Arsht Ethics Research Grant Awardees

Arsht Ethics Research Grants were awarded to faculty-student teams. Strong preference was given to inter- and multi-disciplinary projects. An impartial Ethics Advisory Board reviewed all proposals. Grant recipients are itemized below along with links to publications and other deliverables from the projects.

For more information on the program, including the requirements for proposals, see the Arsht Ethics Research Grants Project page.

2014-2015 Projects

• The Good Life: Comparative Studies in Rural Writing  
  College of Arts and Sciences  
  Faculty: Thomas Goodmann,  
  Student:  J. Andrew Gothard

• Ethical Challenges of Pharmacologic Morality Enhancement
  College of Arts and Science and Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Shaun P. Brothers, Ph.D.
  Student: Samuel K. Powell

• Assessing Parental Perspectives Regarding Genome Sequencing In Newborn Screening
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Olaf Bodamer, M.D., Ph.D., Jeffrey Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., Susan Hahn, MS, CGC, and R. Rodney Howell, M.D
  Research collaborator: Jessica Ordonez, MS, CGC
  Student: John Carr

• Development of Entertaining Programming for Use in Medical Ethics Education
  Miller School of Medicine
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Mark T. O’Connell, M.D.
  Research Collaborator: Abbas Rattani, MBE
  Student: Hadi Kaakour, MS
  Blogs
  Presentations at National Conferences:  
       April GSA SOSR
       Nov AAMC
       Teaching Guides
       Films and Trailer

• Human Trafficking: An Emerging Medical Epidemic
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Panagiota Caralis, M.D., J.D., Walter Lambert, M.D., and Edwin J. Olson, M.D., J.D., MBA.
  Student: Juhi Jain
  Conference Presentation: Human Trafficking: An Emerging Epidemic. University of Miami, January 23, 2015.
  Conference Presentation: Human Trafficking: The Role of the Medical Professional, January 23, 2015.
  Training Video: Human Trafficking: The Role of the Medical Professional, September 24, 2015.
  Training Video: Trauma Informed Approach, September 24, 2015.

• Young women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding egg harvesting and its Risks
  College of Arts and Science
  Faculty: Gina Maranto, MA
  Students: Amelia Abe and Ashley Dudek

• On the evolution of reputation: Prosociality or Partner Choice?
  College of Arts and Science
  Faculty: Michael E. McCullough, Ph.D.
  Research Collaborator: Cristina M. Gomes, Ph.D.
  Student: Efrem Silverman

• Environmental Rights and Corporate Obligation: Integrating the “Protect, Respect, & Remedy” Framework and Environmental Human Rights
  School of Law
  Faculty: James Nickel, Ph.D.
  Student: Daniel Corrigan
  Workshop Presentation: What’s So Good About Adjudicating Environmental Disputes in Human Rights Courts?:
  Five Mutually Supporting Benefits.
  Publication: “Theorizing Environmental Human Rights: A Political Theory Perspective,” ed. by Markku Oksanen and Ashley Dodsworth (Routledge Press). 

2013-2014 Projects

• Differential response to child abuse, domestic violence, and physical assault: What type of message are we sending?
  Miller School of Medicine and College of Arts and Science
  Faculty:  Joan Alvaranga, M.D., and Allison Weinstein, Ph.D.
  Students:  Samantha Belabin and Samantha Wilker

• Asian Diasporas in Latin America: An Analysis of the Ethical Dimensions of Transnationalism  
  College of Arts and Science
  Faculty:  Ariel C. Armony, M.A., Ph.D., and Alejandro Portes, M.A., Ph.D.
  Student:  Wu Wenyuan

• The ethics of genetic redistribution of reef corals in an era of climate change
  Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
  Faculty:  Andrew Baker, Ph.D.
  Students:  Rivah Winter and Richard John Bartz
  Published paper:  Bartz, RJ (2015) Two going on twenty-two: New endangered Species Act listings and a worsening situation for reef corals.   International Environmental and Resources Law Committee Newsletter   17(2): 8-14. Published by the American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. 

