Laura Bothwell, PhD, MA
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Research Summary
Dr. Bothwell's research explores social, historical, and ethical dimensions of epidemiology-- specifically randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Her current book project examines how international and national policies have influenced trial rigor and ethics, protections of vulnerable trial subjects, and participant diversity in RCTs. She has also explored trends and ethical dimensions of adaptive design clinical trials, as well as the ethics of pharmacoepidemiologic research.
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Research Interests
Bioethics; Environment and Public Health; Epidemiology; Ethics; History; History of Medicine; Human Rights; Political Systems; Public Health; Social Justice; Social Medicine; Global Health; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Pharmacoepidemiology; Government Regulation; Vulnerable Populations; Policy; Social Determinants of Health; Public Health Systems Research; Adaptive Clinical Trials as Topic
Public Health Interests
Bioethics; Environmental Health; Ethics; Global Health; Climate Change; Health Policy; History of Medicine and Science; Infectious Diseases; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice
Selected Publications
- Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled TrialsBothwell L, Kuo W, Jones D, Podolsky S. Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled Trials. 2020, 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52677-5_196-1.
- Innovation and Tribulation in the History of Randomized Controlled Trials in SurgeryBothwell L, Jones D. Innovation and Tribulation in the History of Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2019, 274: e616-e624. PMID: 34784667, PMCID: PMC8600053, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003631.
- The Real‐World Ethics of Adaptive‐Design Clinical TrialsBothwell LE, Kesselheim AS. The Real‐World Ethics of Adaptive‐Design Clinical Trials. The Hastings Center Report 2017, 47: 27-37. PMID: 29171051, DOI: 10.1002/hast.783.
- Assessing the Gold Standard — Lessons from the History of RCTsBothwell LE, Greene JA, Podolsky SH, Jones DS. Assessing the Gold Standard — Lessons from the History of RCTs. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 374: 2175-2181. PMID: 27248626, DOI: 10.1056/nejmms1604593.
- Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.
- Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled TrialsBothwell L, Kuo W, Jones D, Podolsky S. Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled Trials. 2022, 3-19. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52636-2_196.
- Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic ResearchBothwell L, Richterich A, Greene J. Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic Research. 2021, 276-293. DOI: 10.1002/9781119701101.ch16.
- Innovation and Tribulation in the History of Randomized Controlled Trials in SurgeryBothwell LE, Jones DS. Innovation and Tribulation in the History of Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgery. Annals of Surgery 2021, 274 (6): e616-e624.
- Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled TrialsBothwell LE, Kuo W-H, Jones DS, Podolsky, SH. Social and Scientific History of Randomized Controlled Trials. In Principles and Practice of Clinical Trials. Ed. S. Piantadosi and C. Meinert. Springer, 2020.
- Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic ResearchBothwell L, Richterich A, Greene J. Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic Research. 2019, 772-791. DOI: 10.1002/9781119413431.ch31.
- Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic ResearchBothwell LE, Richterich A, Greene, JA. Bioethical Issues in Pharmacoepidemiologic Research. In Pharmacoepidemiology, 6th Edition. Ed. B. L. Strom, S. E. Kimmel, and S. Hennessy. Hoboken: Wiley, 2019.
- Adaptive design clinical trials: a review of the literature and ClinicalTrials.govBothwell LE, Avorn J, Khan NF, Kesselheim AS. Adaptive design clinical trials: a review of the literature and ClinicalTrials.gov. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e018320. PMID: 29440155, PMCID: PMC5829673, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018320.
- The Emergence of the Randomized, Controlled TrialBothwell LE, Podolsky SH. The Emergence of the Randomized, Controlled Trial. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 501-504. PMID: 27509097, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1604635.