Dr. Yarborough holds the Ph.D. Degree in philosophy from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a Professor in the Colorado School of Public Health and Director of the Center for Bioethics & Humanities.

Contact Information:
Office phone: 303.724.3991
Office fax: 303.724.3997
Email: Mark.Yarborough@ucdenver.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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