University of Rhode Island
Chippewa Falls, WI
Elizabeth Buchanan, PhD, is Director of the Office of Research Support Services and Staff Senior Research Scientist at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Marshfield Wisconsin. Dr. Buchanan earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ethics and Information Transfer) in 1999 and a Master of Information Science in 1996 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She was Associate Professor in the UWM School of Information Studies until 2011. Most recently, Dr. Buchanan was the Endowed Chair in Ethics and Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. In her role she oversaw RCR, IRB, IACUC, grants, contracts, agreements, and student research initiatives.
Dr. Buchanan’s scholarship focuses on the intersections of ethics, regulations, and research. She has written numerous articles and has presented her work on research ethics boards and Internet research, social media, and big data, across a wide range of journals and venues. Dr. Buchanan was a primary co-author to the 2012 Association of Internet Researchers Ethics Guidelines and to the 2013 Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Ethics Considerations and Recommendations Concerning Internet Research and Human Subjects Regulations. She is a frequent speaker at the PRIM&R Advancing Ethical Research conferences, and also conference co-chair (2018-2020); she’s keynoted frequently to agencies such as NIST and NIH, as well as many universities across the United States and internationally. She has been on the faculty for the Fordham University’s Research Ethics Training Institute since 2019. Dr. Buchanan’s research has been supported by such sponsors as the National Science Foundation, Fulbright, Welcomme Trust, and many institutional and UW system awards. She served on the Board of Directors, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) (2016-2021) and on the Board of Directors for the Open Door Clinic, a community resource in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. She previously served on the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility (2013-2017), where she contributed to the 2017 Statement on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.
Sunday, December 3, 2023
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET