The Center for Bioethics & Health Law was founded to draw together faculty from across the University who shared research interests in bioethical issues. Research—empirical, conceptual, and philosophical—remains the core activity of the Center. Center faculty collaborate with each other and colleagues around the university and globe to address pressing ethical, legal, and policy issues. Employing research staff from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, as well as collaborating with students, faculty pursue research on a variety of topics, including:
Empirical Research
- Aging
- Behavioral and Psychiatric Research
- Clinical Communication and Informed Consent
- End-of-Life Decision Making
- Gender, Race, and Class in Health Care
- Human Subjects Research
- Information Technologies in Health Care
- Long-Term Care
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Palliative Care
- Privacy
- Quality Assurance
- Quality of Life
Theoretical, Legal, and Policy Research
Collaborations Across the Campus
Center faculty collaborate with members of a variety of University research centers and institutes, including:
- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP)
- Center for Global Health
- Center for Health Equity
- Center for Philosophy of Science
- Clinical & Translation Science Institute (CTSI)
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
- Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication
- Institute to Enhance Palliative Care
- Institute for Precision Medicine
- Magee-Womens Research Institute
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- The RAND-University of Pittsburgh Health Institute (RUPHI)
- University Center for Social and Urban Research