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Summer 2007 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $8,006 for research support on “Moral Status: Clarifying
the Concept.” |
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Spring 2007 – Spring 2008 |
* Kellogg
Foundation planning grant for developing a multi-year series of workshops on
animal science, animal welfare, and agricultural ethics. $100,000, for 1
year. Not funded. |
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Fall 2006 – Summer 2011 |
NSF
Research Experience for Undergraduates grant proposal for developing an
integrated biological sciences summer research program for undergraduates. PI
is Janet Branchaw, UW-Madison. I am serving as a consultant on the project to
help develop interdisciplinary ethics materials for incorporation into the program.
Total grant proposal is for $425,000. |
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Summer 2006-Spring 2007 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $7,065 for research support on animal welfare and
biotechnology. PA Funding for 9 months, at 33%. |
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January 1, 2006- |
NSF Interdisciplinary Graduate Research
Education and Training grant proposal for developing a curriculum on
biological conservation and sustainable development in Yunnan, China. PI is Josh Posner at UW-Madison. Funding for development of ethics teaching
materials, two trips to Yunnan, China, and possible graduate student support.
Total grant proposal is for $3,099,426. |
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Summer 2005- Spring 2006 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $14,354 for research support on “At the Edge of
Humanity: Human Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status,” published in The
Kennedy Institute of Ethics and forthcoming in Ethics and the Life
Sciences (Charlottesville, Virginia: Philosophy Documentation Center) |
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Fall 2005- |
NSF Ethics Education in Science
and Engineering Program. A Model Curriculum for Land Grant Universities in Research Ethics. PI is Gary Comstock, North Carolina State University. Total grant award is for $250,000. UW portion of the grant is approximately
$24,000. I am the Institutional Leader for UW-Madison, and am a member of the
grant steering committee. |
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Summer 2003 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $7,800 for research support on “Democratic
Principles and Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food,” published
in Public Affairs Quarterly. |
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Summer 2002 |
* Graduate School Research
Competition, UW-Madison. $6,500 for research support on “The Political Import
of Intrinsic Objections to Genetically Engineered Food,” published in the
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. |
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Fall 2000- |
USDA/IFAFS. Consortium to Address Social, Economic, and Ethical Aspects of Biotechnology. PI is Donna Hess, South Dakota State University. Total grant award was for $3.5 million. I was responsible for the bioethics component at UW-Madison. UW-Madison bioethics portion of the grant was $152,000 for research support, research assistant support, and one Bioethics Institute. |
Professional Affiliations
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2005-present |
The Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, UW-Madison |
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2001-present |
Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society |
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1999-present |
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities |
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1999-present |
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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1993-present |
American Philosophical Association |
Presentations for Professional Groups
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1. July 2007 |
“Ethical Concerns and Guidelines Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cell Chimeras: ESCROs for IACUCs,” Public Responsibilities in Medicine and Research IACUC 2008, Atlanta, Georgia, 25 minutes, 11 people. |
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2. July 2007 |
“The Contribution Philosophers Can Make to the Biofuels Debate,” Agriculture and Environmental Ethics Conference, Ames, Iowa, 20 minutes, 15 people. |
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3. July 2007 |
“Embryo Donor Consent and the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines,” Bioethics Retreat 2007, Lake George, New York, 1 ½ hrs, 15 people. |
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4. April 2007 |
“Animal Ethics and Research Ethics,” Research Ethics Education: Beyond RCR Training, North Carolina State University, 2 ½ hrs, 20 people. |
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5. March 2007 |
“Academic Freedom and Commercial Academic-Industry Relations: Challenges and Strategies,” keynote address for Ethical Issues in a Market-Driven University, Iowa State University, 1 hr, 70 people. |
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6. February 2007 |
“Ethical and Policy Issues Arising from Human/Animal Chimeras,” Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1 hr, 20 people. |
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7. November 2006 |
“Emerging Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Chimeras,” National Academy of Sciences Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. 15 minutes, 120 people. |
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8. September 2006 |
“Research Ethics Here at UW,” UW Genetics Fridays-at-Noon-Panel, 1 hr., 25 people. |
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9. July 2006 |
