PART 1, A Joint Online Symposium presented by CVMST and SRPoiSE

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the Center for Values and the Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of/in Science and Engineering hosted a joint online Symposium on broad topics on values in science, scientific communication, expertise, and engaged philosophy.
Part 1 includes Welcome Remarks and a talk by Morgan Thompson on "Values in Measures of Racial Discrimination in Public Health Research".
[00:15] - Welcome Remarks
[01:28] - Thompson: Values in Measures of Racial Discrimination in Public Health Research
[33:17] - Q and A
ABSTRACT
Researchers in public health are interested in measuring the impact of racism on health, but in order to do so, they must choose among different measures of racial discrimination or even related measures of stress. I explore how epistemic and ethical values might play a role in these decisions. In particular, decisions about which measure to use involve different assumptions relating to two problems: the attributional ambiguity problem and the intersectional experiences problem. This project contributes to a larger literature demonstrating the relevance of value-laden research choices that influence what evidence can serve as the evidential basis for claims.
MORGAN THOMPSON
Morgan Thompson is a postdoctoral researcher at Bielefeld University. Her work focuses on the role of values in the operationalization and explication of concepts in science and medicine. She also works on identifying the causes of underrepresentation of women and Black students in philosophy.
ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology's mission is to understand, evaluate, and improve the ethical and cultural influences on and implications of medicine, science, and technology. This mission is driven by several key ideas: Innovation led by the heart as well as the head. Science that is ethically and socially responsible. Medicine--practiced with compassion and wisdom. Social and cultural change informed by the best science and technology. Using creativity, knowledge, and intelligence to make the world a better place in which to live.
ABOUT SRPoiSE
The Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of/in Science and Engineering (SRPoiSE) Meetings support work done in collaboration with and fostering reflection by
scientists, engineers, medical researchers and professionals, policymakers, science communicators, or wider public; and work that reflects on how to collaborate more effectively
across these groups and overcome institutional and conceptual barriers to collaboration.