In the Program in Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law at WMed, we have an active research program that provides ample opportunities for students and residents to participate with faculty in research and scholarly activities. We offer experiences that enable discovery and promote creativity. Together, we are committed to pursuing inquiry, disseminating knowledge, and fostering critical thinking that encourages lifelong learning.
Research and Scholarly Activity, 2015-20
Recent Publications
Crutchfield P. Delusion, Proper Function, and Justification Neuroethics. 2020 doi: 10.1007/s12152-020-09429-5.
Crutchfield P. Engendering moral post-persons: A novel self-help strategy Bioethics. 2020;34:679-686. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12722.
Crutchfield P. Extrapolating from Laboratory Behavioral Research on Nonhuman Primates Is Unjustified Journal of Applied Philosophy. 2020;37:628-645. doi: 10.1111/japp.12430.
Crutchfield P. It is better to be ignorant of our moral enhancement: A reply to Zambrano Bioethics. 2020;34:190-194. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12685.
Crutchfield P., Gibb T.S., Redinger M.J., Fales W. Ethical Allocation of Remdesivir American Journal of Bioethics. 2020;20:84-86. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1779395.
Crutchfield P., Scheall S. Epistemic Burdens, Moral Intimacy, and Surrogate Decision Making American Journal of Bioethics. 2020;20:59-61. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1701737.
Gibb T.S., Hybels M.I., Hussain K. Applying the Narrative Coherence Standard in Non-Medical Capacity Assessments AJOB Neuroscience. 2020;11:31-33. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2019.1704934.
Matheny Antommaria A.H., Gibb T.S., McGuire A.L., Wolpe P.R., Wynia M.K., Applewhite M.K., Caplan A., Diekema D.S., Hester D.M., Lehmann L.S., McLeod-Sordjan R., Schiff T., Tabor H.K., Wieten S.E., Eberl J.T. Ventilator Triage Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic at U.S. Hospitals Associated With Members of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors Annals of internal medicine. 2020;173:188-194. doi: 10.7326/M20-1738.
Minser J., Gibb T. “I Know a Guy Who Once Heard…”: Contemporary Legends and Narratives in Healthcare Journal of Medical Humanities. 2020;41:323-340. doi: 10.1007/s10912-019-09565-x.
Reaume M., Farishta M., Costello J.A., Gibb T., Melgar T.A. Analysis of lawsuits related to diagnostic errors from point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine, paediatrics, family medicine and critical care in the USA Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2020 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137832.
Redinger M., Fledderman N., Crutchfield P. An ethical framework to manage patient requests for medical marijuana Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2020;33:147-151. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190216.
Redinger M.J., Gibb T.S. Counter-Transference and the Clinical Ethics Encounter: What, Why, and How We Feel during Consultations Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 2020:317-326. doi: 10.1017/S0963180119001105.
Scheall S., Crutchfield P. The Priority of the Epistemic Episteme. 2020 doi: 10.1017/epi.2019.56.
Wasserman J.A., Navin M.C., Drzyzga V., Gibb T.S. Practising what we preach: Clinical ethicists' professional perspectives and personal use of advance directives Journal of Medical Ethics. 2020 doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106760.
Wasserman J.A., Redinger M., Gibb T. Responding to Unprofessional Behavior by Trainees-A "just Culture" Framework New England Journal of Medicine. 2020;382:773-777. doi: 10.1056/NEJMms1912591.
Agana M., Apple R., Alavi Z., Gibb T., Soares N., Augustyn M. Caring for the Transgender Adolescent: It Takes a Village Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2019;40:397-399. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000680.
Allhoff F. Medical error and moral luck Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. 2019;29:187-203. doi: 10.1353/ken.2019.0022.
Allhoff F., Golemon L. Rural Bioethics: The Alaska Context HEC Forum. 2019 doi: 10.1007/s10730-019-09385-5.
Allhoff F., Potts K. Medical immunity, international law and just war theory Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 2019;165(4):256-265. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2018-001020.
Bauler T., Cole S., Gibb T., Van Enk R., Lutwick L., Dickinson B. HIV/AIDS: A case-based learning module for first-year medical students Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 2019;19 doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v19i2.1587.
