Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
Academic Affairs

Yvette Pearson

757-683-4423

2006 KOCH HALL
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Miami, (2002)

M.A. in Philosophy, University of Miami, (1997)

B.A. in Philosophy, University of San Diego, (1993)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Liu-Thompkins, Y. and Pearson, Y. E. "Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Genetic Tests & Services: Moral Perils and Practical Solutions/ Old Dominion University SEECR Grant" $17,000. - 2006
Pearson, Y. E. "Goodbye to Unbridled Medicine: Moving Toward Regulation of the Reproductive Technology Industry in the United States" $5,000. - August 2005

Expertise

Ethics
Robot Ethics, Bioethics (reproductive ethics, genetic testing, human embryonic stem cell research), Crisis Management Ethics
Philosophy
Applied/Practical Ethics (e.g., Robot Ethics, Health Care Ethics, Crisis Management Ethics, Research Ethics)

Articles

Saint John Iii, B. and Pearson, Y. E. (2016). Crisis Management and Ethics: Moving Beyond the Public-Relations-Person-as-Corporate-Conscience Construct. Journal of Media Ethics 31 (1).
Pearson, Y. E. and Borenstein, J. (2014). Creating "Companions" for Children: The Ethics of Designing Esthetic Features for Robots. Artificial Intelligence and Society 29 (1).
Borenstein, J. and Pearson, Y. E. (2013). Companion Robots and the Emotional Development of Children. Law, Innovation, and Technology 5 (2).
Pearson, Y. E. and Borenstein, J. (2013). The Intervention of Robot Caregivers and the Cultivation of Children's Capability to Play. Science and Engineering Ethics 19 (1).
Liu-Thompkins, Y. and Pearson, Y. E. (2012). Direct to Consumer marketing of Genetic Testing Services and Consumer Genetic Knowledge Gaps: Implications for Public Policy. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 31 (1) , pp. 42-57.
Pearson, Y. E. and Borenstein, J. (2010). Robot Caregivers: Harbingers of Expanded Freedom for All?. Ethics and Information Technology 12 (3) , pp. 277–288.
Borenstein, J. and Pearson, Y. E. (2009). Taking Conflicts of Interest Seriously without Overdoing It: Promises and Perils of Academic-Industry Partnerships. Journal of Academic Ethics 6 (3) , pp. 229-43.
Pearson, Y. E. (2007). Storks, Cabbage Patches, and the Right to Procreate. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 4 (no. 2 ) , pp. p. 105-115.

Books

St. John III, B. and Pearson, Y. E. (2017). Crisis Communication and Crisis Management: An Ethical Approach. Sage Publications, Inc.

Book Chapters

Pearson, Y. E. and Borenstein, J. (2016). The Ethical Impact of an Increased Presence of Robots on Human-Human Interaction (HHI) Within Aging Populations What Social Robots Can and Should Do.
Borenstein, J. and Pearson, Y. E. (2012). Robot Caregivers: Ethical Issues Across the Human Lifespan Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics (pp. 251-66) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Pearson, Y. E. (2010). Making Parents: Conventions, Intentions, and Biological Connections (pp. 194-206) Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Pearson, Y. E. (2009). Human Reproduction and Birth Medical Ethics and Humanities (pp. 245-71) Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Conference Proceeding

Pearson, Y. E. (2008). The Real Flaws in the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (pp. 42-45) The APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine .

Presentations

Pearson, Y. E. and Borenstein, J. (March 5, 2011). The Intervention of Robot Caregivers and the Cultivation of Children‟s Capability to Play Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting Cincinnati, OH.
Pearson, Y. E. and Liu-Thompkins, Y. (October 29, 2009). Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Genetic Testing Services and Consumer Genetic Knowledge Gaps: Implications for Public Policy Sixteenth Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics Niagra Falls, NY.
Pearson, Y. E. (March 19, 2008). The Real Flaws in the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act The Pacific Division American Philosophical Association Meeting .
Liu-Thompkins, Y. and Pearson, Y. E. ( 2007). Unique Challenges of Marketing Genetic Testing Services Online: Perspectives from the Fields of Marketing and Bioethics 14th International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference Chicago, IL.
Pearson, Y. E. (October 4, 2007). Ethical issues related to HPV vaccine presented as part of a panel discussion titled “Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: Lifesaving Advancement or Government Intrusion? Who Should Decide? Invited Talks .
Pearson, Y. E. (April 6, 2007). Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer for Research and Reproduction: Relevant Distinctions and a Look at the Ethical Issues The United States Military Academy at West Point .
Pearson, Y. E. (April 4, 2007). Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues and a Preliminary Analysis of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 The United States Military Academy at West Point .
  • 2014: University Professor, Old Dominion University
  • 2009: Robert L. Stern Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Letters

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