Lisa Campo-Engelstein

Lisa Campo-Engelstein
Nationality	American
Education	Michigan State University
Occupation(s)	bioethicist, Sexual Ethics, and fertility/contraceptive researcher
Employer	University of Texas Medical Branch

Lisa Campo-Engelstein is an American bioethicist and fertility/contraceptive researcher. She currently works at the University of Texas Medical Branch as the Harris L. Kempner Chair in the Humanities in Medicine Professor, the Director of the Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities, and an Associate Professor in Preventive Medicine and Population Health. She is also a feminist bioethicist specializing in reproductive ethics and sexual ethics. She has been recognized in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Education

Campo-Engelstein completed her bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Middlebury College in 2001, with a double major in philosophy and pre-med and a minor in sociology, followed by her master’s and PhD degrees in philosophy at Michigan State University in 2005 and 2009, respectively, with a focus on bioethics and feminist theory. She also obtained a graduate certificate in clinical ethics consultation from Albany Medical College in 2013. Afterwards she went on to obtain a postdoctoral fellowship with the Oncofertility Consortium at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. ^{[3] [4]}

Research

Campo-Engelstein’s research focuses on various topics within reproductive ethics and sexual ethics, such as male contraception, fertility preservation, sexual organ transplant and extreme surgeries, ^[5] abortion, queer bioethics, and rape. ^[6] She consistently researches, writes, teaches, and speaks nationally on these topics, with prominent news focusing on her work in male contraceptives. ^{[2] [3] [7]}

Some of her main projects are:

• Male Contraception: In 2019 she summarised the issues facing the development and use of a male contraceptive pill. Besides the technical difficulties there are other issues concerning whether a pill might be in line with the values men find important. She elucidates the complex intersection of science, gender norms, and societal expectations that have delayed the mass production of a male contraceptive pill. Campo-Engelstein highlights the paradox of contraceptive responsibility, which traditionally burdens women despite men's growing interest in hormonal contraceptives. She argues the scientific challenges associated with male contraception, such as hormonal side effects, are surmountable. Instead, she posits that the larger obstacles are socio-economic: perceived side effects, entrenched gender roles, and an historical focus on women's reproductive health. Her research suggests that gender evolution and an increased share of domestic and childcare responsibilities among men may lead to greater acceptance of male contraception. Campo-Engelstein's views prompt reflection on the need for an equitable distribution of contraceptive responsibilities, underpinning a call to action for the development and acceptance of the male contraceptive pill. She believes that after fifty years of waiting researchers should not wait another fifty years before launching a male pill. ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Queer Bioethics: She addresses the health care needs of LGBTQ patients, both within and outside of reproduction. She also conducted qualitative studies on LGBTQ individuals’ relationships with their physicians and elderly trans individuals’ experiences of health and aging. ^[11] Lisa Campo-Engelstein illuminates the ethical landscape surrounding Transgender and Non-Binary (TGNB) reproduction in the realm of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). She identifies the cisnormative infertility definitions and binary-gendered framework of reproductive medicine as barriers to TGNB access to ART. Further, she emphasizes the financial and socio-economic challenges linked with ART, which disproportionately affect TGNB individuals due to intersecting marginalized identities. Highlighting the lack of comprehensive data, Campo-Engelstein underscores the complexities of decision-making about gender-affirming and reproductive care. Lastly, she explores autonomy issues in fertility preservation decisions for TGNB youth. Campo-Engelstein's work provides crucial insight into the nexus of bioethics, gender identity, and reproductive technologies. ^[12]
• Sexual Ethics: She conducted research and wrote papers on the ethics of rape ^[13] and expedited partner therapy for STIs. ^[14]

Publications

Focusing her research in reproductive ethics, sexual ethics, and queer bioethics, she currently has over 60 peer-reviewed papers, more than a dozen book chapters, and is the co-editor of three books in reproductive ethics. ^{[2] [3] [7]}

