Description
Beyond occasional discussions of newsworthy ethical violations with colleagues and mandatory research training, many scientists have limited exposure to training in research ethics. Rather, continued learning about ethics is often prompted by violations that may result in significant consequences for the research team, participants, and/or stakeholders.
In this seminar, trainees will engage in critical discussion of special topics related to training in addiction. Topics include research with vulnerable populations, systems of reward and punishment in academia, coercion in research, ethical treatment of animals, and data sharing/security. Educational strategies will include interactive discussions and critiques of seminar content, didactic instruction, and review of audiovisual material relevant to the topics discussed. Each trainee will further take an active role in his/her learning by contributing to coverage of a special topic within their area of emerging expertise.
Overview
Part 1: Foundations
| Seminar Number | Topic | Co-leader (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar 1 | Introduction to Research Ethics | — |
| Seminar 2 | Research Design/Conceptualization: Systems of Reward and Punishment in Academia, Part 1 | — |
| Seminar 3 | Building a Research Team: The Unique Ethical Dilemmas of Research Trainees and Supervisors | — |
| Seminar 4 | Ethics of Participant Selection: A Critical Evaluation of the Role of Exclusion/Inclusion Criteria and Research with Vulnerable Populations | Sharon Sanders |
| Seminar 5 | Ethics of Participant Recruitment: The Role of Incentives and Relationships | Anthony Privatsky |
| Seminar 6 | Informed Consent and Comprehension | — |
| Seminar 7 | Ethics Data Analysis and Dissemination: Questions of Being an Author | Michael Chung |
Part 2: Special Topics
| Seminar Number | Topic | Co-leader (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar 8 | Special Topics in Research Design: The ethics of retrospective data review, placebo/inert treatments, and randomized clinical trials | Martin Watts |
| Seminar 9 | Research with Vulnerable Populations/Respect for Human Subjects | — |
| Seminar 10 | Ethics of Animal Research | Mike Berquist |
| Seminar 11 | Data Security & Rules of Data Sharing in the Age of Big Data | Corey Hayes |
| Seminar 12 | Ethics of Assent in Research with Children and Teens | Brad Martins |
Seminar Leaders
Seminar leaders are Leah Eisenberg, J.D., M.A., who is an assistant professor of medical humanities and ethics consultant for UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D., who is a clinical psychologist and current Addiction Research Training Program trainee.