Experts

V. Antonio Amodio, MD, Psychiatrist, PhD

Chief, Department of Mental Health, Italian Public Health Service;
Former Professor, Bioethics for Medical Sciences, Landesfachhochschule Bozen Italy;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Philosophical perspective on technology and psychiatry; Psychiatry and biolaw;

Research Focus: Moral Enhancement and psychiatric disorders with moral pathologies; Psychopathy;

Paul S. Appelbaum, MD

1-646-774-8630
psa21@columbia.edu
http://asp.cumc.columbia.edu/

Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine & Law, Columbia University;
Director, Center for Research on Ethical/Legal/Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic & Behavioral Genetics, Columbia University;
Chair, Standing Committee on Ethics, World Psychiatric Association;
Chair, DSM Steering Committee, American Psychiatric Association;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Genetic ethics; Neuroethics; Research ethics; Informed consent; Decisional capacity; Law and psychiatry;

Research Focus: Ethical, legal and social implications of advances in psychiatric and behavioral genetics;

James Beauregard, PhD

1-603 860-3232
jbeauregard@rivier.edu

Lecturer, PsyD Program, Department of Education, Rivier University, Nashua, NH;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Clinical neuropsychology; Dementia; Ageing; Theoretical neuroethics;

Areas of Interest: Philosophical foundations of neuroethics; Neuroethics and the human person; Neuroethics and philosophy of technology; Clinical and ethical aspects involved in the care of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Research Focus: Theoretical foundations of neuroethics and the neuroethics of neurotechnology;

Timothy Emmanuel Brown, PhD, Philosophy

1-310-869-4532
timbr@uw.edu
@keyofnight

NIH Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington;
Early Career Scholar, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Biomedical ethics, philosophy of technology, feminist philosophy, aesthetics;

Research Focus: Currently, my projects ask how neurotechnologies change how their users experience or exercise agency, and if those changes come with moral problems.

Laura Y. Cabrera, B.Eng., MA, PhD

+15173557553
lcabrera@psu.edu

Associate Professor, Center for Neural Engineering, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University (PSU);
Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Neuroethics, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, PSU;
Faculty member, Center for Neural Engineering, PSU;
Member, Rock Ethics Institute, PSU;
Co-chair, Program Committee, International Neuroethics Society (INS);
Member, Emerging Issues Advisory Task Force, INS;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; Applied ethics; Ethics of emerging technologies; Neurotechnology; Ethical and social issues in deep brain stimulation and transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS); Cognitive, affective, and social enhancement; Public attitudes around neurotechnology; International neuroethics; Environmental neuroethics;

Research Focus: Laura Cabrera’s interests focus on the ethical and societal implications of neurotechnology, in particular when this is used without a clear medical purpose. She has been working on projects that explore the attitudes of the general public toward pharmacological and brain stimulation enhancing interventions, as well as their normative implications. Her current work also focuses on the ethical and social implications of environmental changes for brain and mental health.

Renato César Cardoso, LLB, LLM, LLD

55 31-9999763771
renatoccardoso@hotmail.com

Academic Visitor, Barcelona University (2013-2014);
Philosophy of Law Professor (Tenured), Faculty of Law and Sciences of State, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil;
Coordinator, Sciences of State Program, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil;
Member, International Neuroethics Society

Areas of Expertise: Neurolaw; Free will; Morality;

Research Focus: The (non-)existence of free will and the consequences this entails to law, morality and responsibility; Implications of neuroscience in relation to public policies and politics;

Alberto Carrara, PhD

+3906665271
alberto.carrara@upra.org
@CarraraNeuro
Personal website

Dean, Department of Philosophy, Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum (APRA);
Professor, Department of Psychology, Università Europea di Roma (UER);
Director of the Neurobioethics Research Group (GdN);
Fellow of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights at APRA-UER;
President of the International Institute of Neurobioethics (IINBE);
Founding Member of the International College of Neuroethics and Neuroscience (ICONN);
Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life (Vatican)
Member, International Neuroethics Society (INS)

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; Neuroscience; Philosophy; Philosophical Anthropology; Philosophy of Neuroscience; Psychiatry; Philosophy of Psychiatry

