Faculty Profile
Andrea L. Kalfoglou, Ph.D.
Academic Degrees
B.A., Political and Social Thought,
PhD,
Research Fellowship, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, NHGRI, NIH 2005-7
Sociology/Anthropology
Departmental Address
Email: akalfogl@umbc.edu
Phone: 410-455-2061
Fax: 410-455-1154
Course Syllabi
SOC/HAPP 354 The Social Basis of Community and Public Health
HAPP 412 Research Methods in Health
Research and
Professional Experience
Andrea L. Kalfoglou, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of
sociology/anthropology in the health administration and policy program. She has extensive experience in ethical and
health-policy analysis related to human reproduction, genetics, and research
ethics. She recently completed a
Research Fellowship in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human
Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health where she was the
project director of the Multiplex Initiative.
Prior to her fellowship, she was the Social Science Research Coordinator
at the Genetics and Public Policy Center, Berman Institute of Bioethics,
Keywords
Health administration and policy, bioethics, public health ethics, public policy, women’s health, assisted reproductive technology, infertility, genetics, research ethics
Honors and Awards
NIH Intramural Loan Repayment Program
for Clinical Research, NIH, 2005-2008.
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
for Clinical Research, NIH, 2003-2005.
Marcia Pines Prize in Bioethics,
Student paper award, American Association of
Bioethics, 1996
Social and Political Thought Honors
Program,
Current Research
Projects
Dr. Kalfoglou is currently studying the public’s attitudes towards preconception sex selection; the ethics of use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to create HLA matched siblings for the purpose of tissue donation; prenatal care providers’ attitudes about Cystic Fibrosis carrier screening; interest in and attitudes toward genetic testing for deafness; and the decisions that women make regarding continuing or discontinuing antidepressant drugs once they become pregnant.
Selected Publications
Withrow K, Burton S, Arnos K, Kalfoglou AL, Pandya A. Consumer Motivations for Pursuing Genetic Testing and their Preferences for the Provision of Genetic Services for Hearing Loss. J Genet Couns. 2008;17(3): 252-260.
Kalfoglou AL, Scott J, Hudson, K. Attitudes about preconception sex selection: A focus group study with Americans Hum Reprod 2008;23 (in press). http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/den329v1
Wade C and AL Kalfoglou. When do genetic researchers have a duty to recontact research participants? Amer J Bioethics 2006;6(6):26-7.
Kalfoglou AL, Scott J, and K Hudson. PGD patients’ and providers’ attitudes about the use and regulation of PGD. Reproductive Biomedicine Online 2005;11:486-496.
Mathews DJH, Kalfoglou A, and K
Baruch S, Huang A, Pritchard D, Kalfoglou A,
Javitt G, Borchelt R, Scott J, and K Hudson.
Human
Germline Genetic Modification: Issues and Options for Policymakers.
2005.
Kalfoglou AL, Doksum T, Bernhardt B, Geller G, LeRoy L, Mathews DJH, Evans JH, Doukas DJ, Reame N, Scott J, and K Hudson. Opinions about new reproductive genetic technologies: hopes and fears for our genetic future. Fertil Steril 2005;83: 1612-21.
Kalfoglou AL, Suthers K, Scott J, and K Hudson.
Kalfoglou AL, J Scott, and K Hudson.
Kalfoglou AL and NE Sung. Clinical Research Roundtable Report: What Inspires Clinical Research Trainees and Keeps Them on the Path? J Investig Med 2002 Nov.;50(6):408-413.
Kalfoglou AL. Navigating Conflict of Interest in Oocyte Donation. Amer J Bioethics. Fall 2001;1(4).
Boenning DA and
AL Kalfoglou. The future
of clinical research: the role of genomics, informatics, and evidence-based
medicine. J Investig Med. 2001 Jan;49(1):10-1.
Kalfoglou AL and DA Boenning. Exploring
public confidence in clinical research. J Investig Med. 2000 Nov;48(6):393-4.
Wolman D, Kalfoglou AL,
and L LeRoy. Medicare Payment
Methodology for Clinical Laboratory Services, Now and in the Future.
2000.
Kalfoglou AL and G Geller.
A follow-up study with oocyte donors exploring their experiences,
knowledge, and attitudes about the use of their oocytes and the outcome of
the donation. Fertil Steril. 2000 Oct;74(4):660-7.
Kalfoglou AL and G Geller. Navigating conflict of interest in oocyte donation: an analysis of oocyte donors' experiences. Women's Health Issues 2000;Sep-Oct;10(5):226-39.
Kalfoglou AL and J Gittelsohn. A qualitative follow-up
study of women’s experiences with oocyte donation.
Hum Repro 2000;15:798-805.
Kalfoglou AL. Looking
back, looking forward: The legacy of
the National Advisory Board on Ethics in Reproduction (NABER). Women’s
Health Issues 2000;10:92-104.
Professional
Societies
American Public Health
Association
American Society of
Bioethics and Humanities
American Society for
Reproductive Medicine
Feminist Approaches to
Bioethics
Preimplantation Genetic
Diagnosis International Society