Ilina Singh, PhD
Ilina Singh, PhD is Reader in Bioethics and Society. She holds a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University, and spent four years as an affiliated lecturer in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge before arriving at the LSE in 2004. Ilina's work explores the psycho-social and ethical implications of advances in bioscience and biomedicine for young people and families. Current projects focus on psychotropic drugs, neuroimaging, cognitive and other forms of enhancement, and biomarkers associated with the development of criminality, psychopathy and psychiatric disorder. Her research has several goals: To investigate the benefits and risks of biomedical technologies for children, young people and families; to enable evidence-based policymaking in child health and education; and to improve public, scientific and clinical understanding of children's experiences with behavioral and developmental difficulties and interventions. Future projects will develop the global and public health dimensions of these goals by extending research into developing countries. By developing an empirical approach to bioethics, Ilina's research has captured cross-disciplinary interest and impact. She is published in leading scientific, clinical, bioethics and social science journals, including Nature, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Social Science and Medicine, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and The American Journal of Bioethics. In 2006, Ilina launched the journal BioSocieties with Professor Nikolas Rose, and is a Co-Editor of the journal. She is also on the Editorial Board of The American Journal of Bioethics-Neuroscience. Ilina is currently working on a book tentatively titled, Are You Paying Attention? Children's perspectives on ADHD, Ritalin and Identity.