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Autonomy, Trust, and Consent
Friendships Need to Go Wrong in Order to Go Right.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker| Journal of the American Philosophical Association: 11(3): 542-561. 2025.
Climates of Distrust in Medicine.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Hastings Center Report 53(S2): S33-S38. 2023. (Open Access)
More Than Consent for Ethical Open Label Placebo Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Medical Ethics 47: e7. 2021.
*Winner of the 2020 Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize for Healthcare Ethics Research for the North America Region.
Shared Decision-Making in Palliative Care: A Maternalistic Approach.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Mary Adler, Joshua Arenth, Shelly Ozark, Leigh Vaughan | Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 11(2): Pre-Print 2021.
Trust, Risk, and Race in American Medicine.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Hastings Center Report 50(1):18-26, 2020.
Relational Autonomy, Paternalism, and Maternalism.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker| Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 21(3): 649-667, 2018.
Trusting Relationships and the Ethics of Interpersonal Action.
Fay Niker and Laura Specker Sullivan | International Journal of Philosophical Studies 26(2): 173-186, 2018.
*Runner-up for the 2017 Robert Papazian Prize
Relational Autonomy, Maternalism, and the Nocebo Effect (Open Peer Commentary).
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker | American Journal of Bioethics 17(6): June 2017.
Dynamic Axes of Informed Consent in Japan.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Social Science and Medicine 174: 159-168, February 2017.
Medical Maternalism: Beyond Paternalism and Antipaternalism.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Medical Ethics 42(7): 439-444, July 2016
Ethics of Digital Technology and Neurotechnology
Translational Neuroethics: A Vision for a More Integrated, Inclusive, and Impactful Field
Anna Wexler and Laura Specker Sullivan| American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience 14(4): 388-399. 2023.
Health and Digital Technology Partnerships: Too Close for Comfort?
Laura Specker Sullivan | Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, edited by Carissa Veliz: C26.S1–C26.N8. 2022.
Digital Wellness and Persuasive Technologies.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Peter Reiner | Philosophy and Technology 34(4):413-424. 2021.
Neurofeedback as Placebo: A Case of Unintentional Deception?
Louiza Kalokairinou, Laura Specker Sullivan, and Anna Wexler | Journal of Medical Ethics 48: 1037-1042. 2021.
Special Section of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics: "Feminist Approaches to Neuroethics," co-editor with Sara Goering. Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2020.
Ethics in Published Brain Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Journal of Neural Engineering 15(1):013001, 2018.
Four Ethical Priorities for Neurotechnologies and AI.
Rafa Yuste, Sara Goering... Laura Specker Sullivan, et al. (25 co-authors.) | Nature 551: 159-163, November 2017.
Changing the Conversation: A Capabilities Approach to Disordered Consciousness (Open Peer Commentary).
Christos Lazaridis, Laura Specker Sullivan, Peter Koch, and Sunil Kothari | American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 8(3): 149-151, October 2017.
Keeping Disability in Mind: A Case Study in Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Eran Klein, Tim Brown, Matthew Sample, Michelle Pham, Paul Tubig, Raney Folland, and Sara Goering | Science and Engineering Ethics 24: 479-504: 2018.
Do Implanted Brain Devices Threaten Autonomy or the 'Sense' of Autonomy? (Open Peer Commentary).
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 6(4): 24-26, November 2015
Beyond 'Communication and Control': Towards Ethically Complete Rationales for Brain Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Brain-Computer Interfaces 3(3): 156-163, August 2016
Buddhist and Japanese Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Chinese Philosophy 51 (1):44-53. 2024.
Mistaken Compassion: Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives on Neuroethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience 13(4): 519-535. 2022.
Empowering Skepticism: Neuroethics Engagement with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Frontiers in Communication 2021.
Insight and the No-Self in Deep Brain Stimulation.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Bioethics 33(4):487-494, 2019.
Nishida Kitarō’s Kōiteki Chokkan: Active Intuition and Contemporary Metaethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Comparative Metaethics: Neglected Perspectives on the Foundation of Morality, Colin Marshall ed. Routledge Press. 2019.
Pure Experience and Disorders of Consciousness.
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience 9(2): 107-114, 2018.
Have Your Momos and Eat Them, Too.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Science: 359(6373): 284, January 2018.
Neuroethics in Asia.
Fukushi, T., Isobe, T., Nakazawa, E., Takimoto, Y., Akabayashi, A., Specker Sullivan, L. and Sakura, O. | The Handbook of Neuroethics, edited by Karen Rommelfanger and L. Syd Johnson. Routledge 2018.
Uncovering Metaethical Assumptions in Bioethical Discourse Across Cultures.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 26(1): 47-78, March 2016
The Self-Contradictory Identity of the Personal Self: Nishida's Argument Against Kantian Pure Practical Reason.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Japanese Philosophy 2(1): 33-56, November 2014
Dogen and Wittgenstein: Transcending Language Through Ethical Practice.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Asian Philosophy 3: 221-235, June 2013
The Ethicist's Role in Science, Medicine, and Technology
Motivated Reasoning and Research Ethics Guidelines.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Applied Philosophy 39(3): 519-535. 2022.
Symposium in the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics: "Race and Ethnicity in 21st Century Medicine," co-editor with Robert M. Sade. Volume 49, Issue 2, Summer 2021.
Responsibility for Structural Racism in Medicine: Reflections and Recommendations from One Institution.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Dante Pelzer, Alexandra Rice, Yuri Karl Peterson, Robert M. Sade, Danyelle M. Townsend, Leigh Vaughan, Michelle Nichols, Nancy Zisk | Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 11(2): Pre-Print 2021.
What Does a Definition of Death Do? (Commentary)
Laura Specker Sullivan | Diametros 55: 63-67, 2018.
Models of Engagement in Neuroethics Programs: Past, Present, and Future.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Debates About Neuroethics: Perspectives on the Field’s Development, Focus, and Future, edited by Eric Racine and John Aspler. Springer, Advances in Neuroethics Series 2017.
Autonomy, Trust, and Consent
Friendships Need to Go Wrong in Order to Go Right.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker| Journal of the American Philosophical Association: 11(3): 542-561. 2025.
Climates of Distrust in Medicine.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Hastings Center Report 53(S2): S33-S38. 2023. (Open Access)
More Than Consent for Ethical Open Label Placebo Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Medical Ethics 47: e7. 2021.
*Winner of the 2020 Mark S. Ehrenreich Prize for Healthcare Ethics Research for the North America Region.
Shared Decision-Making in Palliative Care: A Maternalistic Approach.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Mary Adler, Joshua Arenth, Shelly Ozark, Leigh Vaughan | Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 11(2): Pre-Print 2021.
Trust, Risk, and Race in American Medicine.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Hastings Center Report 50(1):18-26, 2020.
Relational Autonomy, Paternalism, and Maternalism.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker| Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 21(3): 649-667, 2018.
Trusting Relationships and the Ethics of Interpersonal Action.
Fay Niker and Laura Specker Sullivan | International Journal of Philosophical Studies 26(2): 173-186, 2018.
*Runner-up for the 2017 Robert Papazian Prize
Relational Autonomy, Maternalism, and the Nocebo Effect (Open Peer Commentary).
Laura Specker Sullivan and Fay Niker | American Journal of Bioethics 17(6): June 2017.
Dynamic Axes of Informed Consent in Japan.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Social Science and Medicine 174: 159-168, February 2017.
Medical Maternalism: Beyond Paternalism and Antipaternalism.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Medical Ethics 42(7): 439-444, July 2016
Ethics of Digital Technology and Neurotechnology
Translational Neuroethics: A Vision for a More Integrated, Inclusive, and Impactful Field
Anna Wexler and Laura Specker Sullivan| American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience 14(4): 388-399. 2023.
Health and Digital Technology Partnerships: Too Close for Comfort?
Laura Specker Sullivan | Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, edited by Carissa Veliz: C26.S1–C26.N8. 2022.
Digital Wellness and Persuasive Technologies.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Peter Reiner | Philosophy and Technology 34(4):413-424. 2021.
Neurofeedback as Placebo: A Case of Unintentional Deception?
