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 provides guest lectures across GW's campus on health research ethics and genomics law and policy. For nearly a decade, Professor Callier 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.
Research
Professor Callier has nearly two decades of experience analyzing the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, especially genomics, aritifical intelligence, and data science health research.
Grants
Shawneequa Callier works in collaboration with multiple universities and multi-disciplinary teams to advance ethics frameworks related to cutting-edge technologies.
2017 Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents (GREAT) Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health.
2024 Mentor of the Year, Generation Hope, Washington, DC, 501c3
Teaching
- 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
Community Service
- Ben's Chili Bowl Foundation Board Member (2017-2022), Chair of the Board of Directors (2022-Present)
- Generation Hope Mentor (2016 - 2024
- Member, George Washington University Hospital Ethics Committee (2014 - 2024)
- Donor Advocate, George Washington University Transplant Institute (2015 - 2018)
- Coach, The Interdisciplinary Student Community-Oriented Prevention Enhancement Service (ISCOPES), George Washington University (2011 - 2015)
- Special Volunteer, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health (2011 - Present)
- Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee, African-American/Caribbean Education Association, Inc (2007-Present)
Programs
- Clinical and Translational Research