Dr. Yarborough holds the Ph.D. Degree in philosophy from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics and Director of the Center for Bioethics & Humanities.

Contact Information:
Office phone: 303.315.5177
Office fax: 303.315.0820
Email: Mark.Yarborough@uchsc.edu

Education:
1977 B.A. Religion & Philosophy, Berry College
1980 M.A. Philosophy, University of Tennessee
1984 Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Tennessee

Selected Publications:
Sharp, R R, and Yarborough, M. Informed Trust and the Financing of Biomedical Research. The Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics, Summer, 2006:460-464.
Yarborough M. Deciding for Others at the End of Life: Storytelling and Moral Agency. Journal of Clinical Ethics, 16(2):127-143, 2005
Yarborough M, Sharp R. Restoring and Preserving Trust in Biomedical Research. Academic Medicine, 2002;77:8-14
Yarborough M. Adults are not Big Children: Examining Surrogate Consent to Research Using Adults with Dementia. Cambridge Quarterly Review of Healthcare Ethics, 2002;11:160-168
Yarborough, M; Scott, J;, and Dixon, L. The Role of Beneficence in Clinical Genetics: Non-Directive Counseling Reconsidered. Theoretical Medicine 1989; 10:139-149

Selected Professional Service:
Genetics Advisory Committee, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Secretary, Board of Directors
Ethical Legal and Social Issues Working Group, Alpha-1 Foundation
Scientific Advisory Board, Center on Antisocial Drug Dependence, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 2004 – present
Advisory Committee, Washington Department of Health, Delivering Genetic Services Project
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Medical Humanities

Current Research Emphasis:
Research Integrity and Research Ethics
Ethics and Surrogate Consent
Interprofessional Ethics Education

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