“Genetically Engineered Animals and the Ethics of Food Labeling,” Joint Meeting of the Animal Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Sciences, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 20 minutes, 75 people. |
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10. April 2006 |
“Animal/Human Stem Cell Chimeras,” Southern Graphics Council Conference: Genetic ImPRINT, Madison, Wisconsin. 20 minutes, 100 people. |
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11. April 2006 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from the Creation and Use of Animal/Human Chimeras in Vision and Ophthalmology Research,” Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida., 20 minutes, 200 people. |
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12. February 2006 |
“At the Edge of Humanity: Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status,” Science, Public Policy, and Democracy Colloquia Series, UW-Madison. 1 ½ hrs, 45 people. |
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13. November 2005 |
“Ethical Issues in Animal Biotechnology,” Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut. |
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14. November 2005 |
“Ethical Issues in Plant Biotechnology,” Departments of Plant Science and Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut. |
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15. November 2005 |
“Genetically Engineered Animals and the Ethics of Food Labels,” with Alan Rubel. Labeling Genetically Modified Food, University of Missouri-Columbia. |
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16. June 2005 |
“Using Biotechnology to Place Limits on the Development of Animals and Human Embryos: Blind Chickens, Microencephalic Pigs, and Human Biological Artifacts.” The Bioethics Retreat 2005, Asilomar, California. |
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17. June 2005 |
“The Welfare Argument for Diminished Animals.” The annual joint meeting of the Agricultural, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Portland, Oregon. |
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18. June 2005 |
“Institutionalizing Ethical Analysis.” The annual joint meeting of the Agricultural, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Portland, Oregon. |
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19. June 2005 |
“Chimeras.” The 2005 Bioethics Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. ½ hr, 33 life science faculty. |
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20. June 2005 |
“Ethical Theory for Life Science Faculty.” The 2005 Bioethics Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 2 hrs, 33 life science faculty. |
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21. Spring 2005 |
“Species Mixing.” The 6th Annual Clinical Embryologist Summit Conference: Ethics and ART, UW-Madison. ¾ hr. |
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22. Spring 2005 |
“The GE Food Labeling Debate: What Should We Be Measuring?” Presentation for the Colloquia Series of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison. |
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23. Fall 2004 |
“Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status.” Paper presentation at the American Philosophical Association’s Life Science Ethics Conference, Newark, Delaware. |
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24. June 2004 |
“Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status.” The 2004 Bioethics Retreat, Wintergreen, Virginia. |
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25. Spring 2004 |
“Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Chimeras, and Moral Status.” The Veterinary Ethics Group, UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. |
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26. Fall 2003 |
“Agricultural Biotechnology and Developing Countries.” The Biotechnology Program for South and Central Asia . 15 audience members from news organizations, academic institutions, industry, and government institutions located in South and Central Asia. |
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27. October 2003 |
“Democratic Principles and Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods,” with Alan Rubel. The 2003 annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, Montreal, Canada. |
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28. June 2003 |
“Ethical Theory for Life Science Faculty.” The 2003 Bioethics Institute, University of Minnesota. 3 hrs, 30 life science faculty. |
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29. June 2003 |
“Politics and Science.” The 2003 Bioethics Institute, University of Minnesota. 1 ½ hrs, 30 life science faculty. |
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30. June 2003 |
“Genetically Engineered Food and the Moral Duties of Providers and Recipients of Food Aid.” The 2003 Bioethics Retreat, Shanty Creek, Michigan. |
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31. June 2003 |
“An Argument for Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food,” with Alan Rubel. The 2003 joint annual meeting of the Society for Agriculture, Food, and Human Values, and the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Austin, Texas. |
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32. May 2003 |
“Plato and Genetically Engineered Food.” The 2003 annual meeting of the UW-Madison Food Research Institute. |
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33. Spring 2003 |
“The Ethics of Genetically Engineering Animals for Use in Agriculture and Medical Research.” Conference on Animal Biotechnology, UW-Extension. |
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34. Spring 2003 |
“Enviropigs: Evaluating the First GE Food Animal.” Conference on Animal Biotechnology, UW-Extension. |
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35. Spring 2003 |
“Bioethics in the High School Curriculum.” The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Education Outreach. 1 day workshop, 15 participants. |
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36. Fall 2002 |
“The Ethics of Enviropigs.” New Perspectives on Agricultural Biotechnology, UW-Extension. |
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37. Fall 2002 |
“An Ethical Analysis of Recent Ojibwa Protests to Wild Rice Genomics.” The Food, Land, and Culture Conference, University of Wisconsin-Extension. |
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38. Summer 2002 |
“Introducing Ethics into Health Science Classes.” The Summer Health Institute, Madison Area Technical College. |
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39. Summer 2002 |
“Ethical Theory for Life Science Faculty.” The 2002 Bioethics Institute, UW-Madison. 3 hrs, 33 life science faculty. |
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40. Summer 2002 |
“Politics and Science.” The 2002 Bioethics Institute, UW-Madison. 1 ½ hr, 33 life science faculty. |
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41. Summer 2002 |
“The Distinction between Ethics and Politics in the Debate over GM Food,” with Thomas Hedemann. The 2002 joint annual meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Chicago, Illinois. |
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42. Summer 2002 |
“Liberal Neutrality and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” The 2002 Bioethics Retreat, Lake Placid, New York. |
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43. Spring 2002 |
“Biotechnology and Academic Freedom.” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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44. Spring 2002 |
“Introducing Ethics in the High School Life Science Classroom.” The Madison Area Technical College’s High School Sharing Day. |
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45. Spring 2002 |
“Biotechnology and Academic Freedom.” The Rural Sociology Brown Bag Series, UW-Madison. |
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46. Spring 2002 |
“The Ethics of Genetically Engineering Animals for Use in Agriculture.” The New Biology: Issues and Opportunities Conference, the Center for Advance Study. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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47. Spring 2002 |
“The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” For Covance Laboratories. |
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48. Spring 2002 |
“The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” Keynote Address, Iowa State University Bioethics Retreat. 2 hrs. |
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49. Summer 2001 |
“Ethical Theory for Life Science Faculty.” The 2001 Bioethics Institute, Iowa State University. 3 hrs, 55 life science faculty. |
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50. Summer 2001 |
“Consumer Sovereignty and the Democratic Impulse.” The 2001 joint annual meeting of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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51. Spring 2001 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from the Use of Modern Biotechnology in Agriculture: A Primer.” The UW-Madison Agronomy Colloquia. |
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52. Spring 2001 |
“Academic Freedom, Biotechnology, and Ethics.” The 2001 Academic Freedom Conference: Academic Freedom: Rights, Responsibilities, and Challenges, UW-Madison |
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53. Fall 2000 |
“Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics, and Research on Animals.” For the Veterinary Students Ethics Club, UW-Madison |
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54. Fall 2000 |
“Values, Risk, and the Public Funding of Transgenic Crop Research.” The UW-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Extension Conference on Agriculture and Biotechnology. |
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55. Spring 1999 |
“Civil Disobedience and the Scientists at Los Alamos.” The Teagle Seminar on Science and Ethics, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland. |
Conference Planning Committees
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1. Summer 2007-Spring 2008 |
Evolution in the 21st Century. The 2008 BTCI International Bioethics Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. (Conference Moderator) |
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2. Summer 2006-Summer 2007 |
From Therapy to Enhancement. The 2007 BTCI International Bioethics Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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3. Fall 2005-Summer 2006 |
Clones and Chimeras. The 2006 BTCI International Bioethics Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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4. Fall 2004-Summer 2005 |
2005 Bioethics Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. |
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5. Fall 2002-Summer 2003 |
2003 Bioethics Institute, University of Minnesota. |
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6. Spring 2003 |
Animal Biotechnology, UW-Extension. |
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7. Spring 2003 |
Who Decides? The 2003 BTCI International Bioethics Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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8. Fall 2002 |
New Perspectives on Agricultural Biotechnology, UW-Extension. |
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9. Fall 2002 |
Food, Land, and Culture, UW-Extension, the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy. |
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10. Fall 2001-Summer 2002 |
2002 Bioethics Institute, Director, UW-Madison. |
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11. Fall 2001-Summer 2002 |
Defining Life, Changing Life, and Owning Life. The 2002 BTCI International Bioethics Forum, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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12. Fall 2000-Summer 2001 |
2001 Bioethics Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. |
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13. Summer 2000 |
