Dena Plemmons, PhD

Ethicist

Research Ethics Program, University of California San Diego

D5 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVING ADOLESCENT CHOICES

Current Employment and Affiliations:

American Anthropological Association, Elected Member, Committee on Ethics, Professional/Practicing Seat

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Research Ethics Coordinator, Lecturer, San Diego State University

Responsible for the design of and instruction in a multi-disciplinary graduate course in the responsible conduct of research. In addition to teaching the course in responsible conduct of research, I have also created a campus-wide seminar series on research ethics/scientific integrity, as well as a series of colloquia to be shared among three area campuses (UCSD, SDSU, and USD).

Research Affiliate, Internship Supervisor, Child and Adolescent Services Research Center, Rady Children’s Hospital,    San Diego, CA

Ph.D. 1996, Department of Anthropology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill