Capstone research samples

Here are some student research papers written by Bioethics Club members at The Rivers School. The students selected and researched a topic in contemporary bioethics that appealed to their interests and presented their research to the school and representatives of the greater Boston community. We hope you find their work as thought-provoking as we all did!

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Bioethics Club student presentations to the Community Ethics Committee, Harvard Medical School Library

Aliza Bloostein: Patient Non-Compliance

Grace Brosnan: Vaccine Mandates

Caroline Butter: Ethical Considerations of “Designer Babies”

Elizabeth Butter: Research Ethics in a COVID Context

Lisa Byrne: Conscientious Objection

Amanda Gary: Brain Death

Natalie Hall: Implicit Bias in Medicine

Ava Palazzolo: Medical “Futility” in Neonatal Care

Taylor Parsons: Federal Legislation Regarding Physician-Assisted Death

Michelle Ryder: Germline Editing

Julia Slayne: “Designer Babies”

Becca Stachel: Federal Legalisation of Medical Marijuana

Keira Thompson: Ethical Issues of DTC Genetic Testing

Lexi Tower: Ethical Considerations of Private and Public Cord Blood Storage

Joyce Do: Ethical Considerations of Patient Non-adherence in the Homeless Population

Taylor Ehler: The Role Duty Plays: Awareness and Policy About Mental Health in Law Enforcement

Spencer Gary: The Ethics of Expanded Access to an Experimental Treatment

Nicole Lidforss: Ethical Considerations of CRISPR in Sickle Cell Disease Treatment

Lily Shah: Ethical Considerations of Xenotransplantation