Genetically Modified Food: Risks, Rewards, and Realities, The Wisconsin Academy, Madison, Wisconsin. |
Honors
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Fall 1998 |
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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Fall 1997 |
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
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1993-1997 |
Full Graduate Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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1993 |
Phi Beta Kappa, Reed College |
Service: Presentations for Non-Professional Groups
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1. Spring 2008 |
“Evolution, Intelligent Design, and State Neutrality,” The 2008 Bioethics Forum: Evolution in the 21st Century, Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison, Wisconsin. 15 minutes, 100 people. |
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2. Summer 2007 |
“Emerging Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” Wisconsin Rural Leadership program. 2 hrs, 38 people. |
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3. Spring 2007 |
“Emerging Issues in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” University of Wisconsin Alumni Association and the Monona Branch of the American Association of University Women, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1 hr, 120 people. |
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4. Spring 2007 |
“The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology,” Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 45 minutes, 13 students. |
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5. Spring 2007 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” Junior Science, Engineering, and Humanities Symposium. Madison, Wisconsin. 1 ½ hrs, 80 high school students, 20 high school teachers. |
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6. Spring 2007 |
“Evaluating the Argument for Altered Nuclear Transfer” The Isthmus Society Panel on Stem Cells, Embryos, and Ethics: Is There a Way Forward, with William Hurlbut, Clive Svendsen, and Bishop Robert Morlino. Madison, Wisconsin. 15 minutes, 250 people. |
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7. Spring 2007 |
“Oversight and Regulation of the Use of Human Stem Cells to Create Human/Animal Chimeras,” Wed Nite @ Lab, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 2 hrs, 30 people. |
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8. Spring 2006 |
Oversight and Regulation of the Use of Human Stem Cells to Create Human/Animal Chimeras” The 2006 Bioethics Forum, Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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9. Spring 2005 |
“Human Stem Cells and Chimeras.” Verona High School. 1 hr, 25 students. |
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10. Spring 2005 |
“Ethical Issues in the Creation of Animal/Human Chimeras” The 2005 Bioethics Forum, Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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11. Spring 2005 |
“Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Chimeras,” with Dr. Su-Chun Zhang. Undergraduate Biological Research Society. ½ hr, 80 people. |
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12. Fall 2004 |
“Human Cloning.” Bethel Lutheran Church. 3 hrs, 60 people. |
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13. Fall 2004 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning.” Verona High School. 1 ½ hrs, 30 students. |
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14. Spring 2004 |
“The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” Datex-Ohmeda. 1 hr, 60 people. |
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15. Fall 2003 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning.” Verona High School. 1 ½ hrs, 30 students. |
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16. Spring 2003 |
“A Case Study on Using Case Studies: Using the UW Cystic Fibrosis Early Genetic Screening and Treatment Protocol to Discuss Research Ethics,” with Ryan Spellecy. The Bioethics Forum, Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, Madison, Wisconsin |
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17. Spring 2003 |
“Ethical Issues Arising from Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Cloning.” Verona High School. 1 ½ hrs, 60 students. |
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18. Spring 2003 |
“The Science and Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” with Carl Gulbrandsen, Managing Director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Bethel Lutheran Church. 2 hrs, 110 people. |
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19. Fall 2002 |
“Human Embryonic Stem Cells: The Ethical Conflicts and Avenues for Resolution.” President’s Ethics Symposium, State University of New York. ½ hr, 100 people. |
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20. Spring 2002 |
“What’s All the Brouhaha about Stem Cell Research?” The Wisconsin Idea Series. |
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21. Fall 2001 |
“Animal Rights and Moral Theory.” The Veterinary Ethics Club, UW-Madison. |
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22. Fall 2001 |
“The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.” The Kiwanis Club, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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23. Fall 2001 |
“Ethics and Biotechnology.” The Committee for Social Affairs of the Hessischer Landtag (The Hessian Parliament), with representatives from the Christian Democratic Union, the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, and the media. |
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24. Spring 2001 |
“Religious Freedom and the Right to Refuse Lifesaving Medical Treatment.” The Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Group. |
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25. Spring 2000 |
“Patenting and the Sale of Human Tissues.” The Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Group. |
