Curriculum Vitae
Taipei Medical University, Graduate institute of Humanities in Medicine, Faculty Member
Malissa Kay Shaw
Assistant Professor
Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine
Taipei Medical University
No. 250 Wu-Xing Street
11031 Taipei
Taiwan (R.O.C.)
shaw.malissa@gmail.com
Education
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
9/2011 – 11/2016
PhD in Sociology
- Supervisors: Prof. Patricia Jeffery & Dr. Gill Haddow
- Thesis title: Embodied Agency and Agentic Bodies: Negotiating Medicalization in Colombian Assisted
Reproduction
- External examiner: Sarah Franklin; Internal examiner: Fadhila Mazanderani
- Funding: College of Humanities and Social Science Research Award, School of Social and Political Science
Graduate School Scholarship, Principles Go Abroad Grant
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
9/2008 – 8/2009
MSc, Advanced Master’s in Medical Anthropology
- Supervisors: Dr. Silke Heumann & Dr. Trudie Gerrits
- Thesis title: Shaping Vulnerability: An Analysis of the Factors Creating HIV/AIDS Vulnerability among
Women in a Garifuna Village
- Cum Laude
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
8/2004 – 5/2008
BA, International Relations and Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture
- Minor in Cultural Anthropology
- GPA 3.853/4.0
- Summa Cum Laude
Employment
Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2/2019 – Present
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine
- PI on the Dirty Bodies, Dirty Secrets, Dirty Earth: Transforming restrictive Perceptions of Menstruation and
Women’s Lives through Alternative Menstrual Products 3 year research project (骯髒的身體,骯髒的秘
密,骯髒的地球:藉由另類生理期用品(月亮杯)轉換月經和女性生活的限制性視角) (Ministry of
Science and Technology, Taiwan, 109-2636-H-038-003; USD 180,000).
- PI on the Under-Medicalization of Preventative Gynecological Screening: Exploring Women’s and
Gynecologists’ Experiences of Routine Pelvic Examinations in Taiwan 1 year research project (預防性婦科
篩檢的去醫療化:台灣婦女和婦科醫師對於常規骨盆腔檢查的經驗) (Ministry of Science and
Technology, Taiwan, 108-2410-H-038-003; USD 30,500).
- Recipient of Taipei Medical University Start-Up Grant (TMU107-AE1-B34, USD 32,000).
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre
2/2017 - Present
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- Co-PI on the Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Stem Cell Research and Therapy and the Impact on
Students’ Learning project (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, CDRPG3H0021, USD 58,000).
- Collaborate on the International Professionalism Dilemmas Questionnaire project (Ministry of Science and
Technology, Taiwan, MOST106-2511-S-182A-001-MY2).
- Analysis and publication of narrative data from Australia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and the UK on students’
experiences of professionalism misconduct.
- Design new research projects including writing grant applications, gathering preliminary data, and
establishing research contacts.
- Facilitate the development of the research center through organizing an educational workshop series
focusing on research methodology and deign and data dissemination, and through developing a peer
support network for researchers.
Research Experience
University of Edinburgh, Bogotá, Colombia
10/2012 – 8/2013
Doctoral Research
- Conducted extensive ethnographic research at two fertility centers offering assisted reproductive
technologies in Bogotá, Colombia.
- Research consisted of observation of everyday clinical practices including consultations, examinations,
ultrasounds, egg removals, embryo transfers, surgical procedures, and laboratory practices; and over 100
in-depth interviews with patients and their families. Interviews were also conducted with fertility experts,
embryologists, other medical staff, egg donors, a family practice lawyer, an adoption agent, and a
pharmaceutical company representative. All data was compiled and analyzed through the use of NVivo.
- Initiated the development of a patient support network.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
4/2011 – 8/2011; 6/2012 – 8/2012
Assistant Laboratory Technician
- Conducted research on cell death related to the onset of glaucoma.
- Explored the fundamental characteristics of particular mRNA within the human retina.
- Prepared spreadsheets for data presentations and assisted in the writing of a publication.
University of Amsterdam, Tela, Honduras
5/2009 – 7/2009
Masters Research
- Completed 24 questionnaires on women’s knowledge and perceptions of HIV/AIDS.
- Carried out 8 in-depth interviews and two focus group discussions with women in the community on their
perceptions of HIV/AIDS in their community and Honduras in general.
- Complied and analyzed data, and wrote report on research findings.
Pan American Health Service, Peña Blanca, Honduras
7/2006
Development Researcher and Clinic Assistant
- Completed Knowledge, Practice, and Coverage Survey with 30 mothers in the remote village of Río Seco,
Honduras and 45 general health knowledge surveys with employees of the Pan American Health Service
(non-profit organization) in order to develop and initiate health education programs, and inform medical
practice.
- Participated in developing a record keeping system for the clinic and a health education program.
Teaching Experience
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
8/2016 – 11/2016
Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Human Sciences, Masters in Social Studies of Science
- Lectured on post-graduate seminar course Qualitative Methodology for students studying in the Master’s
of Social Studies of Science.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Teaching Assistant, Sociology Department
9/2011 – 5/2015
- Sociology 1A, The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society, Semester 1, 2011 and 2014.
