Rebecca Dresser Explained

Rebecca S. Dresser (born 5 April 1952) is an American legal scholar and medical ethicist.

Dresser earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and sociology at Indiana University Bloomington in 1973, followed by a master's of science in education at the same institution in 1975. She then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1979.^[1] She began teaching at the Washington University in St. Louis in 1983, was appointed Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law, and granted emeritus status upon retirement.^{[1] [2]} Between 1992 and 1993, Dresser returned to Harvard as faculty fellow of the Safra Center for Ethics.^[3]

She was diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck in 2006.^[4]

Selected publications

• Dresser, Rebecca. "Dworkin on Dementia: Elegant Theory, Questionable Policy". The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 25, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1995), pp. 32-38.
• Book: Beauchamp . Tom L. . Orlans . F. Barbara . Dresser . Rebecca . Morton . David B. . Gluck . John P. . The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice . 1998 . Oxford University Press . 9780195119084. ^[5]
• Book: Dresser . Rebecca . When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics . 2001 . Oxford University Press . 9780195143133. ^[6]
• Book: Dresser . Rebecca . Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer . 2012 . Oxford University Press . 9780199757848. ^[7]
• Book: Dresser . Rebecca . Silent Partners: Human Subjects and Research Ethics . 2016 . Oxford University Press . 9780190459277. ^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: Rebecca Dresser . 26 June 2022 . Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
2. News: Rebecca S. Dresser, JD, MS . 26 June 2022 . Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health.
3. News: Rebecca S. Dresser . 26 June 2022 . Safra Center for Ethics.
4. News: Fox . Timothy . Medical ethicists confront cancer in new book . 26 June 2022 . The Source . Washington University in St. Louis . 2 March 2012.
5. Reviews of The Human Use of Animals include:
   • Rowan . Andrew N. . Book review of The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice . Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science . 1999 . 2 . 2 . 151–153 . 10.1207/s15327604jaws0202_8.
   • Halder . Marlies . Book Review: The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice . Alternatives to Laboratory Animals . 2002 . 30 . 3 . 352 . 10.1177/026119290203000315. 145863405 . free .
   • Timothy Sprigge . Sprigge . T. L. S. . The Human Use of Animals: Case Studies in Ethical Choice . Journal of Medical Ethics . 1999 . 25 . 5 . 422 . 10.1136/jme.25.5.422 . 479275.
6. Jeremy Sugarman . Sugarman . Jeremy . When Science Offers Salvation: Patient Advocacy and Research Ethics. (Review: taking a hard look at advocacy in research) . The Hastings Center Report . November–December 2001 . 31 . 6 .
7. Mishra . Ruchika . Review of Rebecca Dresser, ed., Malignant: Medical Ethicists Confront Cancer . The American Journal of Bioethics . 2013 . 13 . 3 . 51–52 . 10.1080/15265161.2013.760985. 70904547 .
8. King . Nancy M. P. . Review: Speaking about Silence: The Need to Hear from Research Subjects . IRB: Ethics & Human Research . September–October 2017 . 39 . 5 . 19–20 . 26776040.