Joan E. Sieber is Professor Emerita of Psychology (California State University,
East Bay), Senior Research Associate at Simmons College, Research Associate
at the Center for Public Policy, University of Houston, and a Fellow of the
American Psychological Association. During the last 25 years, she has
specialized in empirical research on questions of scientific ethics, culturally
sensitive methods of research and intervention, data sharing methodology, and
whistle-blowing. She served as Acting Director of the National Science
Foundation program Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science and
Technology in 2001-02, and is currently involved in research on (gentle)
alternatives to whistle-blowing. She has chaired IRBs in academe and industry,
serves as a site visitor to IRBs seeking accreditation, and serves on various
editorial boards and review panels. She is Editor-in-Chief of an international
peer-reviewed nonprofit educational journal, the Journal of Empirical Research
on Human Research Ethics (JERHRE).