Research Focus: Models of neuroethics; epistemological status and nature of neuroethics; Issues of neuroethics in the context of severe mental illness, especially the stratification of consciousness and freedom in schizophrenic patients; Brain organoids and philosophical and neuroethical issues;

Adrian Carter, PhD

+61-3-9902-9431
adrian.carter@monash.edu
@NeuroethicsAU
Monash webpage

Senior and NHMRC Research Fellow and Head, Neuroethics and Public Policy Group School of Psychological Sciences and Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences;
Director, Neuroethics Program, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function;
Deputy Chair, Australian Academy of Science Early-Mid Career Research Forum Executive;
Board member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Drug addiction; Behavioural addictions; Deep brain stimulation; Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders; Non-invasive brain stimulation; mHeatlh and wearable technologies; Mental health policy and public health; Personality and identity; Lived experiences;

Research Focus: My current research examines the impact of neuroscience on understanding and treatment of addiction and other compulsive behaviours (e.g. gambling, food addiction, internet gaming, hypersexualtiy), including: our notions of agency, identity and moral responsibility; the use of coercion and the capacity for voluntary control of addictive or compulsive behaviours; lived experiences of addiction, and the use of emerging technologies (e.g. deep brain stimulation, virtual reality, wearable technologies) to treat addiction.

Hervé Chneiweiss, MD PhD

331 4427 5294
herve.chneiweiss@inserm.fr
http://www.ibps.upmc.fr/fr/Recherche/umr-8246

Director, Department of Neuroscience, and Team Leader, Glial Plasticity and brain tumors, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, University Pierre and Marie Curie;
Director of Research, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS);
President, Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee, Institut National de la Santé et de la recherche Médicale (Inserm);
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neurology; Biology of glial cells; Brain tumors; Gliomas; Neural stem cells; Neurodegenerative disorders; Anticipation; Environmental neuroethics;

Research Focus: Impact of biomarkers on anticipation of the disease;

Jayashree Dasgupta, MPhil, PhD

+91 9717855700
jayashree.dasgupta@samvednacare.com
@jayashreeDasgu2
LinkedIn Profile

Co-Founder and Project Director, Samvedna Senior Care, India;
Principal Investigator NeuroGenE (Global Initiative in Neuropsychiatric GenEthics), Sangath, India;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;
Program Committee co-chair, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Clinical psychology; Global mental health;

Research Focus: Exploring opinions towards use of cognitive enhancements with children in LMIC; Development of services for geriatric care in India;

Veljko Dubljevic, Ph.D., D.Phil.

01 919-515-6219
veljko_dubljevic@ncsu.edu
Research group

University Faculty Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, North Carolina State University;
Editor in Chief of American Journal of Bioethics – Neuroscience
Board member, International Neuroethics Society

Areas of Expertise: NeuroComputational ethics; Ethics of AI; Cognitive enhancement; Cognitive neuroscience of ethics; Ethics of technology; Science, technology and society (STS)

Research Focus: NeuroComputational modeling of moral decision making, and ethical analysis of neurostimulation technology;

Nita Farahany, JD, PhD

01 919-613-8514
farahany@duke.edu
law.duke.edu/fac/farahany/

Professor of Law & Philosophy, Duke University;
Director, Duke Science & Society;
Chair, Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy;
Co-Editor and Chief, Journal of Law and the Biosciences;
Member, Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (2010-2017);
President Elect and Board Member, International Neuroethics Society;
Board Member, LEAP Panel for Harvard Football Players Study;
Member, NIH MCWG Brain Initiative;
Past President, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Law and neuroscience, Bioethics; Neuroscience and privacy; Consumer tDCS and EEG devices; Cognitive enhancement;

Research Focus: Nita A. Farahany is a leading scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of biosciences and emerging technologies, particularly those related to neuroscience and behavioral genetics.

