Lucie Wade
Academic Fellow in Clinical & Organizational Ethics

Email: lucie.wade@utoronto.ca

 

With an honours degree in Marine Biology and Contemporary Studies from the University of Kings College and Dalhousie University, Lucie’s ethics experience began in the field of marine mammal noise research where she explored a conflict of interest. After spending an exciting year working towards her MSc at Dalhousie studying sperm whale behaviour, she yearned for a return to ethics.

 

Currently, her master’s work through the McGill Biomedical Ethics Unit and the Neuroethics Research Unit of the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal focuses around hype found in media and bioethics articles related to the phenomenon of cognitive enhancement and a similar trend that is occurring with media coverage of the development of pharmaceuticals to “cure” intellectual disability. This latter project is being completed as part of Lucie’s training with NeuroDevNet Canada.

 

Throughout her MSc, Lucie spent time volunteering at a genetic counselling centre, researching novel ethical issues arising from neuroimaging in antenatal and neonatal care, and studying with a clinical ethicist. Her ethical interest in vulnerable populations spans the breadth of care from neonatal to geriatric contexts. She is particularly passionate about expanding positive social views of individuals with disabilities and working to overcome stigma by reducing limiting assumptions.