Louiza Kalokairinou, Laura Specker Sullivan, and Anna Wexler | Journal of Medical Ethics 48: 1037-1042. 2021.
Special Section of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics: "Feminist Approaches to Neuroethics," co-editor with Sara Goering. Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2020.
Ethics in Published Brain Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Journal of Neural Engineering 15(1):013001, 2018.
Four Ethical Priorities for Neurotechnologies and AI.
Rafa Yuste, Sara Goering... Laura Specker Sullivan, et al. (25 co-authors.) | Nature 551: 159-163, November 2017.
Changing the Conversation: A Capabilities Approach to Disordered Consciousness (Open Peer Commentary).
Christos Lazaridis, Laura Specker Sullivan, Peter Koch, and Sunil Kothari | American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 8(3): 149-151, October 2017.
Keeping Disability in Mind: A Case Study in Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Eran Klein, Tim Brown, Matthew Sample, Michelle Pham, Paul Tubig, Raney Folland, and Sara Goering | Science and Engineering Ethics 24: 479-504: 2018.
Do Implanted Brain Devices Threaten Autonomy or the 'Sense' of Autonomy? (Open Peer Commentary).
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 6(4): 24-26, November 2015
Beyond 'Communication and Control': Towards Ethically Complete Rationales for Brain Computer Interface Research.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Brain-Computer Interfaces 3(3): 156-163, August 2016
Buddhist and Japanese Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy and Practical Applied Ethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Chinese Philosophy 51 (1):44-53. 2024.
Mistaken Compassion: Tibetan Buddhist Perspectives on Neuroethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics - Neuroscience 13(4): 519-535. 2022.
Empowering Skepticism: Neuroethics Engagement with Tibetan Buddhist Monastics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Frontiers in Communication 2021.
Insight and the No-Self in Deep Brain Stimulation.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Bioethics 33(4):487-494, 2019.
Nishida Kitarō’s Kōiteki Chokkan: Active Intuition and Contemporary Metaethics.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Comparative Metaethics: Neglected Perspectives on the Foundation of Morality, Colin Marshall ed. Routledge Press. 2019.
Pure Experience and Disorders of Consciousness.
Laura Specker Sullivan | American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience 9(2): 107-114, 2018.
Have Your Momos and Eat Them, Too.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Science: 359(6373): 284, January 2018.
Neuroethics in Asia.
Fukushi, T., Isobe, T., Nakazawa, E., Takimoto, Y., Akabayashi, A., Specker Sullivan, L. and Sakura, O. | The Handbook of Neuroethics, edited by Karen Rommelfanger and L. Syd Johnson. Routledge 2018.
Uncovering Metaethical Assumptions in Bioethical Discourse Across Cultures.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 26(1): 47-78, March 2016
The Self-Contradictory Identity of the Personal Self: Nishida's Argument Against Kantian Pure Practical Reason.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Japanese Philosophy 2(1): 33-56, November 2014
Dogen and Wittgenstein: Transcending Language Through Ethical Practice.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Asian Philosophy 3: 221-235, June 2013
The Ethicist's Role in Science, Medicine, and Technology
Motivated Reasoning and Research Ethics Guidelines.
Laura Specker Sullivan | Journal of Applied Philosophy 39(3): 519-535. 2022.
Symposium in the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics: "Race and Ethnicity in 21st Century Medicine," co-editor with Robert M. Sade. Volume 49, Issue 2, Summer 2021.
Responsibility for Structural Racism in Medicine: Reflections and Recommendations from One Institution.
Laura Specker Sullivan, Dante Pelzer, Alexandra Rice, Yuri Karl Peterson, Robert M. Sade, Danyelle M. Townsend, Leigh Vaughan, Michelle Nichols, Nancy Zisk | Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics 11(2): Pre-Print 2021.
What Does a Definition of Death Do? (Commentary)
Laura Specker Sullivan | Diametros 55: 63-67, 2018.
Models of Engagement in Neuroethics Programs: Past, Present, and Future.
Laura Specker Sullivan and Judy Illes | Debates About Neuroethics: Perspectives on the Field’s Development, Focus, and Future, edited by Eric Racine and John Aspler. Springer, Advances in Neuroethics Series 2017.