Lisa Rasmussen

Lisa earned her PhD in Philosophy with a focus in bioethics from Rice University in 2003. She is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at UNC Charlotte, and currently serves as a Faculty Fellow in the Graduate School with a focus on fostering a campuswide culture of research integrity. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Accountability in Research. One of Dr. Rasmussen’s main research areas is research ethics, particularly research misconduct and federal regulatory approaches to ethical issues in research. She is presently working on a book manuscript on unregulated human subject research, motivated by her recent work in citizen science and DIY Bio. She also writes and teaches in the areas of healthcare ethics and ethics consultation. Dr. Rasmussen has been PI or Co-PI on over $1 million in NSF awards, and serves as and Co-Editor of the book series Philosophy and Medicine (Springer) comprising nearly 150 volumes.