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- Sociology 1B, The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems, Semester 2, 2012, 2014,
and 2015.
- Sociology 2, Transformations of Self and Society, Semester 1, 2013.
- Social and Political Enquiry 2, Semester 2, 2014.
- Sociology 2B, Researching Social Life, Semester 2, 2015.
Teaching Assistant, Bachelors in Medicine and Bachelors in Surgery
Program
Guest Lecturer, Masters in Medical Anthropology Program, Graduate School
9/2013 – 5/2015
2/25/2015
Teaching Assistant & Lecturer, Research Skills for the Social Sciences: Data
Collection, Graduate School
9/2014 – 12/2014
Adjunct Lecturer, Sociology Department
9/2013 – 12/2013
- Delivered three lectures throughout the course of the first semester pertaining to population growth and
sustainability, genetic appropriation and patrimony, and technologies and sustainability.
Harvard Undergraduate Summer Internship Program, Bogotá,
Colombia
7/2013
Course Designer and Lecturer
- Designed an introductory level seminar series on medical anthropology and bioethics for student interns
preparing to study medicine.
- Facilitated thought provoking lectures and discussions with student interns.
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
11/2009 – 4/2010
Assistant Supervisor
- Advised student on developing ideas and content for her MSc thesis.
- Assisted student in structuring and editing her MSc thesis.
Publications
Journal Articles, Peer Reviewed
Huda, N., Yen, Y., Deli, H., Shaw, M., Huang, T.W., & H.J. Chang (2021) Mediation of Coping
Strategies Among Patients with Advanced Cancer. Clinical Nursing Research.
doi:10.1177/10547738211003276.
Hada, N., Shaw, M.K., & H.J. Chang (2021) Psychological Distress among Patients with Advanced
Cancer: A Conceptual Analysis. Cancer Nursing. doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000940.
Shaw, M.K., Chandratilake, M., Ho, M.J., Rees, C.E., & L.V. Monrouxe (2020) Female victims and
female perpetrators: Medical students’ narratives of gender dynamics and professionalism
dilemmas, Advances in Health Sciences Education, 25: 299–319.
doi:10.1007/s10459-019-09919-z.
Shaw, M.K. (2019) Doctors as moral pioneers: Negotiated boundaries of assisted conception in
Colombia, Sociology of Health and Illness 41(7): 1323-1337. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.12979.
Shaw, M.K., Babovic, M., L.V. Monrouxe (2019) Healthcare professionals’, students’, patients’, and
donors’ perceptions of stem cell research and therapy: A synthesis review protocol, BMJ Open 9:
e025801. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025801.
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Shaw, M.K., Rees, C.E., Andersen, N.B., Black, L.F., & L.V. Monrouxe (2018) Professionalism lapses
and hierarchies: A qualitative analysis of medical students’ narrated acts of resistance, Social Science
& Medicine 219: 45-53. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.10.009.
Shaw, M.K. (2018) The familial and the familiar: Locating relatedness in Colombian donor
conception, Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness 37(4): 280-293.
doi:10.1080/01459740.2017.1371149.
Monrouxe, L., Shaw, M. & C. Rees (2017) Antecedents and Consequences of Medical Students’
Moral Decision Making during Professionalism Dilemmas, American Medical Association Journal of
Ethics 19(6): 568-577. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.medu1-1706.
Pelzel, H., Schlamp, C., Waclawski, M., Shaw, M., & R. Nickells (2012) Silencing of Fem1cR3 gene
expression in the DBA/2J mouse precedes retinal ganglion cell death and is associated with Histone
Deacetylase Activity, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 52(3): 1428-1435.
doi:10.1167/iovs.11-8872.
Gerrits, T. & M. Shaw (2010) Biomedical infertility care in sub-Saharan Africa: a social science review
of current practices, experiences and viewpoints. Facts, Views, & Visions in ObGyn 2(3): 194-207.
Book Chapters, Peer Reviewed
Shaw, M., Crampton, P., Rees, C. & L. Monrouxe (2018) Professionalism, identities and embodiment:
Supporting the internalization of professionalism through the hidden curriculum. In: C. Delany & E.
Molloy (eds.), Teaching in Clinical Contexts: A practical guide. Melbourne: Elsevier, pp. 102-114.
Publication Plan
Shaw, M.K. Agentic objectification: Exploring the multiplicity of embodied agency in Colombia assisted
reproduction, Manuscript provisionally accepted by Body & Society.
Hada, N., Lin, Y.K., Shaw, M.K., & H.J. Chang. Coping strategies and functional status among patients
with advanced cancer in Indonesia. Submitted to International Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Shaw, M.K. Modern and empowered but stigmatized: Analyzing the Discourses Surrounding
Menstrual Cups, Manuscript to be submitted to Gender & Society.
Academic Presentations
Invited Presentations
University of Ibagué, Ibagué, Colombia, August 12, 2019. Invited Lecture: Improvising Ethics in
Colombian Assisted Reproduction: A Case Study of the Movement of Biotechnologies between
Context.
