Research Ethics in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Summary of a Workshop (2002)
Chapter: Workshop Agenda and Participants
Appendix Workshop Agenda and Participants October 18, 2001
AGENDA
Welcome and Introductions
Barney Cohen, National Research Council
Charles Keely (Chair), Georgetown University
Session 1: Ethical Approaches to Research in Emergencies
Presenter: Judith Lichtenberg, University of Maryland
Comments: Jonathan Shay, Tufts University and Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Boston
Session 2: Research Ethics in Practice: Case Study of Liberia
Presenter: Richard Black, University of Sussex
Comments: Frederick Ahearn, Catholic University of America
Session 3: Issues Related to Ethical Norms in Biomedical and Social Research
Biomedical Sciences: Kate MacQueen, Family Health International
Social Sciences: William Seltzer, Fordham University
Comments: Felice Levine, American Sociological Association
Session 4: Social & Demographic Categories in Research in Emergencies
Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Ruth Krulfeld, George Washington University
Children: Kirk Felsman, Duke University
Session 5: Informed Consent Issues for Conflict-Affected Populations
Presenter: Phillip Nieburg, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Comments: Ron Bayer, Columbia University
Session 6: Potential Long- and Short-Term Risks and Benefits of Research in Emergencies
Presenter: Ronald Waldman, Columbia University
Presenter: Jennifer Leaning, Harvard University
Final Discussion and Wrap-up
PARTICIPANTS
Presenters
CHARLES B. KEELY (Chair), Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University
FREDERICK AHEARN, National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America
RONALD BAYER, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
RICHARD BLACK, Center for Development and Environment, University of Sussex
J. KIRK FELSMAN, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
RUTH KRULFELD, Department of Anthropology and School of International Affairs, George Washington University
JENNIFER LEANING, School of Public Health, Harvard University
FELICE LEVINE, American Sociological Association, Washington, DC
JUDITH LICHTENBERG, Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park
KATE MACQUEEN, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC
PHILLIP NIEBURG, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
WILLIAM SELTZER, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University
JONATHAN SHAY, Tufts University Medical School and Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Boston
RONALD WALDMAN, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Other Participants
LINDA BARTLETT, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
BEVERLEE BRUCE, Social Science Research Council, New York
MERRY BULLOCK, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
RICHARD CASH, School of Public Health, Harvard University
MICHELLE DETWILER, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
JOSH DEWIND, Social Science Research Council, New York
VIRGINIA DE WOLF, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council
VALERIE DURRANT, Committee on Population, National Research Council
KATHLEEN FRYDL, Committee on Law and Justice, National Research Council
ANDRE GRIEKSPOOR, Emergency and Humanitarian Action Department, World Health Organization, Geneva
UNNI KARUNAKARA, Johns Hopkins University and Médecins Sans Frontières
KIRSTI LATTU, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC
JIM LAVRY, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes for Health, Bethesda, Maryland
MARYANNE LOUGHRY, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
PAULA REED LYNCH, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
CAROLYN MAKINSON, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York
SUSAN F. MARTIN, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University
MICHAEL McCLINTOCK, Human Rights Watch, New York
JEAN-PAUL MENU, International Centre for Migration and Health, Geneva
SUSAN PURDIN, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
TRACY RABIN, School of Public Health, Harvard University
W. COURTLAND ROBINSON, Center for Refugee and Disaster Studies, Johns Hopkins University
JANE L. ROSS, Center for Social and Economic Studies, National Research Council
SHARON STANTON RUSSELL, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ANGELA SHARPE, Consortium of Social Science Associations, Washington, DC
PAUL SPIEGEL, International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
MARK WALKUP, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Workshop Staff
BARNEY COHEN, Director, Committee on Population
HOLLY REED, Program Officer, Committee on Population
CHRISTINE CHEN, Project Assistant, Committee on Population
ANA-MARIA IGNAT, Senior Project Assistant, Committee on Population
