Faculty Profile - Amy Zarzeczny

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Amy Zarzeczny is a recent appointment to the faculty at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. She obtained her Master of Laws with distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and prior to joining the school, held an academic trust appointment as a research associate at the University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute. Zarzeczny’s previous research has focused on health law and policy issues, in particular, legal, social and ethical challenges associated with different areas of emerging biotechnology including stem cell research, neuroimaging and genetics. In addition to her research agenda, she will be offering an elective course in health law and policy, and will be teaching the current JSGS 817 Health Policy course. Zarzeczny will also contribute to the school’s workshops and other training programs, including those offered to health officials in both the Government of Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health and various health regions in the province. She is also involved in the development of the proposed new Master of Health Administration program.

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Areas of Interest

• Health law;
• Health policy;
• Science and research policy; Ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) associated with emerging biotechnology

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Book Chapters & Contributions to Edited Volumes

• Amy Zarzeczny, Christen Rachul & Timothy Caulfield, “The Phenomenon of Stem Cell Tourism”, in Progenitor and stem cell technologies and therapies: Principles and Issues (Vol 1), Atala, A. ed. (Woodhead Publishing, forthcoming).
• Ciara Toole, Amy Zarzeczny & Timothy Caulfield, “Research Ethics Challenges in Neuroimaging Research – A Canadian Perspective”, in International Neurolaw – A Comparative Analysis, Spranger, T.M. eds. (Springer, forthcoming).
• Amy Zarzeczny & Timothy Caulfield, “Public Representations of Neurogenetics”, in Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics, J. Illes and B.J. Sahakian eds. (Oxford University Press, 2011).
• Ubaka Ogbogu & Amy Zarzeczny, “Effects of commercialisation on public opinion and trust of stem cell research“, in Translational Stem Cell Research: Issues Beyond the Debate on the Moral Status of the Human Embryo, Hermerén, G., Hug, K. eds. (Springer Humana Press, 2011).
• Tracey Bailey, Amy Zarzeczny, Timothy Caulfield, “Genetics and the Law”, in Canadian Health Law Practice Manual, May 2010.

Articles

• Timothy Caulfield, Christen Rachul, Amy Zarzeczny & Henrik Walter, “Mapping the Coverage of Neuroimaging Research” (2010) 7(3) SCRIPTed 421-428.
• Amy Zarzeczny, Christen Rachul, Matthew Nisbet & Timothy Caulfield, “Stem cell clinics in the news” (2010) 28 Nature Biotechnology 1243-1246.
• Timothy Caulfield & Amy Zarzeczny, “Popular Culture Representations of Science: Views from the Canadian Stem Cell Research Community” (2010) 6 Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 337-339.
• Christen Rachul, Amy Zarzeczny, Tania Bubela & Timothy Caulfield, “Stem Cell Research in the News: More than a Moral Status Debate?” (2010) 7(2) SCRIPTed 311-323.
• Timothy Caulfield, Christen Rachul & Amy Zarzeczny, “‘Neurohype’ and the Name Game: Who’s to Blame?” (2010) 1(2) American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 13-15.
• Amy Zarzeczny & Timothy Caulfield, “Stem Cell Tourism & Doctors’ Duties to Minors” (2010) 10(5) American Journal of Bioethics 3-15.
• Amy Zarzeczny, “Field Notes” (2010) 18(2) Health Law Review 3.
• Timothy Caulfield, Christopher Scott, Insoo Hyun, Robin Lovell-Badge, Kazuto Kato, Amy Zarzeczny, "Stem cell research policy and iPS cells" (2010) 7(1) Nature Methods 28-33.
• Amy Zarzeczny, Christopher Scott, Insoo Hyun, Jami Bennett, Jennifer Chandler, Sophie Chargé, Heather Heine, Rosario Isasi, Kazuto Kato, Robin Lovell-Badge, Kelly McNagny, Duanqing Pei, Janet Rossant, Azim Surani, Patrick L. Taylor, Ubaka Ogbogu, Timothy Caulfield, "iPS Cells: Mapping the Policy Issues" (2009) 139(6) Cell 1032-1037.
• Timothy Caulfield, Amy Zarzeczny, Jennifer McCormick, et al. “The Stem Cell Research Environment: A Patchwork of Patchworks” (2009) 5(2) Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 82-88.
• Amy Zarzeczny, & Timothy Caulfield, “Emerging ethical, legal and social issues associated with stem cell research and the current role of the moral status of the embryo” (2009) 5(2) Stem Cell Reviews and Reports 96-101.
• Amy Zarzeczny, “Legal Policies Steer Direction of Stem Cell Research” (2009) 28(48) The Lawyers Weekly 15-16.
• Timothy Caulfield, Amy Zarzeczny, Jennifer McCormick, et al. “International stem cell environments: a world of difference” (2009) Nature Reports Stem Cells. Published online April 16, 2009: doi:10.1038/stemcells.2009.61

Current Courses

• JSGS 817 - Health Policy
• JSGS 835AT - Health Law and Policy