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Shawneequa Callier Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership Office Phone: 202-994-4216 Email: Email Department: Clinical Research and Leadership |
Shawneequa Callier, J.D., M.A. Bioethics, is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). For over a decade, she has also served as a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH. Professor Callier teaches bioethics courses in the SMHS Translational Health Sciences Ph.D. program and occasionally teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in bioethics, health law, and genomics law and policy. Since 2014, Professor Callier has also served on the GW Hospital Ethics Committee.
Prior to joining the GW faculty, Professor Callier completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law, an interdisciplinary center for excellence funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute and located in the Bioethics Department of Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine. Earlier in her career, Professor Callier practiced healthcare law as an attorney in Washington, D.C. She also interned at the World Health Organization and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, examining international health research ethics policies and human genetics laws and guidelines.
Professor Callier has nearly two decades of experience analyzing the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies. Her scholarship and research have focused on precision medicine research and health disparities, data science ethics and equity, diversity and inclusion in genomic research, genomic incidental findings, the use of race in medicine and pharmacogenomics research, and genetic ancestry testing.
Google Scholar Website: https://tinyurl.com/calliers
Current Funding
06/01/22-03/31/26 1R01HG012402-01, NIH/NHGRI
Beyond the Medical: The ELSI of Polygenic Scores for Social Traits
PIs: Cadigan and Prince, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of Iowa
Role: Co-Investigator
09/20/21-07/31/26 U01MH127693, NIH/OD
Bridging Gaps in the ELSI of Data Science Health Research in Nigeria (BridgELSI)
PIs: Ogundiran and Adebamowo, West African Bioethics Center, University of Maryland
Role: Co-Investigator
03/26/20-12/31/24 R25TW011505, Fogarty International Center, NIH
United States-Mali Research Ethics Training Program
PIs: Hyder, Ndebele, Doumbia, GW Milken Institute, School of Public Health and University of Techniques and Technologies, University of Bamako
Role: Co-Investigator
Past Projects
Incidental Findings in Whole Genome Sequencing Research: Assessing the Roadblocks to Translation. Principal Investigator. Emerging Scholars Award. George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Perspectives on Genetic Testing, Genetic Research and Receiving Personalized Genomic Information among Persons of African Descent. Co-Investigator. Latham Foundation. Collaboration with investigators at Howard University (PI: Denise Scott).
Medicare Providers' Use of Race and Genetics in Medical Practice. Principal Investigator. National Collaborative on Aging, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Ethical Legal and Social Issues in Comparative Effectiveness Research on Personalized Genomic Medicine Co-Investigator. National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. Collaboration with investigators at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University (PI: Maxwell Mehlman).
2017 Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents (GREAT) Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health.
Bioethical Implications of Health Research
Current Issues in Bioethics
Health Care Law and Regulation
Health Policy and Health Care Systems
Grantsmanship in Translational Research
Legal and Medical Ethics in Integrative Medicine
Dentistry and the Law
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported a financial interest with the health care related companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the University and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.
