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2021 AER Conference

Welcome Remarks from PRIM&R's Board Chair and Executive Director, and AER21 Opening General Session: Advancing Justice and Equity in Research—How Can Research Stakeholders Be Agents of Change?

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Location: Livestreamed
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AER21 day one will begin with a welcome from the chair of PRIM&R's Board of Directors, Suzanne M. Rivera, PhD, MSW, and PRIM&R's Executive Director, Elisa A. Hurley, PhD, and will be followed by our opening general session, Advancing Justice and Equity in Research—How Can Research Stakeholders Be Agents of Change?.

Opening General Session Descriptor: Justice has been a foundational principle of research ethics since the publication of the Belmont Report in 1979. But, what does justice in research mean and look like today as we, as a society, confront structural injustice in all its manifestations? How do we reckon with the ways in which the research enterprise inherits and reproduces such injustice? What would a research enterprise oriented toward eliminating systemic injustice and promoting equity look like? More specifically, how can stakeholders that are part of the biomedical and social behavioral research process be part of the solution to the issues we face regarding structural injustice? This panel will briefly examine the history and evolution of the concept of justice in research, how we should think about justice in research now, and the relationship of justice to concepts such as diversity, inclusion, and equity in health and research, before turning to the question of where we go from here. Drawing on perspectives from researchers, funders, institutions, and HRPPs/IRBs, the session will identify the levers available to each of these groups to address injustice in research. Sessions in the Advancing Justice and Equity Track will provide additional opportunities to explore concrete ways that these various stakeholders can be agents of change.