Occupation: Science and Engineering Ethics Education and Policy Consultant
Born: Los Angeles, California
Education:
PhD, Neuro Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT (1975)
MPhil, Yale University, New Haven, CT (1973)
MS, Physiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT (1972)
BA, Philosophy and Zoology, University of California Los Angeles (1971)
Career:
Independent Consultant, research and engineering ethics, Wrentham, MA (2003-Present)
Vice President, Special Assistant to Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992-2003)
Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (1982-1992)
Staff Scientist, Neurosciences Research Program, Boston, MA (1979-1982)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Case Western Reserve University
Career Related:
Fellow, Association for Women in Science (1996); Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1991); Research Fellow, Mellon Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1982-1983); Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Research Affiliate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Creative Works:
Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief, “Science & Engineering Ethics,” Springer/Nature, Dordrecht, Netherlands (1995-Present); Author, Numerous Articles and Chapters in Neuroscience, Neuroethics, and Research Ethics
Awards:
Recipient, Professional Development Award, National Science Foundation (1984-1986); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Honoree, Marquis Who’s Who Top Professional
Memberships:
Secretary, Societal Impacts of Science and Engineering Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1996-Present); Chair, Social Issues Committee, Society for Neuroscience (2002-2005); President, Association for Women in Science (1990-1992); Member, International Neuroethics Society; Member, Association for Practical and Professional Ethics; Member, International Neuroethics Society; Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; Head, Ethics Domain, Biomedical Engineering Educational Consortium, Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Educational Technologies
Family:
Daughter of Joseph Lester Bird and Jean Belle (Lay) Kendall
Biography Source(s):
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in America – 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in America – 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in America – 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
