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Jonathan C. Herington, Ph.D.

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About Me

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics (SMD)

Credentials

Education

PhD | Australian National University. Philosophy. 2013

BA (Hons I) | University of Queensland. International Relations. 2007

BA | University of Queensland. Philosophy. 2006

BSc | University of Queensland. Microbiology. 2006

Research

My research focuses on the political philosophy of science, health and technology. More specifically, I use the tools of political philosophy to interrogate the governance of health technologies, dual-use research, fairness in machine-learning algorithms, resource allocation during health emergencie...
My research focuses on the political philosophy of science, health and technology. More specifically, I use the tools of political philosophy to interrogate the governance of health technologies, dual-use research, fairness in machine-learning algorithms, resource allocation during health emergencies, and secondary research ethics.

Publications

Journal Articles

Ethical Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Data Collection, Development, and Evaluation.

Herington J, McCradden MD, Creel K, Boellaard R, Jones EC, Jha AK, Rahmim A, Scott PJH, Sunderland JJ, Wahl RL, Zuehlsdorff S, Saboury B

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine.. 2023 October 12 Epub 10/12/2023.

Ethical Imperatives for Working With Diverse Populations in Digital Research.

Herington J, Connelly K, Illes J

Journal of medical Internet research.. 2023 September 1825 :e47884. Epub 09/18/2023.

Ethical Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Deployment and Governance.

Herington J, McCradden MD, Creel K, Boellaard R, Jones EC, Jha AK, Rahmim A, Scott PJH, Sunderland JJ, Wahl RL, Zuehlsdorff S, Saboury B

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine.. 2023 August 24 Epub 08/24/2023.

How Do Scientists Perceive the Relationship Between Ethics and Science? A Pilot Study of Scientists' Appeals to Values.

Linville CL, Cairns AC, Garcia T, Bridges B, Herington J, Laverty JT, Tanona S

Science and engineering ethics.. 2023 April 2529 (3):15. Epub 04/25/2023.

The Ethics of Implementing Emergency Resource Allocation Protocols.

Dees RH, Herington J, Chiafery M, Shand JC, D'Angio CT, Ching CL, Shaw MH

The Journal of clinical ethics.. 2023 34 (1):58-68. Epub 1900 01 01.

Examining physicists' ethical reasoning: a new methodology

Garcia, T; Solis, C; Linville, C; Bridges, B; Jones, W; Herington, J; Tanona, S; Laverty, JT.

Proceedings of the physics education research conference. 2022; : 200-205.

A phenomenographic study of scientists' beliefs about the causes of research misconduct

Cairns, AC; Linville, C; Garcia, T; Bridges, B; Tanona, S; Herington, J; Laverty, JT.

Research ethics. 2021; 17(4): 501-521.

Agent-based models of dual-use research restrictions

Wagner, E.; Herington, J.

British journal of philosophy of science. 2021; 72(2): 377-399.

The Social Risks of Science.

Herington J, Tanona S

The Hastings Center report.. 2020 November 50 (6):27-38. Epub 1900 01 01.

Measuring fairness in an unfair world

Herington, J.

Proceedings of the ACM conference on AI, ethics and society. 2020; : 286–292.

The contribution of security to well-being

Herington, J.

Journal of ethics and social philosophy. 2019; 14(3): 179-203.

Measuring the biases that matter: ethical & causal foundations of measures of algorithmic fairness

Glymour, B; Herington, J.

Proceedings of the ACM conference on fairness, accountability and transparency. 2019; : 269–278.

Against the autonomy argument for mandatory GMO labelling

Herington, J.

Public affairs quarterly. 2018; 32(2): 85-117.

Climate-related insecurity, loss and damage

Herington, J.

Ethics, Policy & Environment. 2017; 20(2): 184-194.

Health Security and Risk Aversion.

Herington J

Bioethics.. 2016 September 30 (7):479-89. Epub 03/16/2016.

What counts? Justifications, not labels.

Herington J, Dawson A, Draper H

The Hastings Center report.. 2015 45 (2):3. Epub 1900 01 01.

The limits of global health diplomacy: Taiwan's observer status at the world health assembly.

Herington J, Lee K

Globalization and health.. 2014 October 110 :71. Epub 10/01/2014.

Academic freedom and the professional responsibilities of applied ethicists: a comment on Minerva.

Dawson A, Herington J

Bioethics.. 2014 May 28 (4):174-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Live liver donation, ethics and practitioners: 'I am between the two and if I do not feel comfortable about this situation, I cannot proceed'.

Thomas EH, Bramhall SR, Herington J, Draper H

Journal of medical ethics.. 2014 March 40 (3):157-62. Epub 03/26/2013.

Obesity, liberty, and public health emergencies.

Herington J, Dawson A, Draper H

The Hastings Center report.. 2014 44 (6):26-35. Epub 06/11/2014.

The securitisation of avian influenza: International discourses and domestic politics in Asia

Curley, MG; Herington, J.

Review of International Studies. 2011; 37(1): 141-166.

Securitization of infectious diseases in Vietnam: the cases of HIV and avian influenza.

Herington J

Health policy and planning.. 2010 November 25 (6):467-75. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Security: dialogue across disciplines (2015)

Chapter: The concept of security: fear, liberty, and the state

Authors: Herington, J

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York 2015

Ethics & security aspects of infectious disease control (2012)

Chapter: The concept of security

Authors: Herington, J

Publisher: Ashgate, Burlington, VT 2012