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John H. Evans

Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences Professor of Sociology Associate Dean of Social Sciences Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics

University of California, San Diego

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Institute for Practical Ethics

John H. Evans is currently serving as an Institute For Practical Ethics Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences Professor of Sociology Associate Dean of Social Sciences Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at University of California, San Diego.

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John H. Evans

University of California, San Diego

Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences Professor of Sociology Associate Dean of Social Sciences Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics

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bioethics social sciences religion ethics biomedical ethics religious studies genetics sociology medical ethics scientific study of religion gene editing research ethics public opinion sociology of religion neuroethics scientific communication philosophy of science religious research public health ethics science ethics transhumanism crispr genome surgery moral conflict human gene editing social science research sociobiology online information developmental science psychology of religion reproductive health genome biology science advance higher education biotechnology advance ethical theory scholarly communication sociology of knowledge research culture sociological research covid-19 pandemic social conflict sterility somatic variant human research ethics altruism organ donation brain function science studies science policy philosophy of biology cerebral organoids sociology of education cytogenetics public sphere genetic technologies gene transfer moral philosophy personhood christian practice religious groups philosophy of medicine science communication deficit model conservative protestantism moral status brain organoids genetic future ethical limits democratic legitimation compromise position complex relationship altruistic motivations financial incentives pilot study global perspective

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A Reset for Bioethics: A Statement From the Global Observatory for Genome Editing. The CRISPR Journal (2025)

Sheila JasanoffJ. Benjamin HurlbutKrishanu SahaJacob D. MosesDaniel AffsprungHenry AustinFrançoise BaylisJohn H. EvansTimothy HuntDouglas A. KysarLaurence LwoffPeter MillsJahnavi PhalkeyMatthew H. PorteusO. Carter SneadKaushik Sunder RajanCarrie D. Wolinetz

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Global Observatory for Genome Editing Summit Statement: Call for a Charter on Emerging Technologies and Human Dignity. The CRISPR Journal (2025)

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Refugee Fatigue? How Reports of Increased Numbers of Refugees Affect Public Attitudes About Admission and Overseas Relief. International Migration Review (2025)

refugee fatiguemigration policypublic opinionsociologysocial problemssocial impactsocial sciencesincreased numberspopulation displacementrefugee studiesrefugee movementsoverseas reliefmigration studiesforced migrationvulnerability

The Need for a Global Effort to Attend to Human Neural Organoid and Assembloid Research. Science (2025)

human braincerebral organoidsscience advancehuman biologyneuroscience

Unspoken Crisis: The Absence of Climate Change Communication in U.S. Catholic Churches. Climatic Change (2025)

climate communicationclimate crisiscommunicationclimatic changeclimate resilienceclimate governanceclimate policysocial sciencesu.s. catholic churchesclimate change communicationclimate changevulnerability

Disembodied Brains. Oxford University Press eBooks (2024)

John H. Evans

neurologydisembodied brainsbrain functionnervous systemneuroscienceneuroanatomy

Disembodied Brains: Understanding Our Intuitions on Neuro-Chimeras and Human-Brain Organoids. Oxford University Press (2024)

cognitive neurosciencebrain sciencehuman brainneurophilosophydisembodied brainsanimal cognitionbrain mechanismsneural sciencecognitive scienceneuroscienceneuroethics

Personhood and the Public’s Definitions of a Human. The American Journal of Bioethics (2024)

John H. Evans

bioethicssocial sciencespersonhood

Scientism, Trust, Value Alignment, Views of Nature, and U.S. Public Opinion About Gene Drive Mosquitos. Public Understanding of Science (2024)

John H. EvansCynthia E. Schairer

public opinionentomologyvalue alignmentbehavioral sciences

Translational Bioethical Decision‐Making: Human Brain Organoids as a Case Study. Ethics & Human Research (2024)

John H. Evans

ethicsbiomedical ethicsbioethicstranslational bioethical decision-makingneuroscienceneuroethicshuman brain organoids

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John H. Evans

Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences Professor of Sociology Associate Dean of Social Sciences Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics

University of California, San Diego

Affiliations

Institute for Practical Ethics

Honors

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Experiences

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John H. Evans

University of California, San Diego

Tata Chancellor’s Chair in Social Sciences Professor of Sociology Associate Dean of Social Sciences Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Reset for Bioethics: A Statement From the Global Observatory for Genome Editing. The CRISPR Journal (2025)

gene editinggenome editingbioethicsglobal observatorycrispr

Global Observatory for Genome Editing Summit Statement: Call for a Charter on Emerging Technologies and Human Dignity. The CRISPR Journal (2025)

forensic geneticsgene editinggenome editingbioethicsresearch policygeneticshuman dignitygenome surgeryglobal observatorymolecular biologyemerging technologiesbioinformatics

Refugee Fatigue? How Reports of Increased Numbers of Refugees Affect Public Attitudes About Admission and Overseas Relief. International Migration Review (2025)

The Need for a Global Effort to Attend to Human Neural Organoid and Assembloid Research. Science (2025)

human braincerebral organoidsscience advancehuman biologyneuroscience

Unspoken Crisis: The Absence of Climate Change Communication in U.S. Catholic Churches. Climatic Change (2025)

Disembodied Brains. Oxford University Press eBooks (2024)

John H. Evans

neurologydisembodied brainsbrain functionnervous systemneuroscienceneuroanatomy

Disembodied Brains: Understanding Our Intuitions on Neuro-Chimeras and Human-Brain Organoids. Oxford University Press (2024)

cognitive neurosciencebrain sciencehuman brainneurophilosophydisembodied brainsanimal cognitionbrain mechanismsneural sciencecognitive scienceneuroscienceneuroethics

Personhood and the Public’s Definitions of a Human. The American Journal of Bioethics (2024)

John H. Evans

bioethicssocial sciencespersonhood

Scientism, Trust, Value Alignment, Views of Nature, and U.S. Public Opinion About Gene Drive Mosquitos. Public Understanding of Science (2024)

John H. EvansCynthia E. Schairer

public opinionentomologyvalue alignmentbehavioral sciences

Translational Bioethical Decision‐Making: Human Brain Organoids as a Case Study. Ethics & Human Research (2024)

John H. Evans

ethicsbiomedical ethicsbioethicstranslational bioethical decision-makingneuroscienceneuroethicshuman brain organoids

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