Workshop Date: April 23-24, 2021
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Program and Workshop Materials
This two-day workshop sought to share best practices to effectively engage students and faculty working in research labs and lab-based classrooms in building inclusive ethical cultures. This training sought to move beyond traditional research ethics training into frameworks and approaches to strengthen the ethical culture in research labs.
The workshop featured a series of short presentations and panel discussions that showcase best practices and approaches to embedding educational interventions in research labs and lab-based courses. This was followed followed by a discussion of effective frameworks for implementing recommendations
Workshop Schedule
All times are in U.S. central standard time.
Friday, April 23, 2021
Opening Remarks
Elisabeth Hildt, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Session 1
12:00-1:30 PM, CST
Embedded Discourse: Lab-Based Conversations about Ethical Practice
Dena Plemmons, Research Ethics Education Program, University of California Riverside, USA
Towards a Neuroethical Ethos: A Case Study in Reframing Neuroethics Education for Engineers and Researchers
Juhi Farooqui, Rehab Neural Engineering Labs, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Sarah Dawod, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Devapratim Sarma, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Josep-Maria Balaguer, University of Pittsburgh, USA
A Bottom-Up Approach to Building a Culture of Responsible Research and Practice in STEM
Elisabeth Hildt, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chris Miller, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA
Eric M. Brey, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
Building Connections Using Culturally Relevant Practices in STEM Departments Karina Vielma, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Discussion
Break 1:30-1:45 PM, CST
Session 2
1:45-3:15 PM, CST
Publisher: Springer Humanities Books
Christopher Wilby, Springer Publishing, Netherlands
Floor Oosting, Springer Publishing, Netherlands
What Does it Mean to Embed Ethics in Data Science? An Integrative Approach Based on Microethics and Virtues
Louise Bezuidenhout, Institute for Science, Innovation, and Society, University of Oxford, U.K.
Emanuele Ratti, Institute of Philosophy and Scientific Method, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Embedding Moral Reasoning and Teamwork Training in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Alan P. Sprague, Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Raquel Diaz-Sprague, Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
DigEsT: How Ethicists can Spearhead Digital Ethics Education in a Computing Department
Marc Cheong, School of Computing and Information Systems (CIS) / Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), University of Melbourne, Australia
Kobi Leins, School of Computing and Information Systems (CIS) / Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), University of Melbourne, Australia
Simon Coghlan,School of Computing and Information Systems (CIS) / Centre for AI and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), University of Melbourne, Australia
Discussion
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Session 3
9:00-10:30 AM, CST
Philosophy in the Rainforest: Reflections on Integrating Philosophy and Fieldwork
Clair Morrissey, Department of Philosophy, Occidental College, USA
Integration of Ethics in STEM Education at Primary and Graduate Level: An initiative by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Program of Government of India
Virendra Kumar Vijay, Center for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Manavee Singh, Center for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Race Matters as a Matter of Ethics in Engineering and Technology: Reflections on exclusivity in device design
Rosalyn Berne, Department of Engineering and Society, University of Virginia, USA
Building Inclusive Cultures through Community Research
Jennifer Nyland, Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, USA
Timothy Stock, Department of Philosophy, Salisbury University, USA
Michéle Schlehofer, Department of Psychology, Salisbury University, USA
Discussion
Break 10:30-10:45 AM, CST
Session 4
10:45-12:15 PM, CST
Inclusivity in the Education of Scientific Imagination
Mike Stuart, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Geneva, University of Tuebingen, Switzerland/Germany
Hannah Sargent, PhD, Science, School of Physical Sciences, Open University, U.K.
Using a Brain Processes Map as a Framework to Strengthen Ethical Culture in Research Labs
J. Brooke Hamilton, EthicsOps.com, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Storytelling as Facilitation Tool for Inclusive Ethics Training
Marietjie Botes, IRiSC Sociotechnical Cybersecurity Interdisciplinary Research Group, SnT - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Discussion
Lunch Break 12:15-1:00 PM, CST
Session 5
1:00 pm-2:30 PM, CST
Encouraging Transparency in Lab Safety via Teachable Moments and Positive Feedback
Melinda Box, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, USA
Maria Gallardo Williams, Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, USA
Developing an Ethics Credential for Undergraduate STEM Majors
Alexandra Bradner, Department of Philosophy, Kenyon College, USA
Rebecca A. Bates, Department of Integrated Engineering, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA
Social Responsibility Development in Undergraduate STEM Students: Influences and Inhibitors
Daniel Schiff, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Jason Borenstein, Graduate Research Ethics Programs, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Ellen Zegura, School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Discussion
Closing Remarks
The workshop is part of the NSF funded project “A Bottom-up Approach to Building a Culture of Responsible Research and Practice in STEM”. The workshop is being organized by Elisabeth Hildt (Illinois Institute of Technology), Kelly Laas (Illinois Institute of Technology), Eric M. Brey (University of Texas at San Antonio), and Christine Miller (Savannah College of Art and Design).