• Professional Ethics in Extreme Circumstances: Responsibilities of Attending Physicians and Healthcare Providers in Hunger Strikes
  Miller School of Medicine and College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Robin N. Fiore, Ph.D.
  Student: Nurbay Irmak
  Article: Irmak, N. Professional Ethics in Extreme Circumstances: Responsibilities of Attending Physicians and Healthcare Providers in Hunger Strikes,   Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, B21 July 2015. Vol 36 (4), pp.249-263.

• Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness Training on Mindfulness and Ethical Decision Making
  School of Nursing and Health Studies
  Faculty:  Mary McKay, DNP, ARNP, CNE
  Student:  Jill S. Sanko, MS, ARNP-BC, CHSE  
  Conference Presentation: Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness Training on Mindfulness and Ethical Decision Making in Pre-Licensure and Post Graduate Nurses.
  Conference Presentation Qualitative Study: Experiences of Pre-Licensure and Post-Licensure Nurses Participating in Mindfulness Training: A Qualitative Study  
  Article:  McKay, Mary E.; Sanko, Jill Steiner; Rogers, Scott. Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness Meditation Training on Mindfulness in Pre-Licensure and Post Graduate Nurses. Nurse Education Today

• PTSD among Trauma Care Physicians: Coping strategies and the culture of silence
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty:  Gabriel Ruiz, M.D.
  Students:  Hamilton Hicks, Elizabeth Patberg, and Hansel Tookes, III

• Conscious and Subconscious Biases in Miami Trauma Care Providers: Do They Exist?
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty:  Tanya L. Zakrison, M.D.
  Students: Hamilton Hicks, Elizabeth Patberg, and Hansel Tookes, III

2012-2013 Projects

• Peer Educators in the Ethics of Research (PEER) – Pilot Implementation and Evaluation
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Reid Cushman, Ph.D., and Thomas Champney, Ph.D.
  Student: PEER awardees

• Can Principles Solve Moral Dilemmas in Bioethics? A Solution to the Problems of Specifying and Weighing Principles
  School of Law
  Faculty: Thomas Nickel, J.D.
  Student: Philipp Schwind
  Website: Textsforappliedethics: A collection of texts on issues in applied ethics.

• Evidence-Based Medicine and Patient-Centered Ethics: An Integrated Approach to the Philosophy of Medicine  
  College of Arts and Science
  Faculty: Otávio Bueno, Ph.D.
  Student: Robin Neiman
  Article: Bueno, O., and Neiman, R., “Partial Evidence in Medicine”, forthcoming in Hsiang-Ke Chao and Julian Reiss (eds.), Philosophy of Science in Practice: Nancy Cartwright and the Nature of Scientific Reasoning (Dordrecht: Springer, 2016). 

• The Ethics of Health Data in Botswana: What do Journalists and Urban Scholars Know and Report and What Should They Know?  
  College of Arts & Sciences and School of Communication
  Faculty: Richard Grant, Ph.D., and Jyotika Ramaprasad, Ph.D.
  Student: Katharina Lang
  Conference Presentation:  Ethics and Epistemologies: Views of Botswana’s Journalists, IAMCR conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2013.

• Making Psychological Research Safe for Research on Virtues: Debunking the Situational Determination of Ethical Decisions  
  School of Education
  Faculty: Blaine J. Fowers, Ph.D.
  Students: Tyler Lefevor, Laura Cohen, Samantha Lang, Nicole Garcia, and Giovanna Ibias
  Special award: Prof. Fowers was subsequently awarded the Joseph B. Gittler Award from the American Psychological Foundation for contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychology.

• The Right to Healthcare: A Survey of Future Physicians  
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Richard Tiberius, Ph.D.
  Student: Tyler Beals and Jason Rudman

2011-2012 Projects

• Evidence and Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Research: Assessing Stopping Rules for Clinical Trials  
  College of Arts & Sciences
  Faculty: Otávio Bueno, Ph.D.
  Student: Robin Neiman
  Conference Presentation: Two types of uncertainty in clinical trials. University of Pittsburgh Center for Philosophy of Science, “New Science – New Risks,” March 30, 2012.

• Autonomy and the Ethics of Advertising
  College of Arts & Sciences
  Faculty: Brad Cokelet, Ph.D.
  Student: Benjamin Yelle

• Is the American Dream For Sale?  
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Christopher Cotton, Ph.D.
  Students: Christopher Kelm and David Thornton
  Final Report: Cotton C, Parmeter C, Thornton D. “Is the American Dream for sale?” Arsht Ethics Initiatives, July 2012.

