Mentor Areas
Dominic Sisti, PhD, is director of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care and assistant professor in the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds secondary appointments in the Department of Psychiatry, where he directs the ethics curriculum in the residency program, and in the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Sisti's research examines the ethics of mental health care services and policies, including long-term psychiatric care for individuals with serious mental illness, and ethical issues in prison & jail healthcare. He also studies the philosophical, ethical, and policy implications of defining and redefining mental disorders in the DSM. Most recently, Dr. Sisti has been studying the ethical implications of psychedelic research and treatment.
Description:
Project topics will vary but all will require advanced writing and critical thinking skills. Interested students should contact Professor Sisti to discuss possibilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellence in written, verbal, and electronic communications.
- Knowledge about or lived experience with mental health service delivery.
- General familiarity psychiatric disorders, the DSM, and psychopharmacology.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Junior, Senior
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
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Yes
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No
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No
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