Eisen Research


Research ethics education

Eisen, A. The Dual-Use Dilemma in Biological Research.  Ethical issues in biodefense for basic researchers, Southeastern Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infections, 2005

Eisen, A. and Parker, K., A model for teaching research ethics, Sci and Eng Ethics, 10(4):693-704, 2004. 

Eisen, A. and Berry, R., Ethics education for research scientists: Bioscience comes of ethical age, American Journal of Bioethics 2(4), 38-49, 2002. ** Honorable Mention: 2005 Johnson Award for Best Paper in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector. 
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Science and religion

Eisen, A., and D. Westmoreland, ‘Teaching Science, With Faith in Mind’ in The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009.  
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Eisen, A., ‘The Double Helix,’ a regular column, including ideas as well and book and movie reviews, on science and religion in the magazine ReligionDispatches.org, 2008
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Eisen, A. and G. Laderman (eds.).  Science, Religion, and Society:  An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy.  ME Sharpe, 2007. 
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Eisen, A., The Challenge of Spirituality in the Clinic: Symptom of a Larger Syndrome, American Journal of Bioethics, 2007 July;7(7):12-13.

Eisen, A. and Laderman, G., Bridging ‘the two cultures’: A comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning science in societal context, J. Coll. Sci. Teaching 35, 26, 2005.  
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Eisen, A.  “The Human Genome Project,” in Encyclopedia of Religion and American Cultures, Laderman, G. and Leon L., eds., ABC-CLIO, 2003.

Sustainability and the environment

Eisen, A., A. Hall, T.S. Lee, J. Zupko, Teaching Water: Connecting across disciplines and into daily life to address complex societal issues.  College Teaching, 57(2), 99-104, 2009. 

Eisen, A. and Barlett, P. The Piedmont Project: Fostering Faculty Development Toward Sustainability. Journal of Environmental Education 38(1), 25-36, 2006.  
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Barlett, P. and Eisen, A. A comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to address sustainability and the environment at Emory, in Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Toward Curriculum Greening, vol. 11 of the series Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability, Peter Lang Scientific, 2003.

Teaching other complex issues: addiction, depression, race

Eisen, A., H. Kushner, M. McLeod, E. Queen, J. Gordon, J.L. Ford, An integrated approach to addressing addiction and depression in college students, Jan/Feb 2009, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p 455-456, Journal of American College Health, 2009. 

Eisen, A., Cimino, A., Aparicio, H., Marsteller, P., Kushner, H., Race and science: using a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to address complex issues, College Teaching 51(2), 46-51, 2003. 
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