Each year, the Dundon-Berchtold Institute funds teams of faculty and students to conduct projects and curriculum fellowships focused on the application of ethics within and across academic and professional fields. In addition to fostering the vibrant learning experience of faculty-student partnerships, the Research in the Application of Ethics program encourages Faculty Fellows and Student Scholars to participate thoughtfully in these important conversations as they lean in to the lived ethical tensions of the modern world.
Individual faculty work with an undergraduate student of their choice on a research project related to ethical issues in their respective academic subject areas or in the professions supported by those academic areas.
The Faculty Fellow receives a stipend of $2,500, and the Student Scholar receives a financial aid scholarship of $2,500.
A four-person team (two faculty members and two students) works to research / develop / replicate and implement applied ethics scenarios into course or major curriculum related to and complementing the PHL 220: Ethics course.
The Ethics Curriculum Fellowship is a $10,000 grant. Funds are paid as $2,500 stipends to each of the two Faculty Fellows and $2,500 financial aid scholarships to each of the two Student Scholars.
Each spring, prospective Faculty Fellows and Student Scholars are invited to submit applications for either Projects in the Application of Ethics or Ethics Curriculum Fellowships. Application letters should be no more than 1,000 words and must provide a basic plan and outline of the project. Applications are typically due mid-Spring Semester of each academic year.
The application due date for the 2023-2024 academic year is Friday, 31 March 2023.
For questions about the Research in the Application of Ethics program or the funding application process, please contact Dan McGinty (mcgintyd@up.edu, 503.943.7596).
Kala Mayer, PhD, MPH, RN, and Arden McKown '23, School of Nursing
"Socio-Ecological Sources of Student Distress: Improving Educational Practices at Multiple Levels in the School of Nursing"
Oluwatoyin V. Olukotun, PhD, RN, and Claire McKinley Yoder, PhD, RN, CNE, with Shiipin Lau '23 and Sophia Alvarado '23, School of Nursing
"Standardized Education for Ethical International Learning Experiences"
Ami Ahern-Rindell, PhD, and Christina Buselli ’22, College of Arts and Sciences (Biology)
"Exploring the Ethical Implications of Using CRISPR as a Research Tool to Characterize and Potentially Treat Genetic Disorders"
Rev. Timothy Winslea, MDiv, MSN, RN, and Isabelle Soulé, PhD, RN, with Alyanna Fabia '24 and Moi Dilla '24, School of Nursing
"Ethical and Cultural Considerations in Organ Donation"
Ben Tribelhorn, PhD, and Martin Cenek, PhD, with Phuocan Nguyen '22, School of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences (Computer Science)
"Ethical Evaluations of Risk vs. Trust in Artificial Intelligence"
Ian Parkman, PhD, and Hannah Franchetti ’21, Pamplin School of Business
"Business Ethics in Europe versus the United States"
Martin Monto, PhD, and Cami Hughes '21, College of Arts and Sciences (Sociology)
"The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Native American Reservations in Contrast to Surrounding Communities"
Katie Danielson,PhD, and Hailey Colman ’23, School of Education
"Talking with Children about Death: Ethics and Children's Literature"
Eric Anctil, PhD, and Claire Breiholz ’20, School of Education
"The Art of Getting Lost: The Panopticon Effect and the Moral, Ethical, and Social Considerations of Location Surveillance by Well-meaning Peers"
Rachel Wheeler, PhD, and Meg Bender-Stephanski ’21, College of Arts and Sciences: Theology and Environmental Science & Policy
"An Investigation into the Ethics of Eco-ableism: From Shaming to Solidarity"
David Turnbloom, PhD, and Emily Davis '20, College of Arts and Sciences (Theology)
"Cultivating Clericalism: Liturgy and the Abuse of Power"
Isabelle Soulé, PhD, RN, and Layla Garrigues, PhD, RN, with Chivon Ou '23, Charlie Menke '22, Maya Phares-Rendon '20, and Sai Tanguturu '20, School of Nursing
"Meanings of the Human Body from the Perspective of Future Nurses"
Radana Dvorak, PhD, and Ben Tribelhorn, PhD, with Hayden Liao '21 and Sarah Schibel '21, School of Engineering
"Ethical Accountability in Intelligent Machines"
Martin Monto, PhD, and Emma Howard ’20, College of Arts and Sciences: Sociology and Social Work
"Unequal Distribution of Environmental Risks and Hazards in Portland, Oregon"
