Celia B. Fisher is an American psychologist. She is the Marie Ward Doty professor of ethics at Fordham University in New York City, and director of its Center for Ethics Education.[1] Fisher is also the director of the HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI).[2][3] Fisher is the founding editor of the journal Applied Developmental Science[4] and serves on the IOM Committee on Clinical Research Involving Children[5] Dr. Fisher has over 300 publications and 8 edited volumes on children’s health research and services among diverse racial/ethnic, sexual and gender minority groups in the U.S. and internationally.[6] She has been funded by NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA, NIMHD, and NSF. Fisher is well-known for her federally funded research programs focusing on ethical issues and well-being of vulnerable populations including ethnic minority youth and families, LGBTQ+ youth, persons with HIV and substance use disorders, college students at risk for drinking problems, and adults with impaired consent capacity.[7] Recent publications include research on health equity for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and economically marginalized children, youth and young adults in areas including social determinants of sexual health, substance use, social media and offline discrimination, mental health and COVID-related distress and racial bias among Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic, Black and White adolescents and adults, and parental COVID-19 pediatric vaccine hesitancy across diverse populations.
Publications
editFisher wrote Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists,[8] and has co-edited other books including The Handbook of Ethical Research with Ethnocultural Populations and Communities[9] and Research with High-Risk Populations: Balancing Science, Ethics, and Law.[10]
Awards
edit- Lifetime achievement award of the Health Improvement Institute for human research protection, 2010[11]
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012[12]
- American Psychological Association Award for outstanding contributions to ethics education, 2017[13]
References
edit- ^ Faculty and Staff: Celia Fisher. Fordham University. Accessed June 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Fisher Presents with RETI Fellows at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities | Bioethics.net". bioethics.net. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Fordham Scholars Visit for Ethics Training - The NIH Record - June 14, 2019". nihrecord.nih.gov. June 14, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Lerner, Richard M. (January 2, 2015). "Celia B. Fisher: The Consummate Applied Developmental Scientist". Applied Developmental Science. 19 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1080/10888691.2014.993287. ISSN 1088-8691. S2CID 144097862.
- ^ "IOM Committee on Clinical Research Involving Children". nationalacademies.org. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Celia-Fisher
- ^ "Celia B. Fisher | Fordham".
- ^ Fisher, Celia B. (January 21, 2022). Decoding the Ethics Code: A Practical Guide for Psychologists. ISBN 978-1544362717.
- ^ Trimble, Joseph E.; Fisher, Celia B. (August 2005). The Handbook of Ethical Research with Ethnocultural Populations and Communities. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483365862.
- ^ Research with High-Risk Populations. American Psychological Association. 2009. ISBN 9781433804243. JSTOR j.ctv1chrt2f.
- ^ "Winners & Events". Health Improvement Institute. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Outstanding Contributions to Ethics Education". American Psychological Association. Retrieved May 21, 2019.