Ashley Feinsinger, PhD

01 310-206-1532
afeinsinger@mednet.ucla.edu
feinsingerlab.com

Assistant Professor and Chair of Ethics Theme, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Affiliated Faculty in Philosophy and Disability Studies, UCLA;
Principal Investigator, Feinsinger Lab;
Member, UCLA Brain Research Institute;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; Philosophy; Philosophy of Language; Intracranial research; BCI early feasibility research; participant engagement

Research Focus: Ethics of basic neuroscience research in humans and improving participant engagement in neurotechnology research

Joseph J. Fins, MD, MACP, FRCP

01 212-746-4246
jjfins@med.cornell.edu

E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College;
Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics and the Law, Yale Law School;
Adjunct Faculty, Rockefeller University;
President, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics, brain injury, disorders of consciousness, brain death, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, clinical ethics, law and medicine, disability rights

Research Focus: Application of a disability rights paradigm related to treatment of moderate to severe brain injury

Paul J. Ford, PhD

01 216-312-6795
fordp@ccf.org
ccf.org/neuroethics

Director, NeuroEthics Program, Cleveland Clinic;
Associate Professor, CCF Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Invasive brain stimulation; Non-invasive brain stimulation; Clinical neuroethics; Epilepsy; Movement disorders; Psychiatry; Dementia; Intensive care; Deep brain stimulation; Research; Psychogenic diseases; Research design; Qualitative research; End of life; Surgery; Multiple sclerosis;

Research Focus: Studies of stakeholder perspectives and experiences in neurosurgery, chronic neurological diseases, or acute neurological injury with respect to ethics of innovation, policy, and clinical care;

Tamami Fukushi, PhD

+81333442222
fukushi.tamami@internet.ac.jp
Research profile »

Professor, Faculty of Human Welfare, Department of Human Welfare, Tokyo Online University
Member, International Neuroethics Society

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; Responsible Research and Innovation; Research on Research; Regulatory Science; Science Communication; Neuroscience

Research Focus: My current interest is neuroethics for responsible research and innovation and education of advanced technology of neuroscience in the context of science policy and regulatory science.

James Giordano, PhD, MPhil

01 202-687-1160
james.giordano@georgetown.edu
neurobioethics.org

Professor, Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, Georgetown University Medical Center;
Chief, Neuroethics Studies Program, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, GU Medical Center;
Fellow, Biosecurity, Technology, and Ethics, US Naval War College
Chair, Neuroethics Program, IEEE Brain Initiative;
Member, Neuroethics, Legal and Social Issues Advisory Panel, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA);
Senior Scientific Advisory Fellow, Strategic Multilayer Assessment Group, Joint Staff, The Pentagon;

Areas of Expertise: Neurotechnology; Deep brain stimulation; Transcranial electrical stimulation; Forensic/Predictive neuroscience; Cognitive and emotional enhancement; Military neuroscience and technology; Pain control; International neuroethics; Use of neuroscience and neurotechnology in public safety and national security, intelligence and defense initiatives; Use of brain stimulation techniques to modify and enhance cognitive, emotional and/or behavioral functions; Technical and ethical issues in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS);

Research Focus: Neuroethical issues arising in and from neuroscientific and neurotechnologic research and use in medicine, public life and national security and defense;

Dr. Nicola Gugiana

Cognitive Scientist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist in Systemic-Relational training

+39 3407638441
nico.gug@libero.it

Psychotherapist in Systemic-Relational training.
Cognitive-behavioral psychologist registered with the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy (registration no. 28615)
Clinical Psychologist in charge of the Psychogeriatrics Unit.
Adjunct Professor of Bioethics, Neuroethics, and Healthcare Management at the Campus Ludes University Institute in Lugano (Switzerland) and Researcher at the Research Center on Art, Health, and Society.
PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience.
PhD candidate in Bioethics at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University in Rome. Criminologist registered with the National Association of Criminologists and Criminalists (registration no. 00256/2022/PRO), Milan, Italy.
Member of the International Society of Neuroethics (INS).

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Bioethics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Research Areas: Brain organoids and their associated bioethical and neuroethical implications; cognitive neuroscience and cognitive biases; neuromanagement; emotions and emotional intelligence.

