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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sigrid Fry-Revere, Chairwoman

Having most recently served as the Director of Bioethics Studies at the Cato Institute, Sigrid Fry-Revere has enjoyed an extensive career in the field of Bioethics and Health Policy. Her academic positions have included serving as Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Law and Ethics at the University of Virginia’s Center for Biomedical Ethics, and Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Health Care Law at George Mason University’s College of Nursing and Health Science. She has practiced Bioethics, Health, and FDA Law for Arent Fox Kinter Plotkin & Kahn, and has been nominated to serve as the medical ethicist on the Organ and Tissue Advisory Committee of the Washington Regional Transplant Community. She will be speaking on behalf of the Center for Ethical Solutions at the Middle East Society of Transplant Surgeons annual meeting in Shiraz, Iran, in November 2008.
Fry-Revere received her J.D. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University, becoming the first person in the United States to hold both a Law degree and a Ph.D. in bioethics. She received her M.A. in Jurisprudence from Georgetown, and her B.A. in Philosophy and Government with honors from Smith College in Northampton, MA. She is the mother of four children

sigrid_fry-revere-117x150Having most recently served as the Director of Bioethics Studies at the Cato Institute, Sigrid Fry-Revere has  enjoyed an extensive career in the field of Bioethics and Health Policy. Her academic positions have included serving as Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Law and Ethics at the University of Virginia’s Center for Biomedical Ethics, and Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Health Care Law at George Mason University’s College of Nursing and Health Science. She has practiced Bioethics, Health, and FDA Law for Arent Fox Kinter Plotkin & Kahn, and has been nominated to serve as the medical ethicist on the Organ and Tissue Advisory Committee of the Washington Regional Transplant Community. She spoke on behalf of the Center for Ethical Solutions at the Middle East Society of Transplant Surgeons annual meeting in Shiraz, Iran, in November 2008.

Fry-Revere received her J.D. and Ph.D. from Georgetown University, becoming the first person in the United States to do both a Law degree and a Ph.D. in bioethics. She received her M.A. in Jurisprudence from Georgetown, and her B.A. in Philosophy and Government with honors from Smith College in Northampton, MA. She is the mother of four children.

Publications Curriculum Vitae

Shane Steinfeld, First Vice-Chair

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Shane Steinfeld is a freelance writer and editor, represented by the Creative Group of Washington, D.C. He has served as Communications Assistant for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington Legislative Office; and as web content manager & designer for Dittus Communications, Potomac Communications Group, and the Brecher Design Group. He was previously Assistant Editorial Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Publications Editor for Dr. Yehua Wei, University of Wisconsin Urban Studies Professor and Advisor to the World Bank.

Steinfeld graduated magna cum laude with majors in Philosophy and Film & New Media Studies and a minor in English Composition, from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM). He continued his education on a Teaching Assistantship in UWM’s graduate philosophy program, focusing on ethics and political philosophy. He intends to pursue a Ph.D. in philosophy, focusing on the interplay between political philosophy and cognitive science — specifically the linguistic aspects of cognitive science.

Publications Curriculum Vitae

Rod Carveth, Second Vice-Chair

 

Rod_CarvethRod Carveth currently teaches media studies and writing at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT. A co-author of the book, Media Economics: Theory and Practice, Carveth has taught courses in media, marketing communication, organizational communication and research methodology and statistics for over 25 years. He has also worked in television promotions, directed the Institute for Communication Research at Texas Tech, and consulted for several organizations, such as Aetna. He has secured grants from a number of funding agencies, ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

Carveth received his B.A. in Sociology from Yale University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Michele Battle-Fisher

 

MichelleMichele is presently an Instructor of Community Health at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and completing a PhD in Public Health (Health Behavior and Health Promotion) at Ohio State. Her research addresses aspects of health disparities among underserved populations. She utilizes mixed methods in her research, particularly bioethical inquiry, social network analysis, ethnography and narrative analysis. Ms. Battle-Fisher is interested in the life course of chronic kidney disease, cancer survivorship, and quality of life. In addition, she is working collaboratively in exploring issues of cervical cancer literacy among at-risk women and daughters in South Africa. In the upcoming years, she intends to expand work in exploring the impact of social networks on patients in all phases of Chronic Kidney Disease and continue work in quality of life research. In addition, she plans to utilize social network and qualitative analyses to examine the diffusion of knowledge of living organ donation and related donation issues. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Hastings Center (NY) in August 2010.

 

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