Research Stipends in Practical Ethics for Undergraduates

Undergraduate Research Stipend Recipients for 2007-08

The Poynter Center announced five recipients of the Undergraduate Research Stipends in Practical Ethics for 2007-2008. Students received reimbursement funds after they presented results of their research at the Poynter Center in the spring of 2008.

The five undergraduates and their project mentors are shown below.

Aaron Goldman, a senior in Biology and Religious Studies. Goldman researched how faculty members understand the role of ethics in their research. His title was "Professorial Researchers and Ethics Review Boards: Opinions and Experiences." His research project was with Brian Powell in the Department of Sociology. Aaron presented April 16, 2008.	Aaron Goldman
Jamie Lee Gunn, a senior with majors in Religious Studies and French. Gunn researched the works of Holmes Rolston III, John Haught, Thomas Berry, Michael Northocott, and James Gufsteson to look at science, nature, environmental ethics, and humans. Her title was "Christianity and the Maintenance of Non-Human Communities." Gunn worked with Lisa Sideris in the Department of Religious Studies. Her presentation was April 7, 2008.	Jamie Gunn and Lisa Sideris, Religious Studies faculty member
M. Tyler King, a senior majoring in Philosophy and Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Social Science and Medicine. King compared the current health care system and the health care proposals of Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama, and John McCain, the leading presidential candidates in spring 2008. King's title was "The Ethical Implications of Health Care Reform." King's mentor was Sandra Shapshay in the Department of Philosophy. King presented his research April 18, 2008.	Tyler King and Sandra Shapshay, Philosophy faculty member
Lisa Koers, a senior in Entrepreneurship. Koers studied ways to improve pre-natal health care for low income women in the United States, including the possibility of using more midwives in an improved system. Her faculty mentor was Laura Ginger from the Kelley School of Business. Lisa's paper is available at "Benefits of Midwifery for Low-Income Women." Lisa presented her research on April 25, 2008.	Lisa Koers and Laura Ginger, faculty member in the Kelley School of Business
Oliver McGraw, a senior in Informatics, has minors in Philosophy and Anthropology. McGraw studied the methods and concerns of student designers as they develop systems for a larger multi-disciplinary NSF-funded project concerning privacy in home-based computing in the homes of elders. His title was "Work and Duty in Design." He worked with Kalpana Shankar from the School of Informatics. Oliver presented on April 24, 2008.	Oliver McGraw and Kalpana Shankar, faculty member in the School of Informatics

The Undergraduate Research Stipends in Practical Ethics were first offered in 2005-06 and are awarded in a competitive process. Brian Schrag noted, “As the projects suggest, every discipline is rich in ethical issues that researchers need to consider as they study, and the students will be tackling some of the issues in their disciplines. We are pleased to have students from the College of Arts and Sciences and from the Kelley School of Business and the School of Informatics.” The program is funded by the Poynter Center.