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SUMMER 2012
Curriculum Vitae
JOSHUA SETH CRITES, PH.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PRESENT
PAST
Address: Penn State College of Medicine
Department of Humanities, H134
500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
Email: jcrites@psu.hmc.edu
Phone: (717) 531-8778
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA
Director, Research Ethics Consultation Service, Penn State College of Medicine and Hershey
Medical Center, Hershey PA
2010-2012 Fellow, Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics, Cleveland Clinic
Foundation, Cleveland OH
2009-2011 Senior Research Associate, Center for Management Research in Healthcare,
Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland OR
2008-2009 Instructor, Division of Engineering Management, School of Engineering,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
2007-2009 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Management Research in
Healthcare, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
2007-2008 Faculty Mentor, “Vanderbilt Visions,” Vanderbilt University Nashville TN
2007 Ph.D. in Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
Dissertation: Liberalism and Multiculturalism: A Philosophical Dilemma
Advisor: Professor Robert B. Talisse
2006-2007 Adjunct Professor, Department of History, Politics, and Philosophy, Lipscomb
University, Nashville TN
2003-2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Philosophy, Belmont University, Nashville TN
2001-2007 Grader and Graduate Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville TN
2001 M.A. in Philosophy, Kent State University, Kent OH
1999-2001 Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, Kent State University, Kent OH
1999 B.A. in Philosophy (Cum Laude), Kent State University, Kent OH
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SCHOLARSHIP
PUBLICATIONS
• Crites JS, Kodish ED. “Unrealistic Optimism and the Ethics of Phase I Cancer Research,” Journal
of Medical Ethics, under review
• Crites JS, Harter TD, Furman LM, Daly BJ. “Inconsistency in IRB Member Attitudes toward
Compensation in Pediatric Research,” IRB: Ethics & Human Research, under review
• Crites J. “Are More Trials Really the Answer Putting Behavioral Equipoise in Check,”
American Journal of Bioethics, February 2011; 2(11): 16-17
• Crites J. “Review of Will Kymlicka’s Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International
Politics of Diversity,” Journal of Moral Philosophy, 2011; 8(1): 153-157
• Dilts DM, Cheng SK, Crites JS, Sandler AB, Doroshow JH. “Phase III Clinical Trial Development: A
Process of Chutes and Ladders,” Clinical Cancer Research, 2010 November 15; 16 (22): 5381-5389
• Dilts DM, Sandler AB, Cheng SK, Crites JS, Ferranti LB, Wu AY, Finnigan S, Friedman S, Mooney M,
Abrams J. “Steps and Time to Process Clinical Trials at the Cancer Therapy and Evaluation
Program,” Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009 April 10; 27 (11): 1761-1766
• Dilts DM, Sandler A, Cheng S, Crites J, Ferranti L, Wu A, Gray R, MacDonald J, Marinucci D, Comis R
“Development of Clinical Trials in a Cooperative Group Setting: The Eastern Cooperative
Oncology Group,” Clinical Cancer Research 2008 Jun 1; 14 (11):3427-3433
CURRENT RESEARCH
• Director, Research Ethics Consultation Service, Penn State College of Medicine and Hershey
Medical Center
o Research Focus: Developing a research ethics consultation service as part of the Ethics and
Regulatory Key Function Area of the Penn State University Clinical and Translational Science
Institute.
