Jennifer Sandoval (she/her/ella)

Research using psychophysiological methods holds great promise for refining clinical assessment, identifying risk factors, and informing treatment. Unfortunately, unique methodological features of existing approaches limit inclusive research participation and, consequently, generalizability. This brief overview and commentary provides a snapshot of the current state of representation in clinical psychophysiology, with a focus on the forms and consequences of ongoing exclusion of Black participants. We illustrate issues of inequity and exclusion that are unique to clinical psychophysiology, considering intersections among social constructions of Blackness and biased design of current technology used to measure electroencephalography, skin conductance, and other signals. We then highlight work by groups dedicated to quantifying and addressing these limitations. We discuss the need for reflection and input from a wider variety of stakeholders to develop and refine new technologies, giv...

In light of a national reckoning with racism in the U.S., many instructors are assessing their own pedagogical practices with regard to handling these topics in their classrooms. In developing my authentic teaching philosophy over the course of 18 years, I have adapted many practices I used in my prior career in dispute resolution. To clarify, I center classroom engagement around what Hart (2007) describes as “a pedagogy of interiority.” Classroom engagement focuses on connection rather than correction as we help students develop their “authentic inner potentials” (p. 2). I regularly challenge myself to invite students to develop their authentic personal selves via contemplation and reflexivity. In doing so, we move from a teacher-centered focus to a student-centered one derived from a relational partnership with them. By focusing on connection rather than correction, we create an environment of curiosity, compassion, and intensive reflection where students come to know themselves a...

As the industry of international fertility tourism has continued to grow around the world India has become a hotbed of controversy around the practice of commercial surrogacy. Some estimates claim that over 5,000 babies are born every year in India via surrogacy. With transnational surrogacy becoming a more widely known reproductive alternative, there are ongoing debates both in academia and the media regarding the extent to which women are empowered while also protected in the current structure of surrogacy. The resulting arrangement between intended parents, healthcare providers, surrogates and other agencies has become incredibly complex and wrought with challenges. As Shome & Hegde (2002a) have pointed out, the current state of globalization creates processes by which economic and cultural power lines shift rapidly. In light of the industry growth, the government and the Indian Council of Medical Research proposed guidelines and legislation aimed to regulate the Assisted Reproductive Technology industry that benefited from specific medical tourism trends. This manuscript discusses the business of surrogacy and explores the implications of the proposed policy amidst a controversial ban of commercial surrogacy for international patients through a critical discourse analysis of the policy, bolstered by direct interviews with health providers and surrogates. The analysis explicates the complexity and paradoxes of the arrangement highlighting the agency of each stakeholder involved. Unsurprisingly, the analysis shows a lack of protection for individual surrogates and a privileging of intended parents interests and needs. However, there are also important opportunities for potential regulation that works towards all needs.

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