Current and Prior Visiting Scholars
Current Visiting Scholars
Prior Visiting Scholars
Nancy Tuck, PhD(c)
Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical College
A case for moral neuroenhancement of adolescents diagnosed with conduct and anti-social personality disorders
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Abram Brummett
Teaching Assistant, Saint Louis University
Human Enhancement, Neuroethics, Syllabus Development
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Sergio Surugi de Siqueira, PhD
Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil
Informed consent in emergent countries, mainly in Brazil, and its applications in ethics research
Mentors: Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD; James Giordano, PhD, and Sarah Vittone, RN, DBE
Maria (Sulekova) Kolesarova, PhD
Fulbright Scholar
Ethical Problems Related to the Collection, Storage, and Analysis of Big Data in the field of Biomedicine
Mentor: Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
Diane O’Leary, PhD
Ethical and Philosophical Parameters for Management of Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Implications for Neurology and Psychiatry
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Mari Nicolini, MD
Leuven
Concerns regarding physician-assisted death in psyhiatry: A theoretical and empirical comparative study
Mentor: G. Kevin Donovan
Rain Liivoya
Senior Lecturer and Branco Weiss Fellow, University of Melbourne
Bioenhanced Warfighters and Human Suffering: Implications for International Law
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Yasir Sattar, MD
Impact of early biological markers on management of Autism
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Mariel Kalkach Aparicio, MD
Clinical Bioethics Chair Assistant Researcher and Coordinator of Academic and Research Group on Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics (BINCA) at the Bioethics Faculty Universidad Anahuac Mexico, Campus Norte
Fundamental Neuroethics: Moral Cognition; Clinical Neuroethics: A definition and framework
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
W. Kevin Conley, II, MD, MPH, Lt. Cdr. USN
Research: Determination of risk, benefit, and informed consent in radiation oncology
Mentors: G. Kevin Donovan, MD, MA and Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
Anne Weber
Coburg University
Research Project: Ethical Aspects of implementing health promotion in health care
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Andreas Nagel
Coburg University
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Prosper Leugue Kouta
Coburg University
Research Topic: Neuroethics and Bioethics and International/Global Health Promotion
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Alessandra Gasparetto, PhD(c)
Varese, Italia
“The Neutrality of the Clinical Ethics Consultant. Theoretical Concept and Practical Feasibility”
Mentor: Kevin Donovan, MD, MA
Xavier Symons, PhD(c)
Victoria, Australia
“The role of vulnerability in the medical ethics of Edmund Pellegrino”
Mentors: Kevin Donovan, MD, MA and David Miller, PhD
Father Paulo Ibrain Lopez Soto, OSA
Santiago de Chile
Research Topic: Family Bioethics
Mentor: Kevin Donovan, MD, MA; Kevin FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
John Kennelly
Associate Professor, Sr. Lecturer
University of Auckland, New Zealand
“Rationing Healthcare — a Conceptual Analysis”
Mentor: Kevin Donovan, MD, MA
Jo Gyeong Seon
Daegu University, South Korea
Mentor: Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
Douglas McAdams, MD
Neurology Resident (PGY-3) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
“Neuroethics: definitions and applications in clinical neurology”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Jaehong Jeong, MD
Daegu Catholic University, South Korea
Labwork
Mentor: Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD and James Giordano, PhD
Karen Herrera Ferrá, MD
Universidad Anahuac del Norte, Mexico
“Neuroprevention? Defining neuroethical issues in the use of neurotechnology to mitigate recurrent violent crime in youths”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Alessandra Gasparetto, PhD(c)
Varese Italia
“The Neutrality of the Clinical Ethics Consultant. Theoretical Concept and Practical Feasibility”
Mentor: Kevin Donovan, MD, MA
Eva Katharina Nina Zeldes, PhD(c)
Freie Universitat Berlin
“Between biomedicines – Negotiating Expectations and Cultural Beliefs on Healthcare Among German, Japanese and Indian expatriates in the USA”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Faisal Akram, MD (2016)
King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
“Constructing a New Paradigm in Preventive Psychiatry: Role of RDOC, Neuroimaging Data Repositories and Neuroethics”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Christelle Khadra, RN, MSc, PhD(c) (2016)
Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Canada
“Development of a contemporrary neuroethical model for pediatric pain research through the lens of neurophilosophy”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Jonathan S. Miller, PhD, JD (2015)
Senior Program Manager, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick, MD
“A Chronic Pain? Assessment of Consent and Privacy Based Concerns Associated with the Precision Medicine Initiative”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Nadine Kabbani, PhD (2015)
Associate Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University
“Education and Curricular Design in Neuroethics, Neuropolicy, and Neurolaw”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Assya Pascalev, PhD (2015)
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Howard University
“Futility and advance directives relative to neurological functioning and personal identity”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Yasmeen Alhasawi, MA (2015)
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
“Changing constructs of potentiality and identity in deaf individuals influenced by progressive developments in hearing-enabling neurotechnology”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Christian Carrozzo, MA (2015)
Senior Editor, Journal of Hospital Ethics, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
“Developments in neuroscience and ontologic values in neuroethics”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Fr. Samuel Velasquez-Serrano, PhD(c) (2014)
Gregoriana, Rome
“Philosophical and phenomenological perspectives of deep brain stimulation”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Koji Tachibana, PhD (2014)
Associate Professor, Kumamoto University, Japan
“Neuroethical issues in use of decision-neurofeedback (Dec-NeF) as an approach to bioenhancement of moral cognition and action”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Lucia Galvagni, PhD (2014)
Trento, Italy
“Ideals, identities and narratives in neuroethical discourses of enhancement”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Jun Yeb Nam, MD (2014)
Daegu University, South Korea
Mentor: Kevin T. FitzGerald, SJ, PhD
David Friedman, JD (2013)
“Bioethics and Privacy Law”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
P. Justin Rossi (2013)
University of Florda College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
“Technical, economic and policy issues in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Tourette’s Syndrome – neuroethical concerns and approaches”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD
Danielle DeBacker, MA (2013)
Case Western Reserve University
“Indwelling brain stimulation: clinical, and ethico-legal issues and advancements”
Mentor: James Giordano, PhD