Institute of Anthropology Seminar Series, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, June 12,
2019. Invited lecture: Doctors as Moral Pioneers: Improvising Ethics and Assisted Reproductive
Technologies in Colombian Infertility Centers.
New Reproductive Technologies and Global Assemblages: Asian Comparative Perspectives, Global
Asian Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, May 17-18, 2019. Invited Paper:
Doctors as Moral Pioneers: Improvising Ethics in Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinics in
Colombia.
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Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan
City, Taiwan, November 19, 2018. Invited lecture: Doctors as Moral Pioneers: Negotiating the
Boundaries of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Colombian Infertility Treatment.
PROMETEO Video Conference, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, La Universidad Central de
Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, September 15, 2015. Invited speaker as part of the project “Ethical, Legal,
and Communication Dilemmas at the Interface Between Assisted Reproductive Technologies and
Genetic Testing,” Paper: The Situation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) in Colombia.
Conferences & Seminars
Governance of Science and Innovation: Towards Inclusive Development, Bogota, Colombia, July 31August 2, 2019. Paper: Doctors as Moral Pioneers: Improvising Ethics in Colombian Assisted
Reproduction.
Annual Meeting of the Taiwan STS Society, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, April 20-21, 2019. Paper: Embodied
Agency: Experiencing Objectification in Assisted Conception as Holistic-Selves.
Learn Serve Lead 2018: The Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Conference, Austin,
TX, USA, November 2-6, 2018. Poster presentation: Taiwanese and Sri Lankan Students’ Narratives
of Professionalism Dilemmas: Gender Inequality and Power Dynamics.
British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference, University of York,
York, UK, September 13-15, 2017. Paper: Medical Students’ Stories of Resistance to Professionalism
Lapses.
Association for Medical Education in Europe, Helsinki, Finland, August 28-30, 2017. Symposium:
Professionalism Remediation: The Challenges to Ensure Successful and Long Term Impact – An
International Perspective.
Social Studies of Sciences, Technologies and Professions Research Group, Permanent Seminar
Series, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia, December 10, 2015. Seminar: Multiple
Perspectives and Lack of Collaboration in the Context of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in
Colombia.
British Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK, April
15-17, 2015. Roundtable discussion: Negotiating Liminality in Assisted Reproduction.
New Directions: Theory, Methods, Ethics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, March 30-31,
2015. Panel discussion: Present versus Missing: the Body as Boundary.
American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 3-7, 2014.
Paper: (Re)producing Potential: The Dual-Potentiality of Medically Assisted Reproduction in Bogotá,
Colombia.
- Awarded University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Sciences Conference Fund.
Institute for the Study of Science Technology and Innovation Research Student, Permanent Seminar
Series, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, February 3, 2014. Seminar: The Utility of
‘Medicalization’: Exploring Medicalization in the Context of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in
Colombia.
São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Biotechnology, Biosocialities and the Governance of Life
Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, August 11-15, 2014.
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- Awarded full funding from the organizing committee to attend and participate in the weeklong workshop.
American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 20-24, 2013. Paper:
Altering the Concept of Conception: The Medicalization of Reproduction in Colombia.
- Awarded Society of Medical Anthropology Student Travel Grant.
American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, October 12-17, 2013.
Poster presentation: Level of Patient Understanding of IVF in a Fertility Clinic in Colombia.
II Meeting of the Human and Technological Sciences for the Integration of International Knowledge
in Conosur: Dialogues in Our America, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá, Colombia, May 2-4,
2013. Paper: Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Bogota: Re-evaluating Gender Dynamics.
Science, Technology, and Medical Social Sciences Group, Permanent Seminar Series, Universidad
Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia, April 1, 2013. Seminar: Experience and Interpretation of In-vitro
Fertilization in Colombia.
New Directions: Theory, Methods, Ethics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, April 26-27, 2012.
Paper: Pragmatic Embodiment: Experiences and Conceptualisations in a Bogotano Fertility Clinic.
Society for Social Studies of Sciences Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, November 2-5, 2011. Paper:
Infertility in Latin America: A Review of Present Policies, Practices, and Experiences.
References
Prof. Lynn Monrouxe
Director
Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Linkou
No. 5, Fuxing Street, Guishan District.
Taoyuan City 333
Taiwan, (R.O.C.)
monrouxe@me.com
Prof. Patricia Jeffery
Professor Emeritus
Department of Sociology
School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Chrystal Macmillan Building
15a George Square
Edinburgh, UK
EH8 9LD
P.Jeffery@ed.ac.uk
Dr. Gillian Haddow
Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
G.32 Old Surgeons’ Hall
High School Yards
Edinburgh, UK
M. Shaw
EH1 1LZ
Gill.Haddow@ed.ac.uk
Prof. Olga Restrepo Forero
Department of Sociology
School of Human Sciences
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Edificio Orlando Fals Borda, Oficina 217
Ciudad Universitaria
Bogota, Colombia
omrestrepof@unal.edu.co
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