Shelly Benjaminy, PhD, HEC-C

Shelly Benjaminy, PhD, HEC-C

Position Senior Bioethicist, Donnelley Ethics Program; Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, PM&R

About Me

About Me

Shelly Benjaminy is a Senior Bioethicist at the Donnelley Ethics Program, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 and Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. She received her PhD in Experimental Medicine with specialization in Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and holds an MSc in Health Policy 嫩B研究院, and a BSc in Molecular Genetics from the University of Alberta, Canada. She also completed a clinical ethics fellowship at Providence Health Care and Provincial Health Services Authority in Vancouver, Canada.

Shelly’s expertise in ethics is positioned at the intersection of research and medical care, and she provides both clinical and research ethics consultation services. She specializes in translational ethics, and her research is embedded within the context of active clinical trials and innovative therapy platforms.

Location

Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院

355 East Erie Street

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Training

    Education

    Credential

    2013 - 2017
    University of British Columbia, PhD, Experimental Medicine (Neuroethics)
    2010 - 2013
    University of Alberta, MSc, Health Services 嫩B研究院
    2006 - 2010
    University of Alberta, BSc, Biological Sciences Spec, Molecular Genetics

Honors & Awards

  • Four Year Fellowship
    University of British Columbia, 2017
  • Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship
    University of British Columbia, 2016
  • Public Scholars Award
    University of British Columbia, 2016