BIOs

MAIN PANEL DISCUSSION

Samuel Barondes is currently a Jeanne and Sanford Robertson Professor and Director of the Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco. He has authored three books and over 200 research articles, and recently served as the Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Institute of Mental Health.

Joseph Glenmullen is currenty a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. He is the author of Prozac Backlash and The Antidepressant Solution, and has testified at numerous FDA hearings on the implications of antidepressants. He has also been interviewed on NBC's The Today Show, ABC News' 20/20, CNN, Fox News, PBS, and National Public Radio for his knowledge on antidepressants.

Valerie Gray Hardcastle is Professor and Head of the Department of Science and Technology in Society and Director of the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech. She has authored five books on the interrelations between cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, and teaches graduate classes on philosophical psychopathology, philosophy of biology, philosophical aspects of cognitive science, and consciousness studies.

David Kidner is a currently a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Trent Polytechnic/Nottingham Trent University. He is also an Associate Fellow for the British Psychological Society, and a Fulbright Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology for Lyndon State University. He currently serves as a Member for the Association of Humanistic Psychology.

E. Haaivi Morreim is currently a Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, in the Department of Human Values and Ethics. She also has a joint appointment as Professor in the Division of Health Services and Policy Research, Department of Preventive Medicine.

Moderator

Joe Pitt, Department of Philosophy, Virginia Tech, received his A.B in Philosophy from the College of William and Mary in 1966 and his M.A. (Philosophy, 1970) and Ph.D. (Philosophy, 1972) from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. He arrived at Virginia Tech in 1971 and except for some visits to the University of Pittsburgh Center for the Philosophy of Science, he has pursued his academic career here.

BACKGROUND SESSIONS

Moderators

Brad Kelley "Mind-body identity and its relevance to psycho-pharmaceuticals"

Brad is an Instructor in the Department of Philosophy. He is also currently enrolled in the STS/Philosophy program and is now writing on his dissertation. Brad has previously done graduate philosophy work at Ohio State University and Florida State University.

Doris Zallen, "The problems with clinical trials of psychoactive drugs in adults and children"

Doris is a Harvard graduate and professor of science and technology studies at Virginia Tech. She is the author of three books covering subjects including science, morality, and genetic testing, and has served on three advisory committees for the National Institutes of Health. She recently completed an appointment at the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University.

Lee Cooper, "The Value and Function of Depression"

The purpose of this panel is to discuss and explore the potential value and
adaptive function of depression for individuals and in our society.

Kathleen Jones "The History of Youth Suicide"

This panel examines the history of youth suicide in the United States,
including the various explanations for rising rates of adolescent suicide in
the second half of the twentieth century.

Robert Stephens, "The Psychoparmacological Revolution: Antidepressants in Historical Context"

This panel will examine the longer history of the debates over the proper role
of drugs in regulating human consciousness over the course of the twentieth
century.

Jody Roberts, Chris Hayes, "Cultural representations of antidepressants"

Joe Germana is currently in the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech.

Katheryn Allen is a professor of family studies in the department of human development at Virginia Tech. She has received numerous awards in teaching excellence and commitment to diversity in the classroom at Virginia Tech, and teaches classes on family relationships, addiction and the family, and human sexuality.