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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 M. Shaw 2 - 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. M. Shaw - 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. 3 M. Shaw 4 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. M. Shaw 5 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. M. Shaw 6 - 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 7