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26. Fall 1999 |
“Medical Ethics—Where Are We Now?” The Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization, Madison, Wisconsin. |
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27. Spring 1997 |
“Against Harman’s Recent Defense of Moral Relativism.” The 1997 Harvard-M.I.T. Graduate Philosophy Conference. |
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28. Spring 1995 |
“Just War Theory,” with Anthony Gray. The Independent Activities Period, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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Service: Interviews and Media
* denotes that I was quoted or the subject of the interview, article, or appearance
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1. Spring 2008 |
Chimeras and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Harvey Black, Wisconsin People and Ideas, The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. |
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2. *Fall 2007 |
“When Medical Privacy Hides the Health of Presidential Candidates”, Jeremy Hsu, New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, published May 21, 2008 in Scienceline. |
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3. *Fall 2006 |
“Bishop Gets Ally in Stem Cell Expert; Prof’s View at Odds during Forum,” Ben Hancock, The Capital Times. |
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4. *Spring 2006 |
“Licensing of DNA Patents by US Academic Institutions,” David Epstein, Inside Higher Ed. |
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5. Spring 2006 |
“Cloning Fraud: How’d It Happen,” David Tenenbaum, The Why Files? |
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6. Fall 2005 |
* “Experts Argue For and Against Mandatory GM Food Labeling,” The Non-GMO Report. |
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7. Summer 2005 |
* “I, Chimera,” James Shreeve, New Scientist. |
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* “Couple Seek Money to Save Dog,” Doug Erickson, Wisconsin State Journal. |
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9. Spring 2005 |
Using human embryonic stem cells to create human/non-human primate chimeras, for Joe Palca, National Public Radio. |
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10. Spring 2005 |
* “Stem Cell Panel Ignites Debate,” by Jessica Marinelli, in The Daily Cardinal. |
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11. Spring 2005 |
* 20 minute television interview on chimeras, for Focus on Diversity, broadcast from Milwaukee, WI (audience approx. 25 thousand). |
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12. Spring 2005 |
Interviewed on using human embryonic stem cells to create chimeras by James Shreeve, for the New York Times Magazine. |
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13. Fall 2004 |
* Live radio interview on human/animal chimeras for The Current, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio One (audience approx. 1.5 million). |
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14. Fall 2004 |
* Live radio interview on the introduction of human stem cells into animals for the Morning Magazine Radio Show in Tampa and Orlando, Florida. |
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15. Fall 2004 |
* “Of Mice, Men and In-Between: Scientists Debate Blending of Human, Animal Forms.” Rick Weiss, Washington Post. |
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16. Spring 2004 |
* “One bright idea? Company making waves with fluorescent tropical fish.” Reid Epstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
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17. Fall 2002 |
Pharmaceutical Production in Plants and Animals in the UK, Philip Fine, International News Service, for 2 articles in The Farmers’ Guardian and Meat Trades Journal. |
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18. Spring 2002 |
Medical Privacy and Involuntary Genetic Testing of Public Officials, Sarah Goforth, On-Line Wisconsin. |
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19. Spring 2002 |
* “Bioethics: Friday Forum Will Offer Food for Thought. Teaching the Ethics of Biotechnology in the Undergraduate and High School Curriculum,” Mike Dunn, The Capital Times. |
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20. Fall 2001 |
* “Controversy in Sweet Discovery,” Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal, November 4, 2002. |
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21. Spring 2001 |
* “The Ethics of Modern Science,” by David Simon, The Daily Cardinal, September 12, 2001. |
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22. Spring 2001 |
* On the ethics of gene-altered food, Mark Young, The Perpetual Notion Machine, WORT. |
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23. Fall 2000 |
On the impact of candidates Bush and Gore on biotechnology in Wisconsin, Terry Mathens, The Capital Times. |
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24. Fall 2000 |
On state funding of biotechnology, Greg Weaver, The Indianapolis Star. |
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25. Fall 2000 |
* “Biotech? Let’s think about it,” in College of Letters and Science, Volume 6, Number 1. |
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26. Fall 2000 |
* “The Biotech Adventure,” by M. Penn and B. Mattmiller, in On Wisconsin, Winter 2000. |
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27. Fall 2000 |
* “Wisconsin’s Biotechnology Frontier: Current Trends and Future Challenges in Research-Driven Economic Development, , Brian Mattmiller, University Communications, for Provost Wiley’s white paper on biotechnology. |
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28. Summer 2000 |
* “Pharming for the future: Genetically Altered Animals Produce Drugs – and Potential Profits,” Linda Falkenstein, The Isthmus. |
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29. Summer 2000 |
