Faculty at the Center for Health Care Ethics are regularly engaged in research projects leading to publications. Recent funded projects include:

Jill E. Burkemper, PhD, Assistant Professor, Certificate Program Director

Completed Projects:

• "Ethics Education in MSN Programs: A Study of National Trends," National League for Nursing, Small Grants Program. 9/18/2003 – 9/17/2004. $5,000. Principal Investigator.

James DuBois, PhD, DSc, Mäder Endowed Professor, Department Chair and Center Director

Current Projects:

• “Responsible Conduct of Research Instructional Assessment Program,” Office of Research Integrity, Contract, 7/1/2008—6/30/2009. $25,000, Principal Investigator.
• “Environmental Factors Associated with Professional Misconduct in Medical Research and Practice,” BF Foundation, Contract, 1/1/2009—12/31/2010. $100,000, Principal Investigator.
• “Center for Clinical Research Ethics,” within the Washington University of St. Louis, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. (NIH: 1 U54 RR023496-01A1, Principal Investigator: Polonsky, K.) 9/1/2007-8/31/2012. Role: 15% effort as Director. $500,000 subcontract with St. Louis University, DuBois, Principal Investigator.
• “Best Practices in Mental Health Research Ethics Conference Series,” National Institute of Mental Health (1R13MH079690). 9/1/2007 – 8/31/2011. $200,000. Principal Investigator.

Completed Projects:

• “Lay and Professional Attitudes Toward Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death: A Pilot Study”, Greenwall Foundation, $52,000. 7/1/2007-6/30/2008. Principal Investigator.
• “RCR Instructional Assessment Program”, Office of Research Integrity. 5/18/2006 – 10/30/2007. $50,000. Principal Investigator.
• "Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health Research," National Institute of Health, 1 T15 HL072453-01, 09/27/2002 - 09/26/2005, $527,961 direct costs. Principal Investigator. (http://grants1.nih.gov/training/t15.htm)
• "Motivating Research Integrity in Research with Human Subjects," National Institute of Health, 1 R01 NS044486-01, 09/15/2002 - 09/14/2004, $200,000 direct costs. (Principal Investigator: Wylie Burke). Consultant.
• "Behavioral Health Research: An Ethics Case Compendium and Instructional Method," Office of Research Integrity, RCR Resource Development Program. 09/1/2003 - 08/31/2004. $24,960. Principal Investigator.

Ana Smith Iltis, PhD, Assistant Professor, PhD Program Director

Completed Projects:

• “Clinical and Translational Science Award,” National Institutes of Health, Washington University in St. Louis. PI: Kenneth Polonsky, MD (Awarded September, 2007).
• National Institutes of Health, "IRB Member Assessment of Decisional Capacity in Psychiatric and Medical Research" NIH Grant 1R01MH075958-01A2. PI: Raymond C. Tait, Ph.D. (Awarded Summer, 2007)
• Greenwall Foundation, "Lay and Professional Attitudes toward Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death: A Pilot Study." PI: James M. DuBois
• Saint Louis University Summer Research Award, "Federal Interpretation and Enforcement of Protections for Vulnerable Participants in Research," Summer, 2007. Principle Investigator.
• "Payments to Children and Adolescents Enrolled in Research: A Pilot Study," Beaumont Faculty Development Award, Saint Louis University. 02/1/2005 - 01/31/2006. $4,200. Principal Investigator.
• "Web-Based Ethics Education Programs for Health Professionals," DIA Learning, Saint Louis. A series of interactive programs (15 hours each) integrating video narrative and commentary with online readings and quizzes, and offering continuing education units. Consultant.

Sandra Johnson, JD, LLM, Professor, Tenet Endowed Chair in Health Law and Ethics

Completed Projects:

• "Pain Management in the Emergency Department," Mayday Foundation / American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics, 10/2002 - 10/2004. $265,644. Principal Investigator. For details on previous research projects on pain visit: http://www.aslme.org/research/mayday.php

Areas of faculty research expertise are included in the faculty vitae.

 

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Department of Health Care Ethics
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