Saskia Hendriks, MD, PhD

+1 301 435 8725
saskia.hendriks@nih.gov

Faculty member, Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health;
Neuroethics consultant, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Research ethics; Ethical, legal and societal implications of emerging technologies;

Karen Herrera-Ferrá, MD, PhD

+ 52 1 55 41338062
khferra@neuroeticamexico.org
neuroeticamexico.org
@KarenFerra_

Founder and Ex-President, Asociación Mexicana de Neuroética (Mexican Association of Neuroethics), State of Mexico, Mexico;
Board member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: International neuroethics; Neuroethics in the developing world; Considerations of ethnographic, cultural and neurocognitive diversity in the use of neuroscience and neurotechnology; Violence; Psychiatry; Global mental health; Human rights;

Research Focus: Biocultural considerations and ethical, legal and social issues and concerns in the use of neuroscience and neurotechnology in developed, developing and non-developed countries;

Marcello Ienca

+41 44 632 03 13
marcello.ienca@hest.ethz.ch
Profile
@MarcelloIenca

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Competence Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Science, ETH Zurich;
Steering Group on Neurotechnology, Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD);
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Theoretical neuroethics; Empirical neuroethics; Data ethics and governance; Ethics of artificial intelligence; Theoretical cognitive science; User-centered and ethical design; Technology assessment; Technology and human rights; Health policy; Research ethics; Philosophy of mind; Philosophy of science; Philosophy of technology;

Research Focus: My research focuses on the ethics and governance of biomedical data, ethically aligned artificial intelligence (AI), neuroethics, responsible innovation for emerging technologies at the human-machine interface and on the nexus between emerging technologies and human rights. I combine philosophical and empirical methods. I am the PI of several research projects on in the areas of neurotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, and digital health. I am also an expert advisor to the Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence and a member of the Steering Group on Neurotechnology and Society of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD).

Judy Illes, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS

1 (604) 822-0746
jilles@mail.ubc.ca
neuroethicscanada.ca

Professor and Director, National Core for Neuroethics, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia;
Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics;
Past President, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; Neurotechnology; Biomedical ethics; Incidental findings; Neuroimaging, addiction; Mental health

Research Focus: Ethical, legal, social and policy implications of advances in the neurological sciences;

L. Syd M Johnson, PhD, HEC-C

1 315-992-5376
johnsols@upstate.edu
@sydmj@bsky.social
University profile

Associate Professor, Center for Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University;
Clinical Ethics Consultant: Upstate Hospitals;
Member, Neuroethics Working Group, NIH BRAIN Initiative;
Associate editor, Neuroethics;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Research ethics, animal ethics, brain injury, disorders of consciousness, brain death, brain implants;

Research Focus: Disorders of consciousness, brain death, animal research;

Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA

+1 414-955-8451
fjotterand@mcw.edu
Profile

Professor & Director, Graduate Program in Bioethics, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Medical College of Wisconsin;
Director, Philosophies of Medical Education Transformation Laboratory (P-METaL), Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin;
Senior Researcher, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, University of Basel;
Co-Editor, ‘Advances in Neuroethics‘ book series
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; cognitive and moral bioenhancement; use of neurotechnologies in psychiatry; personal identity and neurotechnologies; anthropological implications of human-embodied AI interfaces; medical professionalism; philosophy of medicine; bioethics; moral/political philosophy;

Research Focus: Ethical, anthropological, social, and regulatory implications of emerging neurotechnologies in the clinical and social context.

Ralf J. Jox, MD PhD

+41 79 556 6258
ralf.jox@chuv.ch
University Profile

Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine and Biology, University of Lausanne;
Chair, Clinical Ethics Unit, Institute of Humanities in Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Clinical neuroethics, disorders of consciousness, dementia, brain death, brain-computer interface

Research Focus: My current work in neuroethics is focused on ethical and anthropological implications of brain-computer interfaces.

Philipp Kellmeyer, Dr med, MD, MPhil

++49-761-270-87570
philipp.kellmeyer@uniklinik-freiburg.de
@neuroastics
University Profile

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center;
Intracranial EEG and Brain Imaging Group, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg;
Affiliated Researcher, Instiute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich (Switzerland);
Board member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neurology; Neuroimaging; Cognitive Neuroscience; Brain-Computer Interfacing; Neurophilosophy; Neuroethics;

Research Focus: I currently work on a novel wireless brain-computer interface for severely paralyzed patients;

Eran Klein, MD/PhD

1-206-685-8915
kleine@ohsu.edu
University profile

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University;
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington;
Consultant Neuroethicist, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington;
Member, International Neuroethics Society

Areas of Expertise: Neurology; Neurotechnology; Brain-computer interface (BCI); Deep brain stimulation (DBS); Dementia; Informed consent;

Research Focus: I currently work on ethical issues arising from the development and translation of neurotechnologies, specifically brain-computer interface (BCI) and deep brain stimulation (DBS).

