2023 – Present
Assistant Professor
Division of Bioethics, Center for Bioethics
Department of Biomedical Education and Human Anatomy
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State Medical College
Other OSU Affiliations:
Center for Ethics and Human Values
Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability
2020 – 2023
Postdoctoral Fellow in ELSI Genetics and Genomics
Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy
2019 – 2020
AI Initiative Joint Fellow-in-Residence
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics &
Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
Ph.D., Political Science
Political Theory
Yale University
2008 – 2012
B.A., Philosophy, Political Science
Phi Beta Kappa, Distinction, Honors
University of Michigan
Bioethics
Democratic Theory
Social and Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Legal Theory
Administrative Law
Disability Philosophy
Epistemology
Invited Participant
The Hastings Center, Bioethics Research Institute
“Gene Editing and Public Deliberation,” National Science Foundation
2012 – 2014
Research Assistant
The Hastings Center, Bioethics Research Institute
Scheinerman, N & Erickson, C. 2025. Measuring and Understanding the Meaning of Exceptionalism to Bolster Ethics Oversight of Psychedelics Research, American Journal of Bioethics; 25(1): 87-89.
Green, C. & Scheinerman, N. 2024. Against Genetic Determinism of Welfare and Behavior. The American Journal of Bioethics; 8(24): 34-36.
Scheinerman, N. 2023. Public Engagement Through Inclusive Deliberation: The Human Genome International Commission and Citizens’ Juries. The American Journal of Bioethics; 23(12): 66-76.
Scheinerman, N. 2023. Response to Open Peer Commentaries on "Public Engagement through Inclusive Deliberation: The Human Genome International Commission and Citizens’ Juries." The American Journal of Bioethics; 23(12): W1-W3.
Scheinerman, N. 2023. Deliberative Mini-Publics and Equity: Procedural Benefits and Promising Outcomes for Gene Editing. The American Journal of Bioethics; 23(7): 74-76.
Scheinerman, N. 2021. Deliberative Forums to Bolster Tribal Self-Determination. The American Journal of Bioethics 21(10):35-37.
Scheinerman, N. & Sherkow, J. 2021. Governance Choices of Genome Editing Patents. Frontiers of Political Science 3:106.
Scheinerman, N. & McCoy, M. 2021. What Does it Mean to Engage the Public in the Response to COVID-19? British Medical Journal; 373:n1207.
Ho Yoon, C., Torrance, R., & Scheinerman, N. 2021. Machine learning in medicine: should the pursuit of enhanced interpretability be abandoned? Journal of Medical Ethics; 0:1-5.
Scheinerman, N. In Press 2025. "Genetic Counseling Ethics and New Technologies: The Problem of Exploitation." The Oxford Handbook for Genetic Counseling. Oxford: New York.
Johnston, J. & Scheinerman, N. 2014. “Protecting Research, Preserving Trust: The Importance of Managing Industry Relationships in Psychiatric Research.” The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatric Ethics. Oxford: New York. Volume 2. Pages 2026-1041.
Scheinerman, N. & Johnston, J. “Reproductive Technologies: VII. Sperm, Ova, & Embryos” in Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 4th edition ed. Bruce Jennings (Macmillan Reference USA/Cengage Learning). 2014. Pages 2754-2758.
Avil, Tom. 14 November 2023. "These Wharton grads say they can use A.I. to predict the outcomes of drug trials." Philadelphia Inquirer.
Scheinerman, N. 9 March 2021. Resurrecting the Presidential Commission For The Study of Bioethical Issues With Public Engagement at Its Core. Bioethics.net.
Zhang, B., Weissinger, L, Himmelreich, J., McMurry, N., Li, T., Scheinerman, N., & Kreps, S. 6 Jan 2021. Building Robust and Ethical Vaccination Verification Systems. Brookings Institute Tech Stream.
Scheinerman, N. & Goodman, J. 2 July 2019. Why CRISPR patents matter to a world worried about designer babies, rogue scientists and curing disease. The Genetic Literacy Project.
Scheinerman, N. 17 April 2019. Transparency and Trust; Is there room for ‘the people’ in the human genome debate? The Genetic Literacy Project, geneticliteracy.org.
Scheinerman, N. 19 February 2019. What’s the future of human gene editing? Balancing ethical and religious concerns with evidence-based uses of genetic technologies. The Genetic Literacy Project.
On Exploitation: Unusual Labor and Democratic Power
November 15, 2022
"Democratic Participation in Regulating Genome Editing Tools"
Science Po, Center for Political Research
June 8, 2022
“Genomic Medicine Short Course”
Children’s Mercy Hospital
2024
"Research Participants as Workers: Solutions to Medical Exploitation"
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Association for Political Theory
2023
"Genetics and Democracy: Deliberative Mini-Publics and GMO Decision-Making"
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
2022
"Mini-Publics and Social Movements: Democratizing Regulatory Agencies"
Association for Political Theory
"Mini-Publics and Climate Change: Democratizing Regulatory Agencies"
American Political Science Association
"Democratic Deliberation on Newborn Screening: Diversifying Decision-Making in Public Health Programs"
Mid-Atlantic Fellows Meeting
"Surrogate Motherhood: From Commodification to Exploitation"
Baby Markets Roundtable
"Deliberative Democracy and Genetics: Including the Public in Policy Decision-Making"
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
2021
"Law, Sex, and Medicine: From Consent Theory to Deliberation"
COVID CANCELED
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
"The Importance of Diversity in Regulating Genomics in Society"
CEER Annual Meeting
"Political and Moral Hypocrisy in Public Life"
COVID CANCELED
Western Political Science Association
2020
"Exploitative Power and Deliberative Democratic Recourse in the New Economy"
American Political Science Association
2019
"Citizen Juries as Regulators: Gene Editing and Democratic Participation"
Association for Political Theory
"Biopower and Domination: The Case of Gene Editing"
Midwest Political Science Association
"Diversity and its Epistemic and Non-Dominating Benefits: The Case of Gene Editing"
American Political Science Association
"Epistemic Democracy and the Social Role of Trust: The Case of Vaccine Skepticism"
New England Political Science Association
"Social Science and Jurisprudence: Lessons from the Brandeis Brief for Contemporary Debates"
Midwest Political Science Association