* “DNA Hid Our Deepest Secrets – Until Now,” Joe Manning, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. |
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30. Spring 2000 |
* “Genetic Advances Raise Privacy Concerns,” R. Seely, The Wisconsin State Journal, March 5, 2000. |
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31. Spring 2000 |
* “Medical Ethics Program Branches Out,” Biographical profile for Wisconsin Week, Aaron Conklin, The Office of News and Public Affairs, UW- Madison. |
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32. Spring 2000 |
* “Public Universities Get Money to Attract High-Tech Industry,” Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education. |
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33. Spring 2000 |
On ethical issues arising from biotechnology at the UW-Madison, Terry Devitt, Science Editor, The Office of News and Public Affairs, UW-Madison. |
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34. Fall 1999 |
* FDA Public Hearing on Biotechnology, a news article for the UW Biotech Bulletin. |
Service: International
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1. Spring 2008 |
The Council of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society. Student Paper Competition Committee, Member. |
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2. Summer 2006-present |
The Council of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society. Council Member. |
Service: National
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1. Spring 2006-present |
USDA Western Coordinating Committee 204 Animal Bioethics. Committee Member. |
Service: University
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1. Summer 2007 |
Chancellor’s Delegation to Beijing, China. Met with representatives from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Tsinghua University, the Worldwide Universities Network, and the Wisconsin Alumni Association China. |
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2. Spring 2007-present |
UW Letters and Sciences Animal Care and Use Committee |
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3. Fall 2005-present |
UW Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee Chair, Subcommittee for the Development of the On-Line Protocol Application Form Chair, Subcommittee for Beta-testing Chair, Subcommittee for Development of the Ethics and Procedures Training Module |
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4. Fall 2000-present |
Hospital Ethics Committee, UW Hospital (3 hrs/month) |
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5. Fall 2000-present |
Biotechnology Advisory Committee |
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6. Fall 2000 |
Letters and Sciences Advising Center (1 hr/week) |
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7. Fall 1999-Summer 2002 |
Health Sciences Human Subjects Committee (2.5 hrs/week) |
Service: Departmental
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1. Spring 2007 |
Senator, Medical History and Bioethics |
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2. Fall 2006 |
Alternate Senator, Medical History and Bioethics |
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3. Spring 2006 |
Oliver Prize Committee, chair. |
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4. Fall 2005-present |
Coordinator, Animal Bioethics Reading Group. Meets weekly |
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5. Fall 2005-present |
TA and Lecturer Policies, Procedures, and Review Committee, Philosophy |
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6. Summer 2005-present |
Medical History and Bioethics Education Subcommittee, Medical History and Bioethics |
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7. Fall 2004-present |
Alternate Senator, Philosophy |
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8. Fall 2003-Spring 2004 |
Bioethics Search Committee, Medical History and Bioethics |
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9. Spring 2002-present |
Coordinator, Bioethics Reading Group. Meets monthly. |
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10. Fall 2001-Spring 2002 |
Ethics Search Committee, Philosophy |
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11. Fall 2001 |
Graduate Studies Committee, Philosophy |
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12. Fall 2001 |
European History of Medicine Search Committee, Medical History and Bioethics |
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13. Fall 2001 |
Appeals Committee, Philosophy |
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14. Fall 2001 |
Grad Student/Faculty Conference Committee, Philosophy |
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15. Fall 1999-Spring 2001 |
Access and Accommodations Coordinator, Philosophy |
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16. Fall 1999-Spring 2000 |
Library Committee, Philosophy |
Service: Other
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1. Spring 2008 |
Manuscript review, American Journal of Bioethics |
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2. Spring 2008 |
Manuscript review, Hastings Center Report |
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3. Spring 2008 |
Manuscript review, University of California Press |
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4. Summer 2007 |
Manuscript review, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Values |
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5. Spring 2007 |
Manuscript review, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Values |
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6. Summer 2006 |
Manuscript review, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine |
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7. Summer 2006 |
Manuscript review, ActionBioscience.org, an online education resource of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) |
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8. Summer 2006 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Agricultural and Human Values |