Karola Kreitmair, PhD, MSc

+1-608-262-3701
kreitmair@wisc.edu
@karolakreitmair
karolakreitmair.com

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison;
Clinical Ethics Consultant, University of Wisconsin Hospital;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Clinical neuroethics; Consciousness; Digital behavioral technology

Research Focus: Recent work includes ethical issues around allocation strategies for critical resources; the ethics of digital behavioral technology, with a particular focus on the phenomenological, epistemological, and existential implications of self-tracking technology; and the ethical duties generated by consciousness, such as in minimally conscious state patients and cerebral organoids.

Denis Larrivee, PhD

1 864-607-3442
sallar1@aol.com
dlarrivee@luc.edu

Visiting Scholar, Neiswanger Bioethics Institute, Loyola University Chicago;
Former Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell University Medical School, NYC;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;
Member, International Association Catholic Bioethicists;

Areas of Expertise: Philosophical perspectives on human nature, neuroscience, and neurotechnology; Ethical and cultural implications of neuroenhancement;

Research Focus: Philosophical and ethical issues at the intersection of human nature and neurotechnology; Neuroaugmentation and philosophy of systems;

Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz, PhD, JD, MBE

1-713-798-2672
glazaro@bcm.edu
@GLMbioethics
University profile

Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine;
Chair, Ethics Committee, International Society of Psychiatric Genetics;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Invasive neuromodulation; psychosurgery; deep brain stimulation for movement disorders; deep brain stimulation for psychiatric disorders; pediatric deep brain stimulation; genetics; psychiatric genetics, ELSI; embryo screening for polygenic conditions;

Research Focus: Current NIH-funded grants focus on neuroethics issues related to closed-loop deep brain stimulation, pediatric deep brain stimulation, and psychiatric genetics.

Lori Marino, PhD

1-435-644-4436
marinolori@outlook.com
Work profile

President, Whale Sanctuary Project;
Executive Director, The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Comparative neuroscience, animal behavior, brain evolution, intelligence; consciousness, self-awareness, cetaceans;

Research Focus: The evolution of brain and intelligence in cetaceans

José M. Muñoz, PhD

+1 (617) 251-4265
jmmunoz@berkeley.edu
Berkeley Profile / Twitter

Research Fellow, Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, University of California, Berkeley;
Board member, Mexican Association of Neuroethics (AMNE)
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Neurorights; Neurolaw; Philosophy of mind and action; Free will;

Research Focus: Theoretical foundations of neurorights and neurolaw.

Emily R.D. Murphy, PhD, JD

310-983-3345
murphyemily@uclawsf.edu
UC Law SF

Professor of Law and Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair, UC Law SF;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Behavioral neuroscience; Law; Brain science as evidence; Brain-science based policy; Addiction; Criminal law; Litigation; Public interest law; Civil rights; Disability; Education;

Reina R. Nadler MA, JD

nadler@student.ubc.ca
707-228-0331
University profile

PhD Candidate, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia; Graduate Research Assistant, Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia;
Member, Governance Committee, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Law and neuroscience; Scientific expertise in democracies; Social impact of brain science; Neuroenhancement; Regulation of neurotechnology and neurosurgery; Neuroethics and trans studies;

Research Focus: If a society’s legal system embraces neurotechnologies for detecting mental states, assessing criminal risk, or ‘reforming’ prisoners, can it remain egalitarian and democratic in character?

Julie Robillard, PhD

1 (604) 827-0642
jrobilla@mail.ubc.ca
julierobillard.com

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia;
Faculty, National Core for Neuroethics and Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health;

Areas of Expertise: Neuroethics; aging; dementia; technology; eHealth; Social media;

Research Focus: Ethics of emerging technologies for dementia and mental health research and care;

Karen Rommelfanger, PhD Neuroscience

1 (404) 727-1150
krommel@emory.edu
karenrommelfanger.com

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Ethics, Emory University;
Director, Neuroethics Program, Center for Ethics, Emory University;
Editor-in-Residence (Neuroscience), American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience;
Member, NIH BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Workgroup;

