Greenwall Fellows
 

 
The following individuals are currently enrolled in the Institute's Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics and Health Policy. The post-doctoral fellowship is run jointly with Georgetown University.

Michelle N. MeyerMichelle N. Meyer, Ph.D., J.D.
Greenwall Fellow, 2007-2009
 
Areas of interest:
During her tenure as a Greenwall Fellow, she plans to explore how closer attention to relatives' interests in genetic information might revitalize longstanding debates about appropriate ways to regulate such information.
 
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Andrea Sutherland
Andrea Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
Greenwall Fellow, 2007-2009
 
Areas of Interest:
During her Greenwall Fellowship, Dr. Sutherland will focus on ethical challenges that are at the heart of many vaccine policy conundrums including, for example, international obligations with respect to access to viral samples and vaccines for pandemic influenza, what constitutes an acceptable risk profile for a new vaccine, and whether, or under, what conditions the HPV vaccine should be made mandatory for children. Her other interests include global access to new vaccines.
 
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Eran KleinEran Klein, M.D, Ph.D.
Greenwall Fellow, 2008-2010

Areas of interest:
As a Greenwall Fellow, he will explore the challenges that advancing dementia poses to conceptions of moral reasoning and moral community.
 
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Alan Rubel
Alan Rubel, Ph.D. , J.D
Fellow, 2008-2010 
 
Areas of interest:
Dr. Rubel's publications include articles on labeling genetically engineered foods, the medical privacy of presidential candidates, the USA Patriot Act, and persons' claims to privacy.
 
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Anne BarnhillAnne Barnhill, M.A., Ph.D.
Fellow, 2009-2011 
 
Areas of interest:
Her philosophical work centers in normative ethics, practical ethics, and feminist philosophy; she’s particularly interested in understanding when and why it’s morally permissible to violate an individual’s rational autonomy.  In her dissertation, she examined the role of autonomy and consent in sexual ethics.
 
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Natalie Ram Natalie Ram, A.B, J.D
Fellow, 2009-2011 
 
Areas of interest:
Natalie’s current research interests include “familial” DNA matching in criminal investigation, the ethical and legal standards that govern human tissue research, and the implications of behavioral economics for informed consent.
 
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David Tester David Tester, B.S, Ph.D.
Fellow, 2009-2011 
 
Areas of interest:
His Oxford doctoral thesis looks at how to apply cognitive science and neuroscience within philosophy and in particular within ethics and political philosophy. As a Greenwall Fellow, he plans to explore how current research in moral psychology bears on theories of health and social justice.
 
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