PRESENTATIONS, GUEST LECTURES, AND INVITED TALKS
• “Treatment Decisions in the Context of Traumatic Injury: A Case Study,” Bioethics @ Noon
Lecture Series, MetroHealth System, Cleveland OH: January 2012
• “Introduction,” Office of Civic Education Initiatives, Introduction to Bioethics Distance Learning
Course, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland OH: January 2012
• “Fostering Hope, Challenging Misconceptions & Evaluating Optimism: An Ethical Analysis of
Cases and Concepts,” Department of Bioethics Works in Progress, Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland OH: January 2012
• “The Ethics of Cancer Research,” Foundations in Bioethics (Master’s course, with Shlomo
Koyfman, MD), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH: December 2011
• “IRB Reviews and the Proposed Rule Changes,” Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics
(journal club format, with Murray Altose, MD), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center:
November 2011
• “Discussing DNR Orders with Families,” Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,
IQ+ Session for 3 rd Year Medical Students: November 2011
• “Therapeutic Orphanhood: A Generation Found, A Generation Lost,” Panel Presentation,
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN: October
2011
• “Disclosure of Research Results to Study Participants,” Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced
Bioethics (journal club format with Kathryn Weise, MD), Cleveland Clinic: July 2011

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• “Informed Consent,” Cardiology Fellows Noon Conference Series (with Eric Kodish, MD),
Cleveland Clinic: June 2011
• “Balancing on the Razor’s Edge: Therapeutic Misconception and Hope in Clinical Research,”
Bioethics Research Day, Cleveland Clinic: May 2011
• “Objectivity, Advocacy, & Everywhere in Between: The Ethicist’s Role when a Patient Refuses
Therapy,” Department of Bioethics In-Depth Case Review (with Anne Lederman Flamm, JD),
Cleveland Clinic: May 2011
• “Professional Transitions,” Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series, Kent State University:
April 2011
• “Justice,” Foundations In Bioethics (Master’s course), Case Western Reserve University: March
2011
• “Religious Issues and Ethical Conflicts,” Internal Medicine Residents Noon Conference Series
(with Martin Smith, STD), Cleveland Clinic: March 2011
• “Research Ethics: Patient Access to Unapproved Drugs,” Office of Civic Education Initiatives,
Introduction to Bioethics Distance Learning Course, Cleveland Clinic: February 2011
• “Surrogate Decision-Making,” Bioethics: Dilemmas (undergraduate course), Case Western Reserve
University: January 2011
• “The Ethics of Cancer Research,” Foundations in Bioethics (with Shlomo Koyfman, MD), Case
Western Reserve University: November 2010
• “Therapeutic Misconception,” Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics (journal club format,
with Murray Altose, MD), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center: November 2010
• National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening
Clinical Trials at NCI CCR, with Recommendations for Improvement” (co-authored with David
Dilts, Alan Sandler, and Steven Cheng), Bethesda, MD: September 2008
• Fox Chase Extramural Research: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at Fox
Chase Extramural Research” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori
Ferranti, Amy Wu), Philadelphia, PA: May 2008
• Fox Chase Cancer Center: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials at Fox Chase
Cancer Center” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy
Wu), Philadelphia, PA: May 2008
• “Political Multiculturalism: Is Leaving Others Alone Really the Answer” Paper Presentation,
Midwest Political Science Association National Conference, Chicago, IL: April 2008
• NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program: “A Process & Timing Study of Opening Clinical Trials
at CTEP” (co-authored with David Dilts, Alan Sandler, Steven Cheng, Lori Ferranti, Amy Wu),
Rockville, MD: February 2008
• “The Usefulness of John Dewey’s Theory of Community.” Paper Presentation, Seventh Annual
Philosophy Graduate Student Conference, Kent State University, April 2000.
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
• Senior Scholar, Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health and Science University: Spring
2009-July 2010
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Center for Ethics: Fall 2006
• Kendall Berry Ethics Dissertation Prospectus Prize: Fall 2006

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• Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Philosophy: Spring 2002-Fall 2003
• Graduate Student Fellowship, Interdisciplinary Program in Social and Political Thinking:
Summer 2002
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
• Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Philosophy: Fall 1999-Spring 2001
• Distinguished Graduate in Philosophy Award: Spring 1999
• Induction into Eta Sigma Phi (the national honorary society for classics): Fall 1998
• Dean’s List, Kent State University, Fall 1997-Spring 1999
TEACHING HISTORY
COURSES TAUGHT (PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED)
Applied Behavioral Science (3 sections total)
Business and Professional Ethics (2 sections total)
Computers and Ethics (Muslim student discussion group leader, 5 sections as grader)
Ethics (1 section)
Ethical Theory (4 sections total)
Formal Logic (3 sections total, 1 as grader)
General Logic/Critical Thinking (6 sections total, 2 as TA)
Healthcare Ethics for Nursing Students (1 section, online)
Introduction to Philosophy (11 sections total, 2 as TA)
Introduction to Philosophy (writing intensive, 2 sections total)
Philosophy of Mind (1 section as grader)
*FULL TEACHING PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
SERVICE
2012 Member Educator, Ethics Committee, University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
2011-2012 Curriculum Development and Course Moderation, Cleveland Clinic Office of Civic
Education Bioethics Distance Learning Course
2010-2012 Committee Member, REAL (Research Education, Awareness, and Learning, a
community outreach group aimed at educated the general public about
research participation), Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative, Case
Western Reserve University
Spring 2003 Speaker’s Committee, Department of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
Fall 2001 Graduate Student Representative to Vanderbilt Philosophy Department Faculty
2000-2001 Graduate Student Senator, Kent State University
President, Kent State University Philosophy Graduate Student Association
1998-1999 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Representative, Kent State University
Department of Philosophy
Undergraduate Grievance Committee Representative, Kent State University Department
of Philosophy
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2010-present American Society of Bioethics and Humanities
1999-present American Philosophical Association