James M. DuBois, DSc, PhD

Steven J. Bander Professor of Medical Ethics and Professionalism
Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences
Director, Bioethics Research Center
Director, Instructor; Professional Integrity Program
Co-Founding Editor, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research

Division of General Medical Sciences (GMS), Department of Medicine
Washington University

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

I use social science methods and implementation science principles to study ethical issues in healthcare and health research. Much of my work has focused on informed consent, data sharing, professional misconduct, organ transplantation, and research with vulnerable participants.

PUBLICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • McIntosh T, Antes AL, DuBois JM. Navigating complex, ethical problems in professional life: A guide to teaching SMART strategies for decision-making. Journal of Academic Ethics. 2020. PubMed Central PMCID: NIHMS1588679.
  • Sisk BA, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Knowing versus doing: The value of behavioral change models for emotional communication in oncology. Patient Education and Counseling. 2019
  • DuBois JM, Anderson EE, Chibnall JT, Mozersky JT, Walsh HA. Serious ethical violations in medicine: A statistical and ethical analysis of 280 cases in the United States from 2008–2016. The American Journal of Bioethics. 2019; 19(1), 16-34. doi:10.1080/15265161.2018.1544305
  • DuBois JM, Strait M, Walsh HA. Is it time to share qualitative research data? Qualitative Psychology. 2018.
  • DuBois JM, Prusacyzk B. “Ethics in dissemination and implementation science.” In R. Brownson, G. Colditz, & E. Proctor (Eds.), Dissemination and implementation research in health: Translating science to practice. 2017; 63-72, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford.
  • Dineen KK, DuBois JM. Between a rock and a hard place: Can physicians prescribe opioids to treat pain adequately while avoiding legal sanction? American Journal of Law and Medicine. 2016; 42(1), 7-52.
  • DuBois JM, Chibnall JT, Tait RC, Vander Wal JS. Lessons from Researcher Rehab. Nature. 2016; 534, 173-175.
  • Prusaczyk B, Cherney SM, Carpenter CR, DuBois JM. Informed consent to research with cognitively impaired adults: Transdisciplinary challenges and opportunities. Clinical Gerontologist. 2016; 40(1), 63-73. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5911394.
  • DuBois JM, Kraus EM, Mikulec AA, Cruz-Flores S, Bakanas E. A humble task: Restoring virtue in medicine in an age of conflicted interests. Academic Medicine. 2013; 88(7): 924-928.
  • DuBois JM, Beskow L, Campbell J, Dugosh K, Festinger D, Hartz S, James R, Lidz C. Restoring balance: A consensus paper on the protection of ‘vulnerable’ research participants. American Journal of Public Health. 2012; 102(12): 2220-2225. PMCID: PMC3493853
  • DuBois JM, Waterman A, Iltis A, Anderson J. Is rapid organ recovery a good idea? An exploratory study of the public’s knowledge and attitudes. American Journal of Transplantation. 2009; 9: 2392-2399.
  • DuBois JM. Ethics in mental health research: Principles, guidance, and cases. Oxford, New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2008.

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