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Stacey Pereira

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Stacey Pereira, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

(713) 798-1012

Positions

Associate Professor
Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics
PhD from Rice University
Houston, Texas, United States
BA from Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Professional Interests

  • Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) in genomics
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Clinical Integration of Genomic Sequencing
  • Newborn Genomics
  • Biobanking
  • Ethnographic Methods
  • Anthropology of Science & Technology
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Professional Statement

Dr. Pereira is an associate professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. Her research focuses on social and ethical issues in genomics, with particular emphasis on the impact of integrating genomics into the clinical care of different populations, including newborns, healthy adults, and military personnel. She also has several projects exploring the use of polygenic risk scores across a variety of contexts, including clinical care of cardiology patients, pre-implantation embryo screening, and child and adolescent psychiatry. Additional research interests include issues related to banking, sharing, and research use of human biospecimens. She received her BA in psychology from Clark University, summa cum laude, and her PhD in anthropology with a focus on medical anthropology and anthropology of science from Rice University.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Stacey Pereira, Hadley Stevens Smith, Leslie A Frankel, Kurt D Christensen, Rubaiya Islam, Jill Oliver Robinson, Casie A Genetti, Carrie L Blout Zawatsky, Bethany Zettler, Richard B Parad, Susan Waisbren, Alan Beggs, Robert Green, Ingrid Holm, Amy McGuire. " " JAMA Pediatr.. 2021 ;
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  • Pereira S, Hsu R, Islam R, Robinson JO, Ramapriyan R, Sirotich E, Maxwell MD, Majumder M, Blout C, Christensen KD, Mehlman M, Parasidis E, Gardner CL, Killian JM, De Castro M, Green RC, McGuire AL. " " Genetics in Medicine. 2020 ;
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  • Pereira, S, Robinson, JO, Gutierrez, AM, Petersen, D, Hsu, RL, Lee, CH, Schwartz, TS, Holm, IA, Beggs, AH, Green, RC, McGuire, AL, for The BabySeq Project Group. " " Pediatrics. 2019 ; 143 (s1) : S6-S13.
  • Pereira, S, Wright Clayton, E. " " Hastings Center Report. 2018 ; July/August : S43-44.
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Funding

Polygenic Risk Scores in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Ethical, Clinical, and Legal Implications
NIH/NIMH, NHGRI
Polygenic Embryo Screening: Towards Informed Decision-Making
NIH/NHGRI
Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing as Screening in a Diverse Cohort of Healthy Infants
NIH/NCATS
Clinical Impact and Perceived Utility of Genomic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Information in a Precision Medicine for Population Health Initiative
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Trans-Ancestry Genomic Analyses of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
NIH
Engaging Veterans in the Gulf Coast Community to advance Understanding of Military Exposure Research and Action Priorities (U-MERAP)
NIH/NIEHS
Experiences and Outcomes in Early Adopters of Predispositional Sequencing
NIH/NHGRI

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