• Foreign Nationals, Xenophobia, and Space in Johannesburg, South Africa: Bringing Attention to the Ethics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Community Governance and Territorial Organization
  School of Communication
  Faculty: Richard Grant, Ph.D., and Jyotika Ramaprasad, Ph.D.
  Student: Daniel K. Thompson
  Student M.A. Thesis: Thompson DK. Bridging the Divided City: Immigrant Economies and the Ethics of Spatial Organization in Johannesburg. 2012.
  Article: Daniel K. Thompson, Richard Grant (2015) Enclaves on Edge: Strategy and Tactics in Immigrant Business Spaces of Johannesburg. Urban Forum (2015) 26:243–262. DOI 10.1007/s12132-015-9253-9

• Creating a Real and Virtual Exhibit Space for Civic and Ethical Engagement
  School of Education
  Faculty:  Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., Ph.D.  
  Student: Alain Bengochea  
  Book: Streetways: Chronicling the Homeless in Miami
  Article: Eugene F. Provenzo Jr. , Edward Ameen , Alain Bengochea, Kristen Doorn , Ryan Pontier, Sabrina Sembiante & Photographs By Lewis Wilkinson (2011) Photography and Oral History as a Means of Chronicling the Homeless in Miami:The StreetWays Project, Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 47:5, 419-435, DOI: 10.1080/00131946.2011.602151.

• Against a Strongly Differentiated Role-Morality for Lawyers
  School of Law
  Faculty: Robert Rosen, J.D., Ph.D., and Scott Rogers, J.D.
  Students: Christine Job, Aamir Saeed, Lisa Lanham, and Tamara Barnes
  Training Program: Rosen R, Rogers S, Saeed A, Kipnis R, Job C, Barnes T.  Whoʼs in Charge of Your Career? Facilitator Guidelines and Program Materials. Monday, October 17, 2011.
  Law Review Article: Rogers SL. The Mindful Law School: An Integrative Approach to Transforming Legal Education. Touro Law Review 2012;28(4).

• Ethical Leadership and the Role of Job Gratitude
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Terri Scandura, Ph.D.
  Student: Monica Sharif
  Article: Sharif MM, Scandura T. Do Perceptions of Ethical Conduct Matter During Organizational Change? Ethical Leadership and Employee Involvement.   Journal of Business Ethics  28 August 2013.
  Conference Presentation: 2012 Annual Meeting: The Informal Economy. Scale Development and Validation – A Practical Guide Scale Development Workshop. Boston, Massachusetts, August 4, 2012.

2010-2011 Projects

• The Eco-Islam Project: Utilizing Islamic Environmental-Health Ethics to Positively Affect Contemporary Environmental Health Choices
  College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Medicine, and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences  
  Faculty:  Amir Abdelzaher, Ph.D., Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., MPH., MSc., F.A.A.F.P., Stephen Sapp, Ph.D., and Helena Solo-Gabriele, Ph.D., PE
  Students: Bader Al-Issa and Noha Abdel-Mottaleb  
  Conference Presentation: 12th Annual ISNA Education Forum. Chicago, Illinois, April 22-24, 2012: 6-15.
  Children’s Book: Think about it: A deeper look at our Environment. Entrusted Environment, 2011.
  Children’s Story: My Name is Ayah.  
  My Name is Ayah - Book Cover

• Neural Underpinnings of Altruism Regulation
  Miller School of Medicine  
  Faculty: Ricardo Cáceda, M.D., Ph.D., and Jung-Jiin (Jason) Hsu, Ph.D.
  Student: Stefania Prendes  
  Article: Prendes S. Hsu JJ, Guardia T, Kettles Z, Cáceda R. Neural Underpinnings of the Emotional Regulations of Altruistic Behavior. Society for Neuroscience  November 15, 2011. Poster

• Civil Rights in Miami, 1960’s-1970’s  
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Nancy T. Clasby, Ph.D.
  Students: 29 undergraduate students

• The Philosophy and Psychology of Eudaimonia and Virtue Conference  
  College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education
  Faculty: Brad Cokelet, Ph.D. and Blaine Fowers, Ph.D.
  Students: Laura Cohen and Philipp Schwind
  Conference Presentation: Eudaimonia and Virtue: Rethinking the Good Life, University of Miami, Coral Gables, February 25-27, 2011.

