Rebecca Dresser
Rebecca S. Dresser (born 5 April 1952) is an American legal scholar and medical ethicist.
Dresser earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and sociology at Indiana University Bloomington in 1973, followed by a master's of science in education at the same institution in 1975. She then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1979.[1] She began teaching at the Washington University in St. Louis in 1983, was appointed Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law, and granted emeritus status upon retirement.[1][2] Between 1992 and 1993, Dresser returned to Harvard as faculty fellow of the Safra Center for Ethics.[3]
She was diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck in 2006.[4]
Selected publications[edit]
- Dresser, Rebecca. "Dworkin on Dementia: Elegant Theory, Questionable Policy". The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 25, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1995), pp. 32-38.
- Beauchamp, Tom L.; Orlans, F. Barbara; Dresser, Rebecca; Morton, David B.; Gluck, John P., eds. (1998). The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195119084.[5]
- Dresser, Rebecca (2001). When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195143133.[6]
- Dresser, Rebecca, ed. (2012). Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199757848.[7]
- Dresser, Rebecca (2016). Silent Partners: Human Subjects and Research Ethics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190459277.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rebecca Dresser". Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Rebecca S. Dresser, JD, MS". Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Rebecca S. Dresser". Safra Center for Ethics. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Fox, Timothy (2 March 2012). "Medical ethicists confront cancer in new book". The Source. Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Reviews of The Human Use of Animals include:
- Rowan, Andrew N. (1999). "Book review of The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice". Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 2 (2): 151–153. doi:10.1207/s15327604jaws0202_8.
- Halder, Marlies (2002). "Book Review: The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice". Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 30 (3): 352. doi:10.1177/026119290203000315. S2CID 145863405.
- Sprigge, T. L. S. (1999). "The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice". Journal of Medical Ethics. 25 (5): 422. doi:10.1136/jme.25.5.422. PMC 479275.
- ^ Sugarman, Jeremy (November–December 2001). "When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics. (Review: taking a hard look at advocacy in research)". The Hastings Center Report. 31 (6).
- ^ Mishra, Ruchika (2013). "Review of Rebecca Dresser, ed., Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer". The American Journal of Bioethics. 13 (3): 51–52. doi:10.1080/15265161.2013.760985. S2CID 70904547.
- ^ King, Nancy M. P. (September–October 2017). "Review: Speaking about Silence: The Need to Hear from Research Subjects". IRB: Ethics & Human Research. 39 (5): 19–20. JSTOR 26776040.
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