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9. Spring 2006 |
Comments on Senator Brownback’s Bill on to prohibit human chimeras, provided for the Coalition for Advancement of Medical Research |
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10. Spring 2006 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Agricultural and Human Values |
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11. Fall 2005 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Agricultural and Human Values |
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12. Fall 2005 |
Book manuscript review, Enslow Publishers, Inc. |
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13. Summer 2005 |
Book manuscript review, Springer |
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14. Spring 2004 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Agricultural and Human Values |
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15. Spring 2004 |
Manuscript review, the Council for Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
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16. Spring 2004 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Values |
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17. Spring 2004 |
Manuscript review, The Hastings Center Report |
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18. Fall 2003 |
Manuscript review, The Journal of Global Environmental Issues |
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19. Fall 2001-present |
Faculty advisor, Undergraduate Bioethics Student Organization |
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20. Spring 2001 |
Presentation on “Ethics and Agricultural Biotechnology,” for the State of Wisconsin Assembly, Staff Training Program |
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21. Spring 2001 |
Book manuscript review, UW Press |
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22. Spring 2001 |
Reviewed 3 manuscripts for Bioscience |
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23. Fall 2000 |
Facilitator, Engaged Institutions’ Role in Biotechnology Education, Iowa State University |
Teaching: Courses Taught
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1. Spring 2008 |
PHIL 999; Independent study on bioethics and state neutrality, 3 credits, 1 graduate student. |
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2. Spring 2008 |
MHB 999 / HORT 875 ; AGRON 875; Research Ethics, 1 credit, 16 graduate students. |
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3. Spring 2008 |
MHB/PHIL/AGRON/RUR SOC 565; The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology; 3 credits, 27 undergraduates, 1 graduate student. |
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4. Spring 2008 |
MHB 558 / PHIL 558; Ethical Issues Arising from Biomedical Technology; 3 credits, 47 students; taught jointly with Norm Fost. |
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5. Fall 2007 |
PHIL 941: Topics in Environmental Ethics, 3 credits, 8 graduate students. |
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6. Fall 2007 |
PHIL 341; Contemporary Moral Issues; 4 credits, 71 students. |
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7. Spring 2007 |
PHIL / IES 441; Environmental ethics; 4 credits, 73 students. |
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8. Spring 2007 |
MHB 565 , The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology; 3 credits, 22 undergraduate students, 1 graduate student. |
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9. Fall 2006 |
MHB 999, Research Ethics; 1 credit, 16 graduate students. Course coordinator; taught jointly with Sara Patterson and James Coors. |
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10. Fall 2006 |
PHIL 341, Contemporary Moral Issues; 4 credits, 80 students. |
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11. Spring 2006 |
MHB 565, The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology; 3 credits, 26 undergraduate students, 2 graduate students. |
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12. Spring 2006 |
MHB 558, Ethical Issues Arising from Biomedical Technology; 3 credits, 47 students; with Norm Fost and Julie Fagan. |
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13. Fall 2005 |
PHIL 341, Contemporary Moral Issues; 4 credits, 75 students |
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14. Fall 2005 |
PHIL 541/581: Modern Ethical Theories, 3 credits, 20 students |
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Agronomy 375, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development: Concepts and Applications in China, 1 credit, 82 students, taught jointly with faculty. |
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16. Spring 2005 |
MHB 565, The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology, 3 credits, 23 students |
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PHIL 941, Graduate Seminar in Ethical Theory, 3 credits, 14 students |
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18. Fall 2004 |
MHB 559/PHIL 543, The Ethics of Abortion, 3 credits, 24 students |
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19. Spring 2004 |
PHIL 341, Contemporary Moral Issues, 4 credits, 63 students |
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20. Fall 2003 |
PHIL 341, Contemporary Moral Issues, 4 credits, 75 students |
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21. Fall 2003 |
MHB 565, The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology, 3 credits, 33 students.\ |
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22. Spring 2003 |
Patient, Doctor, and Society, Ethics Coordinator, 3 lectures |
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23. Spring 2003 |
MHB 734, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, 3 credits, 1 grad student |
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24. Spring 2003 |
MHB 558, Introduction to Ethical Problems Raised by Biomedical Technology, 3 credits, 60 students. I did approximately 4 lectures. |
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