• The “SPEC Check” II: Ethical-Reflective Community Practice in Human Service Funding  
  School of Education
  Faculty: Scotney D. Evans, Ph.D.
  Student: Nicholas Mescia
  Publication: Mescia N, Evans S. An assessment of a medium sized community based funding organization’s alignment with SPEC principles. International Community Psychology: Community Approaches to Contemporary Social Problems Vol. II.  
  Conference Presentation: The American Psychological Association Division 27: The Society for Community Research and Action 13th Biennial Conference. Chicago, Illinois, June 16-19, 2011.
  Conference Presentation: Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action. Ontario, Canada, May 10-14, 2011. Page 28.

• Recommendations for Removal: Does Bias Exist Amongst Child Protection Professionals?
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Susan Dandes, Ph.D., Jason Jent Ph.D., Walter Lambert, M.D., Neena Malik, Ph.D.,  and Melissa Merrick, Ph.D.
  Students: Nicole Cano, Cyd Eaton, and Greg Simpson
  Conference Presentation: The APSAC 19th Annual Colloquium. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13-16, 2011.
  Conference Presentation: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Colloquium. Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 2012.

• Do Women Directors Encourage Caring Organizations? Moving Beyond Environmental Sustainability to Human Sustainability  
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Marianna Makri, Ph.D.
  Student: Alexis Wiseley
  Conference Presentation: 2011 Corporate Salute. Davie, Florida, January 28, 2011.
  Publication: Makri M, Wiseley A. 2010 Florida Census of Women Directors and Executive Officers. Women Executive Leadership, Inc. 2011.

• Do Humans Have an Instinct to Punish Third Parties?
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Michael McCullough, Ph.D.
  Students: Eric Pedersen and Jaclyn Schroder  
  Article: Pedersen EJ, Kurzban R, McCullough ME. Do Humans Really Punish Altruistically? A Closer Look.   Proceedings of the Royal Society B  2013;280(1758).
  Article: McCullough ME, Pedersen EJ, Schroder JM, Tabak BA, Carver CS. Harsh Childhood Environmental Characteristics Predict Exploitation and Retaliation in Humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B  2013;280(1750).

2009-2010 Projects

• The Eco-Islam Project: Islamic Environmental Health Ethics and its Applicability to Contemporary Environmental Health Challenges
  College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Medicine, and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences  
  Faculty:  Amir Abdelzaher, Ph.D., Lora E. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D., MPH., MSc., F.A.A.F.P., Stephen Sapp, Ph.D., and Helena Solo-Gabriele, Ph.D., PE
  Students: 3 undergraduate students from various departments.   
  Guidebook: Abdelzaher A, Bader Al-Issa B, Abdel-Mottaleb N. The Islamic Environmental Health Guidebook. 2011

• Experimental Philosophy, Situationist Empirical Psychology, and Libertarian Paternalism
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Brad Cokelet, Ph.D.
  Students: Philipp Schwind
  Conference Presentation: Experimental Philosophy & the Ethics of Autonomy. Miami, Florida, March 12-13, 2012.

• The “SPEC Check”: The Development of a Tool to Promote Ethical-Reflective Community Practice in Human Service Organizations
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty:  Scotney D. Evans, Ph.D.
  Students: Nicholas Mescia  
  Article: Evans SD, Prilleltensky O, McKenzie A, Prilleltensky I, Nogueras D, Huggins C, Mescia N. Promoting strengths, prevention, empowerment, and community change through organizational development: lessons for research, theory, and practice.   Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community  2011;39(1):50-64.

• Is it Ethical for Health Professionals to Access or Use Information About Pediatric Patients Through the Use of Online Social Networking Sites?
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Susan Dandes, Ph.D., Eugene Hershorin, M.D., Jason Jent, Ph.D., and Melissa Merrick, Ph.D.
  Students: Nicole Cano and Ana Chapman
  Article:  Jent JF, Eaton CK, Merrick MT, Englebert NE, Dandes SK, Chapman AV, Hershorin ER. The Decision to Access Patient Information From a Social Media Site: What Would You Do?   Journal of Adolescent Health  2011;79(4):414-420.

