Appointment of Camille Nebeker as Director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program
I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Camille Nebeker, M.S., Ed.D., as Director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program (https://ethics.ucsd.edu/). Nebeker has valuable experience serving as an instructor for the Research Ethics Program and is an Associate Professor with appointments in the UC San Diego Design Lab and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science. She co-founded and directs the Research Center for Optimal Digital Ethics in Health (ReCODE Health), which examines the ethical and social implications of technology-supported health research, along with providing education and consultation services.
Professor Nebeker also serves as a member of the World Health Organization Digital Health Roster of Experts, the American Association for the Advancement of Science Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, the IEEE Organizational Governance of AI Working Group, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine Digital Health Council.
The UC San Diego Research Ethics Program was founded in 1997 by Michael Kalichman, Adjunct Professor of Pathology at UC San Diego, and it was led for many years by Professor Kalichman. The program is within the Office of Research Affairs and is affiliated with the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI). The Research Ethics Program serves as a campus-wide resource to identify and address ethical challenges intrinsic to academic scholarship, foster learning about research ethics, and meet federal funding requirements for education in research ethics. Through its long history, the program has been instrumental in sustaining UC San Diego's international leadership in fostering integrity in research.
I would like to thank Mary Devereaux, Ph.D., for serving as Acting Director of the Research Ethics Program during the search process. A philosopher and bioethicist, Devereaux is director of the UC San Diego Biomedical Ethics Seminars, faculty affiliate in the Department of Philosophy, and a member of the UCSD Institute for Practical Ethics (IPE). My thanks also goes to the search committee and its chairs, George Hightower and Angie McMahill, for leading this successful search.
Please join me in thanking Professor Devereaux for her dedicated service and in welcoming Professor Nebeker as the new director of the UC San Diego Research Ethics Program.
Corinne Peek-Asa Vice Chancellor for Research
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