Key Themes: sociology, ethics, genetics, Human Genetics Programme, biochemistry, genome, health, qualitative, biotechnology, biobanking, genomics, forensic/health genetic technologies, AI health technologies, forensic DNA phenotyping, co-Investigator on the ESPRC collaborative project PARIS-DE (Design Principles and Responsible Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Economy), VISAGE project , Genomics, Digital sustainability, Social media research ethics, AI research ethics, health apps, AI and big data Responsibilities, decision-making, and value trade-offs
Key Themes: sociology, ethics, genetics, Human Genetics Programme, biochemistry, genome, health, qualitative, biotechnology, biobanking, genomics, forensic/health genetic technologies, AI health technologies, forensic DNA phenotyping, co-Investigator on the ESPRC collaborative project PARIS-DE (Design Principles and Responsible Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Economy), VISAGE project , Genomics, Digital sustainability, Social media research ethics, AI research ethics, health apps, AI and big data Responsibilities, decision-making, and value trade-offs
Biography
Dr. Gabrielle Samuel is a Lecturer in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. Her main research interests relate to the social/ethical issues associated with digital health, big data, and AI.
She is trained in sociology and ethics (Medical sociology Ph.D. and Bioethics MA) with a background in the life sciences (Molecular Genetics Ph.D.). She draws mainly on qualitative research methods, and has published extensively in the field of biobanking, genomics, digital health, forensic/health genetic technologies, research ethics and research ethics committees, and social media and AI/big data research.
Gabby is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics and Humanities & Social Sciences Communications.
She supervises both undergraduate and master's dissertations, and welcomes PhD students. She is also a member of the Digital Environmental Sustainability Ethics and Clinical Ethics and Law in Society research groups at Oxford University – and the King’s climate action network.
Research Interests
- Sustainability and environmental justice
- Genomics and biobanking
- Digital health, health apps, AI, and big data
- Responsibilities, decision-making, and value trade-offs
- Research ethics and research ethics committees
- Ethics and sociology
- Qualitative research