Meredith Parsons, MS, CHES

MEREDITH PARSONS, MS, CHES
Staff Scientist
314-286-0042
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MEREDITH PARSONS, MS, CHES, is a Staff Scientist in the Bioethics Research Center in the Division of General Medical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She completed her Master’s of Science in Applied Health Behavioral Research from Washington University and became a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) after receiving her Bachelor’s of Science in Health Science from Truman State University, concentrating in health administration and worksite, community, and public health.

Meredith employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, focusing on such topics as facilitating responsible qualitative research data sharing, implementing evidence-based informed consent practices in clinical trials, preventing egregious breaches of medical ethics, and exploring ethical issues in industry-academia partnerships in neurotechnology device development. In addition to her work in research, Meredith develops educational resources for research professionals, including materials found on QDSToolkit.org and ConsentTools.org.

Meredith’s interests include qualitative research methods and analysis, responsible innovation and technology development, neuroethics, and stakeholder engagement in policy and decision-making.

RESEARCH SUPPORT – SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Solomon ED, Mozersky J, Goodman M, Parsons MV, Baldwin KA, Friedrich AB, Harris JK, DuBois JM. A randomized implementation trial to increase adoption of evidence-informed consent practices. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023;7(1):e28. doi: 10.1017/cts.2022.520. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 36721403; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9884547.
Mozersky J, Walsh H, Parsons M, McIntosh T, Baldwin K, DuBois JM. Are we ready to share qualitative research data? Knowledge and preparedness among qualitative researchers, IRB Members, and data repository curators. IASSIST Q. 2020 Jan 8;43(4). doi: 10.29173/iq952. PubMed PMID: 32205903; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7089584.
Mozersky J, Parsons M, Walsh H, Baldwin K, McIntosh T, DuBois JM. Research Participant Views regarding Qualitative Data Sharing. Ethics Hum Res. 2020 Mar;42(2):13-27. doi: 10.1002/eahr.500044. PubMed PMID: 32233117; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7418215.
Sisk BA, Baldwin K, Parsons M, DuBois JM. Ethical, regulatory, and practical barriers to COVID-19 research: A stakeholder-informed inventory of concerns. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0265252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265252. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35324933; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8947496.
Solomon ED, Walsh H, Parsons M, McIntosh T, Mozersky J, DuBois JM. Development of a Resource Guide to Help Patients Receive Appropriate Care. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(4):2249-2257. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0197. PubMed PMID: 34803074; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8845081