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- Yvette Pearson
- Associate Professor & Chair
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 9011 Batten Arts and Letters
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-6509
- ypearson@odu.edu
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Education
- University Of Miami,
2002
- Major: Philosophy
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Miami,
1997
- Major: Philosophy
- Degree: M.A.
- University of San Diego,
1993
- Major: Philosophy
- Degree: B.A.
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Expertise
- Philosophy
- Bioethics (reproductive ethics, genetic testing, human embryonic stem cell research), robot ethics
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Book Chapters
- Borenstein, J., and Pearson, Y. E. (2011). Robot Caregivers: Ethical Issues Across the Human Lifespan.. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- Pearson, Y. E. (2010). Making Parents: Conventions, Intentions, and Biological Connections. (pp. 194-206). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Articles
- Liu, Y., and Pearson, Y. E. CONSUMING DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTS: THE ROLE OF GENETIC LITERACY AND KNOWLEDGE CALIBRATION.
- Pearson, Y. E., and Borenstein, J. (2010). Robot Caregivers: Harbingers of Expanded Freedom for All?. Ethics and Information Technology, 12 (3), (pp. 277–288).
- Borenstein, J., and Pearson, Y. E. (2009). Taking Conflicts of Interest Seriously without Overdoing It: Promises and Perils of Academic-Industry Partnerships. Journal of Academic Ethics, 6 (3), (pp. 229-43).
- Pearson, Y. E. (2007). Storks, Cabbage Patches, and the Right to Procreate. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 4 (no. 2), (pp. p. 105-115).
- Pearson, Y. E. (2006). Reconfiguring Informed Consent (with a Little Help from the Capability Approach). American Journal of Bioethics, 6 (no. 1), (pp. p. 22-4).
- Pearson, Y. E. (2005). What’s Blood Got to Do With It? It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Directed Cadaveric Donations. American Journal of Bioethics, 5 (no. 4), (pp. p. 31-33).
- Pearson, Y. E. (2004). Playing Politics with Bioethics: Now That’s Repugnant. The Journal of Philosophy, Science, and the Law, 4,
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Presentations
- The Intervention of Robot Caregivers and the Cultivation of Children‟s Capability to Play
- Conference Name: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
- Location: Cincinnati, OH
- Date: March 5, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E. Presenter & Author
Borenstein, J. Presenter & Author
- Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Genetic Testing Services and Consumer Genetic Knowledge Gaps: Implications for Public Policy
- Conference Name: Vincentian Universities in the U.S: DePaul, Niagra, & St. John's
- Sponsoring Organization: Vincentian Universities in the U.S: DePaul, Niagra, & St. John's
- Location: Niagra Falls, NY
- Date: October 29, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E. Presenter & Author
Liu, Y. Author Only
- The Real Flaws in the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
- Conference Name: American Philosophical Association
- Sponsoring Organization: American Philosophical Association
- Date: March 19, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Unique Challenges of Marketing Genetic Testing Services Online: Perspectives from the Fields of Marketing and Bioethics
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- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Liu, Y.
Pearson, Y. E.
- Ethical issues related to HPV vaccine presented as part of a panel discussion titled “Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Lifesaving
Advancement or Government Intrusion? Who Should Decide?
- Conference Name: ODU’s Institute for Community Justice
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU’s Institute for Community Justice
- Date: October 4, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer for Research and Reproduction: Relevant Distinctions and a Look at the Ethical Issues
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- Date: April 6, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues and a Preliminary Analysis of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of
2007
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- Date: April 4, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Bioethics and the Capability Approach: Teaming up and Facing Challenges
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- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 26, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Emphasis on Obligation is the Passage to Freedom
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- Location: Paris, France
- Date: September 12, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Breeding Trouble: Questioning the Moral Permissibility of Procreation
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University
- Location: Old Dominion University
- Date: March 23, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Storks, Cabbage Patches, and the Right to Reproduce
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Date: November 14, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- The Right to Reproduce: Is it a Myth?
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- Location: Old Dominion University
- Date: March 29, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Pearson, Y. E.
- Summer Ethics Internship, University of Miami, Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy
- Trau-Zwerner Summer Internship in Applied Ethics, University of Miami, Ethics Programs
- 2009: Robert L. Stern Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Letters
- 2001: Gerrit and Edith Schipper Outstanding Graduate Student Award , University of Miami, Department of Philosophy
- 1997: Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Miami, College of Arts and Sciences
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research