Crutchfield P. Moral Normative Force and Clinical Ethics Expertise American Journal of Bioethics. 2019;19:89-91. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1665733.
Crutchfield P., Gibb T., Redinger M., Ferman D., Livingstone J. The Conditions for Ethical Application of Restraints Chest. 2019;155:617-625. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.005.
Crutchfield P., Scheall S. Epistemic burdens and the incentives of surrogate decision-makers Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. 2019;22:613-621. doi: 10.1007/s11019-019-09899-2.
Lin P., Allhoff F. Arctic 2.0: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Develop a Frontier Ethics and International Affairs. 2019;33:193-205. doi: 10.1017/S0892679419000108.
Arora G., Gibb T.S., Bursch B. Maintaining quality of care for very influential patients Clinical Teacher. 2018;15(2):175-177. doi: 10.1111/tct.12676.
Crutchfield P. Moral enhancement can kill Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom). 2018;43:568-584. doi: 10.1093/jmp/jhy020.
Crutchfield P. The Ethics of Anti-aging Clinical Trials Science and Engineering Ethics. 2018;24(2):441-453. doi: 10.1007/s11948-017-9917-z.
Crutchfield P., Crutchfield P., Pazdernik V., Hansen G., Malone J., Wagenknecht M. Being Hungry Affects Oral Size Perception i-Perception. 2018;9 doi: 10.1177/2041669518777513.
Crutchfield P., Gibb T., Redinger M. Placebos and a New Exception to Informed Consent AJOB Neuroscience. 2018;9:200-202. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1499680.
Crutchfield P., Gibb T., Redinger M. Placebos and a New Exception to Informed Consent AJOB Neuroscience. 2018;9:200-202. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1499680.
Redinger M., Crutchfield P., Gibb T., Longstreet P., Strung R. Conversion Disorder Diagnosis and Medically Unexplained Symptoms American Journal of Bioethics. 2018;18(5):31-33. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2018.1445317.
Stahl D., Cabrera L., Gibb T. Should DBS for Psychiatric Disorders be Considered a Form of Psychosurgery? Ethical and Legal Considerations Science and Engineering Ethics. 2018;24:1119-1142. doi: 10.1007/s11948-017-9934-y.
Allhoff F., Ford S., Henschke A. The Asia-Pacific Chapter of the International Society for Military Ethics Journal of Military Ethics. 2017;16:118-120. doi: 10.1080/15027570.2017.1361274.
Crutchfield P., Crutchfield P., Jarvis J., Olson T., Wilson M. Observed altruism in dental students: An experiment using the ultimatum game Journal of Dental Education. 2017;81:1301-1308. doi: 10.21815/JDE.017.089.
Redinger M., Gibb T., Westerman P. The Cautionary Tale of the Initial Widespread Foray Into Psychiatric Genetics American Journal of Bioethics. 2017;17(4):22-24. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2017.1284929.
Allhoff F. The coming era of nanomedicine Handbook of Clinical Nanomedicine: Nanoparticles, Imaging, Therapy and Clinical Applications. 2016;1:103-126. doi: 10.4032/9789814669214.
Crutchfield P. Decoded Neurofeedback Is Unlikely to Enhance Moral Capacities AJOB Neuroscience. 2016;7:125-126. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2016.1201169.
Crutchfield P. The Epistemology of Moral Bioenhancement Bioethics. 2016;30:389-396. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12239.
Crutchfield P. The Future of Inductive Risk for Disorders of Consciousness AJOB Neuroscience. 2016;7:56-57. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2016.1146370.
Crutchfield P., Mahoney C., Pazdernik V., Rivera C. Cross-modal influence on oral size perception Archives of Oral Biology. 2016;61:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.10.024.
Gibb T., Redinger M. Commentary: Clarifying medical decisionmaking - Who, how, and why? Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 2016;25(3):556-560. doi: 10.1017/S0963180116000219.
Redinger M., Gibb T. The Problem of Suffering in Psychiatric Nosology AJOB Neuroscience. 2016;7:175-176. doi: 10.1080/21507740.2016.1218388.
Redinger M.J., Gibb T.S., Longstreet P.L., Stryker H. In defense of prudence and the APA’s goldwater rule: A response to Kroll and Pouncey Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2016;44:407-408.