• The Ethics of Everyday Life: Exploring Links between Personal Goals, Goal Oriented Actions, Core Human Goods, and Virtues
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Blaine Fowers, Ph.D.
  Students: Meghan Owenz, Courtney Whitt, and Emily Winakur
  Article: Fowers, BJ, Cohena LM, Langa S, Winakura E, Lefevora GT, & Owenza, MB. What makes goals choiceworthy? A qualitative study of hedonic, eudaimonic, and structural motives.   The Journal of Positive Psychology: Dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice  2014;9(3):235-253.  
  Poster: “A Qualitative Exploration of Goal Importance among Emerging Adults.” American Psychological Association meeting in August, 2011 in Washington, DC.  
  Conference Presentation: 2012 American Psychological Association. Orlando, Florida, August 2-3, 2012.

• Does Family Egoism Increase Social Welfare?  The Effects of Family Ownership on Corporate Social Performance
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Marianna Makri Ph.D.
  Students: Romy L. Portuondo Remior  
  Conference Presentation: Focus at the Top: Studies Examining CEOs, Family Firms, & the Link to CSR CEOs, Family Firms, & CSR. Montreal, Canada. August 6-10, 2010.

• Effects of Country-Level Corruption on Foreign Subsidiary Staffing and Incentive Strategies
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: John M. Mezias, Ph.D.
  Article: Mezias JM, Mezias SJ. Country level corruption as a liability of foreignness: effects on staffing, incentives, and activities.   Advances in International Management 2010;53:267-291.

• Sustainability Reports in the IT Industry: Ethical Imperative or Corporate Greenwashing
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Robert Plant, Ph.D., C.Eng., E.Eng., FBCS
  Students: Erin Yelich
  Articles:  
  Plant R. The Disappearing Data Center.   Harvard Business Review   July 2009.
  Plant R. How Green Should My Tech Be?  The Wall Street Journal  January 25, 2010.

• Therapeutic Jurisprudence Judges’ Advisory Board – Study of Applied Judicial Ethics in Problem-solving Courts and Factors that Predict Successful Outcomes
  School of Law
  Faculty: Anthony Castro, M.S., Psy.D., Ph.D., Richard Wiener, J.D., P.h.D., and Bruce Winick, J.D.
  Students: Aryn Emert, Erika Dudley, Diana McGloughlin, Leah Skovran, and Evian White
  2012 Winick Symposium program

2008-2009 Projects

• We the Students University of Miami’s First Online Interactive Debate Show Dedicated to the Exploration of Contemporary Ethical Issues
  School of Communication
  Faculty: Sanjeev Chatterjee, M.F.A.  
  Students: Kate Damminger, Brett Smith, David Steinberg, and Steve Yavner
  Web-based resource: “We the Students” – An online, interactive debate show about contemporary ethical issues [no longer available]

• Ethical issues involved in research and the delivery of supportive services seeking to promote the psychosocial well-being of undocumented, unaccompanied immigrant youth
  School of Education
  Faculty: Etiony Aldarondo, Ph.D., and Josh Diem, Ph.D.
  Students: Eddy Ameen, Shanna Dulen, and Michelle Fernandez
  Conference Presentation:  American Educational Studies Association (AESA) – Savannah, GA, October, 2008.
  Conference Presentation: University of Pennsylvania School of Education’s Center for Urban Ethnography – Philadelphia, PA- February, 2009.

• Freedom from Discrimination and the Right to Health: Assessing Health Care Workers’ Attitudes toward Marginalized Populations  
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Arthur Fournier, M.D.
  Students: Anita Ray

• The Ethics of Everyday Life: Pathways to Pleasure and Human Flourishing through Goal Types and Modes of Activity over Time  
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Blaine Fowers, Ph.D.,
  Students: Robin Knapp and Emily Winakur
  Conference Presentation: APA 2010 Annual Convention The Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA, August 2010.