Andrew Downs, PhD, and Chloe Tanega ’19, College of Arts and Sciences: Psychology
"Addictive Technology: Ethical Implications of Behavioral Engineering"
Benjamin Gallegos, PhD, and Alyssa Yoshimura ’20, School of Education
"At a Crisis with the Lack of Special Education Teachers Serving Students with Disabilities: An Ethical Dilemma in Teaching and Learning"
David Turnbloom, PhD, and Jonathan Wiley ’19, College of Arts and Sciences: Theology and Environmental Science
"Academic Liturgies: Archaeology as Formation"
Randy Hetherington, EdD, and Sundey Christen ’18, School of Education
"Decision to Retain: A Moral and Ethical Dilemma for Teaching Professionals"
Ami Ahern Rindell, PhD, and Raluca Gosman ’18, College of Arts and Sciences: Biology
"Ethical Issues Regarding the Research of Ancient Human Remains"
Teri Grimmer, CPA, CGMA, MS, and McKenzie Ervin ’18, Pamplin School of Business Administration
"Crime or Compassion: The Analysis of Pink Collar Crime"
Kevin Jones, PhD, MSW, and Sarah Cook ’18, College of Arts and Sciences: Social Work
"Applying and Disseminating an Ethical Decision Making Casebook for Youth Mentoring Programs and Participants"
Lorretta Krautscheid, PhD, and Laura Mood, PhD, with Taylor Mossman ’14, ’17 and Marie Wagner ’17, School of Nursing
"Transdisciplinary Applied Ethics Curriculum: Innovative Interventions Promoting Moral Agency, Resilience, and an Ethical Healthcare Milieu"
Cara Poor, PhD, and Antonia Molina ’17, Shiley School of Engineering
"Ignoring the Problem Won't Make It Go Away: Ethical Responsibilities of Civil Engineers"
Nicole Ralston, PhD, and Mary Shortino-Buck ’17 EdD, School of Education
"Mandates vs. Beliefs: How Do Teaching Professionals Address Ethical Dilemmas?"
Nicole Hanig, DMA, and Catherine Jacobs ’18, College of Arts and Sciences: Performing and Fine Arts
"Music and Poetry: Contemplating Ethics through Art Song"
Andrew Guest, PhD, and Jesse Dunn ’16, College of Arts and Sciences: Psychology
"The Ethics of Sport as Public Scholarship: Social Science Perspectives on Sports Culture"
Ellen Lippman, PhD, and Grace Holmes ’16, Pamplin School of Business Administration
"Perceptions of Ethical Lapse: White Collar Crimes and Crimes of Our Neighbors"
Amber Vermeesch, PhD, RN, FNP-C, and Derek Simmons ’17 DNP, School of Nursing
"Investigating Current Issues Prohibiting Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate Students from Voicing Their Values During Ethical Dilemmas in the Clinical Environment"
Amber Vermeesch, PhD, RN, FNP-C, and Derek Simmons ’17 DNP, School of Nursing
"Investigating Current Issues Prohibiting Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate Students from Voicing Their Values During Ethical Dilemmas in the Clinical Environment"
Heather Dillon, PhD, and Loreal Camp ’15, Shiley School of Engineering
"Quantifying Ethics Exposure in Mechanical Engineering"
Hannah Callender, PhD, and Hannah Biegel ’15, College of Arts and Sciences: Mathematics
"The Role of Mathematical Models in Attenuating or Accentuating Ethical Dilemmas"
Hannah Callender, PhD, and Hannah Biegel ’15, College of Arts and Sciences: Mathematics
"The Role of Mathematical Models in Attenuating or Accentuating Ethical Dilemmas"
Amelia Ahern-Rindell, PhD, and Alex Quackenbush ’15, College of Arts and Sciences: Biology
"Ethics Tutorial for Students Engaging in Undergraduate Biological Research"
Lorretta Krautscheid, PhD, and Justin Britton ’14, School of Nursing
"Micro-Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice Settings: A Qualitative Investigation of Student Nurse Experiences"
Lorretta Krautscheid, PhD, and Justin Britton ’14, School of Nursing
"Micro-Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice Settings: A Qualitative Investigation of Student Nurse Experiences"
Brian Adams, PhD, and Colin Mahoney, Pamplin School of Business Administration
"Issues in Finance: Planning a Financial Ethics Symposium"
Karen Eifler, PhD, and Cady Anderson ’13, School of Education
"Ethics from the Teaching Trenches: A Principled Framework for Differentiated Instruction"
Lorretta Krautscheid, PhD, and Molly Brown ’13, School of Nursing
"Micro-Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice Settings: A Qualitative Investigation of Student Nurse Experiences"
Lorretta Krautscheid, PhD, and Molly Brown ’13, School of Nursing
"Micro-Ethical Decisions in Clinical Practice Settings: A Qualitative Investigation of Student Nurse Experiences"
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