Campo-Engelstein has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as The Hastings Center Report, The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, The American Journal of Bioethics, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, The Journal of Clinical Ethics, The Journal of Medical Ethics, The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy, The Journal of Applied Philosophy, The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, The International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, Ethics & Behavior, Contraception, Fertility & Sterility, Human Reproduction Update, Journal of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics, Journal of Andrology, Journal of Urology, among others. She has also co-edited two books: Beyond Bioethics: Toward a New Biopolitics (with Osagie K. Obasogie) and Reproductive Ethics: New Challenges & Conversations (with Robert Klitzman). ^[15]

Popular Books by Campo-Engelstein:

• Reproductive Ethics – New Challenges and Conversations
• Reproductive Ethics II: New Ideas and Innovations
• Oncofertility: Ethical, Legal, Social, and Medical Perspectives (Cancer Treatment and Research)

Awards and honors

Campo-Engelstein received the BBC 100 Women 2019 award. ^[16]

References

1. "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list?". October 16, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
2. "Albany Med Bioethicist Named to BBC '100 Women' List". www.amc.edu. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
3. "Albany Medical College: People". www.amc.edu. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
4. "Lisa Campo-Engelstein | Woodruff Lab". woodrufflab.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
5. Jankowski, Jane; Campo-Engelstein, Lisa (September 1, 2014). "A Better Half: The Ethics of Hemicorporectomy Surgery" . Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 11 (3): 289–294. doi:10.1007/s11673-014-9542-3. ISSN   1872-4353. PMID   24965435. S2CID   22894211.
6. "Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD". The University of Texas Medical Branch. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
7. Campo-Engelstein, Prof Lisa (October 22, 2019). "Are we ready for men to take the pill?" . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
8. "Are we ready for men to take the pill?". BBC News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
9. "Are we ready for men to take the pill?". BBC News. October 21, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
10. Olisa, Nkoyenum Pamela; Campo-Engelstein, Lisa; Martins da Silva, Sarah (September 1, 2022). "Male infertility: what on earth is going on? Pilot international questionnaire study regarding clinical evaluation and fertility treatment for men". Reproduction & Fertility. 3 (3): 207–215. doi:10.1530/RAF-22-0033. ISSN   2633-8386. PMC   9578063 . PMID   36065802.
11. Malik, Saba; Master, Zubin; Parker, Wendy; DeCoster, Barry; Campo-Engelstein, Lisa (July 10, 2019). "In Our Own Words: A Qualitative Exploration of Complex Patient-Provider Interactions in an LGBTQ Population". Canadian Journal of Bioethics. 2 (2): 83–93. doi: 10.7202/1062305ar . ISSN   2561-4665. S2CID   199179045.
12. Campo-Engelstein, Lisa; Permar, Rebecca M. (2023), Moravek, Molly B.; de Haan, Gene (eds.), "Ethical Considerations for Transgender and Non-Binary Reproduction" , Reproduction in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals: A Clinical Guide, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 163–175, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-14933-7_12, ISBN   978-3-031-14933-7 , retrieved June 22, 2023
13. Campo-Engelstein, Lisa (2016). "Rape as a Hate Crime: An Analysis of New York Law" . Hypatia. 31 (1): 91–106. doi:10.1111/hypa.12219. ISSN   0887-5367. S2CID   145281075.
14. DeCoster, Barry; Campo-Engelstein, Lisa (March 1, 2016). "Expedited Partner Therapy: Clinical Considerations and Public Health Explorations, Commentary 1". AMA Journal of Ethics. 18 (3): 215–228. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.3.ecas3-1603 (inactive November 1, 2024). ISSN   2376-6980.
15. "Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities University of Texas Medical Branch Curriculum Vitae (CV)".
16. "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. October 15, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2023.

External links

• Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities
• Campo-Engelstein's Research
• Her article on male contraceptives
• 2019 Oncofertility Conference: Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD (Video)