Rate My Professor Sara Goering

Goering's research interests include bioethics, neuroethics, philosophy of disability, neural engineering, relational agency, post-trial responsibilities in neural device trials, embedded ethics in neuroscience, disability and neurodiversity, and justice in neurotechnologies for disabled people. She has edited key books such as Philosophy in Schools: An Introduction for Philosophers and Teachers (Routledge, 2013), Achieving Justice in Genomic Translation: Rethinking the Pathway to Benefit (Oxford University Press, 2011), and "It Just Ain't Fair!" The Ethics of Health Care for African Americans (Praeger, 1994). Notable publications feature "Four ethical priorities for neurotechnologies and AI" (Nature, 2017), "Rethinking disability: the social model of disability and chronic disease" (Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2015), "Brain Pioneers and Moral Entanglement: An Argument for Post-Trial Responsibilities in Neural-Device Trials" (Hastings Center Report, 2024), and "Neurotechnology Ethics and Relational Agency" (Philosophy Compass, 2021). Her work has shaped ethical frameworks for neurotechnologies, influenced policy discussions on equity in genomics and brain-computer interfaces, and advanced transdisciplinary collaborations through grants and high-impact journals.