Contact:
Vanderbilt University Box 351518 , Sta B. Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1518
Research:
Area of Specialization: Contemporary Political Philosophy Areas of Competence: Ethics, Bioethics (especially clinical trials ethics), Classical American Pragmatism, Logic Current Research: Liberalism and Multiculturalism, Democracy, Political Legitimacy; Ethics of Delay in Cancer Clinical Trials
Articles:
- “Development of Clinical Trials in a Cooperative Group Setting: The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group,” Clinical Cancer Research 2008 Jun 1; 14 (11):3427-3433 (co-authored with David M Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu, Robert Gray (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG]), Jean Macdonald (ECOG), Donna Marinucci (ECOG), Robert Comis (ECOG))
- “The Steps and Time to Process Clinical Trials at the Cancer Therapy and Evaluation Program (CTEP),” Journal of Clinical Oncology, forthcoming (co-authored with David M Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Yi-Chun Wu, Shanda Finnigan (CTEP), Steven Friedman (CTEP), Margaret Mooney (CTEP), and Jeffrey Abrams (CTEP))
- “Review of Anne Phillips’s Multiculturalism without Culture,” Philosophy In Review, forthcoming.
- “Review of Matthew Festenstein’s Negotiating Diversity: Culture, Deliberation, and Trust,” Teaching Philosophy, forthcoming.
- “Review of Daniel Shapiro’s Is the Welfare State Justified?” Social Theory and Practice, forthcoming.
- “Review of Will Kymlicka’s Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity,” Journal of Moral Philosophy, forthcoming.
Working Papers
- “Ethics of Delay: The Clear and Present Danger of Long Trial Development Time” (co-authored with David Dilts)
- “A Sense of Urgency: Evaluating the Link between Clinical Trial Development Time and the Accrual Patterns of CTEP‐Sponsored Studies” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Mary Dietrich, LoriFerranti, Amy Wu, Shanda Finnigan (CTEP))
- “Activities and Time Required to Open a Phase III Oncology Clinical Trial” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu)
Presentations
- Midwest Political Science Association National Conference: “Political Multiculturalism: Is Leaving Others Alone Really the Answer?” April 2008. (click here, then search papers by last name)
- National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at NCI CCR, with Recommendations for Improvement” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, and Steven Cheng), September 2008
- European Operations Management Association Conference: “Setups in Oncology Clinical Trials: A Missing Opportunity for Improvement” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu), June 2008
- American Society of Clinical Oncology National Conference: “Accrual to Clinical Trials at Selected Comprehensive Cancer Centers” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu, Michael Bookman (Fox Chase Cancer Center), John Thomas (OSU CCC), Joy Ostroff (UNC Lineberger CCC)), June 2008
- Fox Chase Extramural Research: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at Fox Chase Extramural Research” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu), May 2008
- Fox Chase Cancer Center: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at Fox Chase Cancer Center” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu), May 2008
- NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at CTEP” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu), February 2008