• Medical Professionals’ Decisions to Report Medical Neglect Following Positive Newborn Screening
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Sakina Butt, M.A., Nicole Cano, B.S., Susan Dandes, Ph.D., Jason Jent, Ph.D., Walter Lambert, M.D., Melissa Merrick, M.S., Lee Sanders, M.D., M.P.H.
  Students: Ana Chapman and Daisy Ciener
  Article:  Merrick MT, Butt SM, Jent JF, Cano NM, Lambert WF, Chapman AV, Griffith JF, Ciener D, Dandes SK, Sanders LM. No follow-up after positive newborn screening: medical neglect?   Child Maltreatment  2010;15(4):315-323.

• Conscientious Refusal in Reproductive Medicine
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Monica Broome, M.D., Christopher Estes, M.D., M.P.H., and Carla Lupi, M.D., FACOG
  Students: Nicolette Hopson and Reshma Patel
  Article: Lupi CS, Estes CM, Broome MA, Schreiber NM. Conscientious refusal in reproductive medicine: an educational intervention.   American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology  2009;201(5):502.
  Article:  Lupi CS, Runyan A,  Schreiber N, Steinauer J, Turk JK. An educational workshop and student competency in pregnancy options counseling: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology2012;207(5):141.

• The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on Corporate Legal Liability
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: John M. Mezias, Ph.D.

• Developing a Confucian Model for Moral Improvement within a Care Ethical System
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Irene Oh, Ph.D., Mark Rowlands, D.Phil., and Michael Slote, Ph.D.
  Students: Daniel Hampikian

2007-2008 Projects

• How do personal values, culture, and perceptions of alleged perpetrators and victim children bias child protection professionals’ decisions about distinguishing between corporal punishment and physical abuse?
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Walter Lambert, M.D., Susan Dandes, Ph.D., Mike Strong, M.D., Edgard Garcia, A.R.N.P., and Jason Jent, Ph.D.
  Students: Lilia Diaz, R.N., Mindy Reinstein, B.A., and Joanie Rankins, Ed.S.
  Article: Jent JF, Eaton CK, Knickerbocker L, Lambert WF, Merrick MT, Dandes SK. Multidisciplinary child protection decision making about physical abuse: Determining substantiation thresholds and biases. Children and Youth Service Review 2011;33(9):1673-1682.

• Does Electronic Disclosure Affect Contributions to Non-Profit Organizations?: Practice and Policy Implications
  School of Business Administration
  Faculty: Royce D. Burnett, Ph.D., and Shirley Hunter, Ph.D.

• The Ethics of Newborn Screening in a Society with Low Health Literacy
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Lee M. Sanders, M.D., M.P.H.
  Students: Julia Sein
  Article: Dunn L, Gordon K, Sein J, Ross K. Universal newborn screening: knowledge, attitudes, and satisfaction among public health professionals.   Southern Medical Journal 2012;105(4):218-222.

• Disclosing Volume Outcome Data to Prospective Patients: Should it be part of the informed consent?  
  Miller School of Medicine
  Faculty: Leonidas Koniaris, M.D.
  Students: Brandon Z. von Tobel
  Article:  Housri, N., Weil, R. J., Shalowitz, D. I., & Koniaris, L. G. (2008). Should Informed Consent for Cancer Treatment Include a Discussion about Hospital Outcome Disparities? PLoS Medicine, 5(10), e214.  

• We the Students University of Miami’s First Online Interactive Debate Show Dedicated to the Exploration of Contemporary Ethical Issues
  School of Communication
  Faculty: Sanjeev Chatterjee, M.A., M.F.A.
  Students: Daniel Kaslow, David Steinberg, Spencer Weinkle, and Steve Yavner
  Web-based resource: “We the Students” – An online, interactive debate show about contemporary ethical issues. [no longer available]

• The ethical implications of disparate-impact discrimination towards women in high school athletics: A national study of job announcements and job descriptions for interscholastic athletic administrators
  School of Education
  Faculty: Warren Whisenant, Ph.D.
  Students: Rachel Munoz and Tim Mirabito
  Conference Presentation: Paper presented at the Research Consortium – Sport Management for the 2009 AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, Tampa, FL, April 2009.

• Does Lung Cancer Deserve Less Attention than Other Types of Cancers? The Ethical Issues Surrounding Cancer Research Funding Disparities
  College of Arts and Sciences
  Faculty: Michael Slote, Ph.D.
  Students: Aaron Wilson
  Article: Wilson A. Justice and Lung Cancer.   The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy  2013;38(2):219-234.