Eric Blackstone is a third-year PhD student interested in ethical issues in oncology and neurology. He also works as a Research Associate in the School of Nursing, where he manages a clinical trial testing an intervention for family caregivers of cancer patients receiving radiation treatment. Eric received his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from the Ohio State University in 2012. He completed the M.A. in Bioethics at CWRU in 2015. His dissertation project uses qualitative methods to explore the role of family caregivers in cancer clinical trial decision making.
Research Information
Research Interests
- Cancer Ethics
- Neuroethics
- Clinical Trials
- End-of-Life Decision Making
Publications
Blackstone EC, Daly BJ. The Need for Specialized Oncology Training for Clinical Ethicists. HEC Forum 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-022-09477-9
Blackstone EC, Ford PJ, Sankary LR, Clarity on Palliative Neurosurgery: A Neuroethics Perspective, World Neurosurgery 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.148
Blackstone E, Daly B, Griggins C. Making Medical Decisions for Incapacitated Patients without Proxies: Part II. HEC Forum 2020; 32:47-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-019-09388-2
Blackstone E, Youngner SJ. When slippery slope arguments miss the mark: a lesson from one against physician-assisted death. Journal of Medical Ethics 2018; 44:657-660. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2018-104931