Areas of Expertise: Bioethics; Neuroscience; Placebo; Brain machine interface; Brain stimulation; Psychogenic disorders; Cross-cultural ethics; Psychiatry; Neurology; Mind-body; Cognitive enhancement; Neural prosthetics;

Research Focus: Dr. Karen S. Rommelfanger’s research explores how evolving neuroscience and neurotechnologies challenge societal definitions of disease and medicine. A key part of her work is fostering communication across multiple stakeholders in neuroscience. As such she edits the largest international online neuroethics discussion forum The Neuroethics Blog and she is a frequent contributor and commentator in popular media such as The New York Times, USA Today, and The Huffington Post.

John Z. Sadler, MD

+01 214-648-4960
John.Sadler@UTSouthwestern.edu
www.utsouthwestern.edu/ethics

Professor of Psychiatry & Clinical Sciences and the Daniel W. Foster, MD Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;
Member, International Neuroethics Society

Areas of Expertise: Psychiatric ethics; Philosophy of psychiatry; Psychiatric diagnosis; Crime and mental illness;

Research Focus: Currently my major projects are two books: authoring “Vice and Psychiatric Diagnosis,” a consideration of whys and implications of wrongful and criminal concepts in psychiatric categories, and co-editing “The Oxford Handbook of Psychotherapy Ethics,” a reference text with Manuel Trachsel as lead editor.

Laura Specker Sullivan, PhD

+1 (206) 543-5855
specker@uw.edu
@speckerlaura
lauraspeckersullivan.com

Postdoctoral Neuroethics Fellow, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington;
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Core for Neuroethics, University of British Columbia;
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington
Board member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Biomedical ethics; Ethical theory; Neuroethics; Cross-cultural ethics; Japanese philosophy; Philosophy of law; Informed consent; Brain computer tnterfaces

Research Focus: Conceptual and empirical ethical issues at the intersection of ethical theory, biomedical science, and society; Current projects include studies of brain computer interfaces, persuasive technology, and Japanese informed consent practices;

Francis X. Shen, JD, PhD

617-432-2492
francis_shen@hms.harvard.edu
www.fxshen.com

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and MGH Department of Psychiatry;
Harvard University Affiliated Professor, Harvard Law School;
Faculty Member, MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior;
Director of Education & Outreach, MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law & Neuroscience;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Law and neuroscience; criminal law; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); neuroethics; bioethics; AI ethics; technology ethics; empirical bioethics; quantitative and survey analysis; research ethics; sports concussions;

Research Focus: Legal and ethical challenges and opportunities arising from advances in neuroscience, neurotechnology, and AI

Anthony Weiss, MD, MBA

617-667-1351
aweiss3@bidmc.harvard.edu
Faculty profile

Chief Medical Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center;
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School;
Faculty, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School;
Member, International Neuroethics Society;
Member, Emerging Issues Advisory Task Force, International Neuroethics Society;

Areas of Expertise: Biomendical ethics, Neuroethics, Psychiatric ethics, Psychosurgery, Cognitive liberty/neuroprivacy, Regulatory aspects of healthcare delivery;

Michael J. Young, MD, MPhil

michael.young@mgh.harvard.edu
(617) 724-9247

Profile / Practice

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School;
Director of Neuroethics, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Massachusetts General Hospital;
Associate Director, NeuroRecovery Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital;
Co-Lead, Ethics Working Group, Curing Coma Campaign;
Co-Lead, Ethics, Neural Data Privacy, and Data Security Workgroup, iBCI Collaborative Community;
Lead, Neuroethics Resource Hub (www.nerh.org);
Member, American Academy of Neurology, Ethics, Law and Humanities (ELHC) Committee

Areas of Expertise: Clinical neuroethics; Neurology; Neurotechnology; Neural interfaces; Brain-computer interfaces; Neural data; Neuromodulation; Neurological disorders; Consciousness

Research Focus: Dr. Young is a neurologist and researcher at Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. As Associate Director of the MGH NeuroRecovery Clinic, and Director of Neuroethics, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR), Dr. Young is devoted to fostering responsible development and deployment of neurotechnologies to improve diagnosis, prognosis, and function for people with neurologic disorders across the care continuum.