Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy researches and influences policy on today’s most pressing ethical issues.
The center focuses on conducting cutting-edge multidisciplinary research on perennial and emerging ethical issues arising in clinical practice and in biomedical research in a changing healthcare environment. Our research informs our teaching, clinical practice and contributions to the development of health and science policy at the local, national and international levels.
Our staff is dedicated to creating a shared, sustainable, intellectual environment in which all stakeholders can critically reflect on and respond to ethical challenges in healthcare and biomedical research.
Submissions from 2025
Self-Collection for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Setting: The PRESTIS Randomized Clinical Trial, Jane R Montealegre, Susan G Hilsenbeck, Shaun Bulsara, et al.
Sequencing-Based Detection of Measles in Wastewater: Texas, January 2025, Sara Javornik Cregeen, Michael J Tisza, Blake Hanson, et al.
Should Physicians Take the Rap? Normative Analysis of Clinician Perspectives on Responsible Use of 'Black Box' AI Tools, Ben H Lang, Kristin Kostick-Quenet, Jared N Smith, et al.
Spatial and Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito Species in Harris County, Texas, Highlight Risk of Arbovirus Introduction and Transmission, Morgan Jibowu, Maximea Vigilant, Andre Luis Costa-da-Silva, et al.
Survey of U.S. Reproductive Medicine Clinicians’ Attitudes on Polygenic Embryo Screening, Rémy A Furrer, Dorit Barlevy, Aayushi Gandhi, et al.
Survivorship From Pediatric and Adult Brain Tumors: The 2024 Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium Meeting Report, Scott L Coven, Roberta McKean-Cowdin, Michael E Scheurer, et al.
Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit, Brent M Kious, Judith B Vick, Peter A Ubel, et al.
The Ethics of Clinical Ethics, Matthew Shea
US Military Veterans’ Perceived Concordance With Their Providers Regarding Persistent Physical Symptoms Prospectively Predicts Satisfaction With Care and Adherence to Care Plans, L Alison Phillips, Laura M Lesnewich, Katharine Bloeser, et al.
When Families Bridge the Research-Clinical Divide: An Exploration of Values Regarding Cascade Screening in Genomic Research, Katherine E Bonini, Lauren R Desrosiers-Battu, Ann Katherine M Foreman, et al.
XBP1s-EDEM2 Prevents the Onset and Development of HFpEF by Ameliorating Cardiac Lipotoxicity, Oveena Fonseka, Rida Raja, Claire Ross, et al.
Submissions from 2024
Achieving Procedural Parity in Managing Access to Genomic and Related Health Data: A Global Survey of Data Access Committee Members, Jonathan Lawson, Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, Jinyoung Baek, et al.
A Comprehensive Analysis of Neuroblastoma Incidence, Survival, and Racial and Ethnic Disparities From 2001 to 2019, Kevin Campbell, David A Siegel, Puja J Umaretiya, et al.
Adaptive, Behavioral, and Emotional Outcomes Following Postoperative Pediatric Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome in Survivors Treated for Medulloblastoma, Kimberly P Raghubar, Andrew M Heitzer, Fatema Malbari, et al.
Addressing or Reinforcing Injustice? Artificial Amnion and Placenta Technology, Loss-Sensitive Care and Racial Inequities in Preterm Birth, Sophie L Schott, Faith Fletcher, Alice Story, et al.
"A Double-Edged Sword": A Brief History of Genomic Data Governance and Genetic Researcher Perspectives on Data Sharing, Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Kerry A Ryan, Amy L McGuire, et al.
Advancing Genomics to Improve Health Equity, Ebony B Madden, Lucia A Hindorff, Vence L Bonham, et al.
Advancing Genomics To Improve Health Equity, Ebony B Madden, Lucia A Hindorff, Vence L Bonham, et al.
A Journey in Science: Molecular Vaccines for Global Child Health in Troubled Times of Anti-Science, Peter J Hotez
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Gene CD2AP Is a Dose-Sensitive Determinant of Synaptic Structure and Plasticity, Taeyong Ahn, Gabrielle E Largoza, Julia Younis, et al.
A Mini Chalk Talk Workshop for Fourth-Year Medical Students: Facilitating the Transition From Student to Resident Educator, Trevor Jamison, Zaven Sargsyan, Uma Ayyala, et al.
Anal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Disagreement by Linear Array Compared to SPF10 Pcr-Deia-LiPA25 System in Young Sexual Minority Men, Trisha L Amboree, Jacky Kuo, Bradley A Sirak, et al.
Analytical Challenges in Omics Research on Asthma and Allergy: A National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Workshop, Supinda Bunyavanich, Patrice M Becker, Matthew C Altman, et al.
Antitumor Efficacy and Safety of Unedited Autologous CD5CAR T Cells in Relapsed/Refractory Mature T-cell Lymphomas, LaQuisa C Hill, Rayne H Rouce, Mengfen J Wu, et al.
A Phase 1 Trial Utilizing a Pharmacokinetic Endpoint to Determine the Optimal Dose of Ramucirumab in Children and Adolescents With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including Central Nervous System Tumors, Kristy L Pilbeam, Kamnesh Pradhan, James Croop, et al.