Elise Li ZhengColumbia University | CU · Medical Humanities and Ethics
Elise Li Zheng
Ph.D. History and Sociology of Technology and Science
Starting my new job at Division of Ethics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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Introduction
Elise Li Zheng is currently a postdoctoral research scholar at Division of Ethics, Medical Humanities and Ethics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She works with PI Sandra Lee on the ethical and social implications of cutting edge medical technology while collaborating with the LEED team on building responsible and ethical research guidelines in the STEM fields.
Education
September 2012 - December 2013
September 2007 - July 2011
Publications
Publications (12)
We build on Cohen’s discussion of the current state of generative AI and large language models (LLMs) and his concerns about representativeness and biases by highlighting the epistemological challenges presented by foundational models. The homogenization of foundational models poses a significant challenge when it comes to auditing and correcting e...
Self-tracking, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of personal data, signifies an individualized way of health governance as people are demanded to build a responsible self by internalizing norms. However, the technological promises often bear conflicts with various social factors such as a strenuous schedule, a lack of motivation, stress,...
This is my Ph.D. dissertation proposal.
Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse) In the book Commodities of Care, Elsa L. Fan details how HIV rapid-testing technology, which has been widely deployed by health funds and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) targeting the MSM (men who have sex with men) community , has transformed the landscape of HIV care into...
Fitness apps on mobile devices are gaining popularity, as more people are engaging in self-tracking activities to record their status of fitness and exercise routines. These technologies also evolved from simply recording steps and offering exercise suggestions to an integrated lifestyle guide for physical wellbeing, thus exemplify a new era of "qu...
Self-tracking has become a noticeable trend nowadays with popular personal technologies including wearables and mobile apps, which collect and evaluate our data while promotes measuring, tracking and recording various bodily metrics and personal activities. Both sociology and behavioral science literature looked at the design, utility and effect of...
Fitness apps that helps users by arranging personal exercise plans, along with the trends of smartphone applications and wearable gadgets, have evolved from simply recording steps and offering exercise suggestions to an integrated lifestyle guide for physical wellbeing, thus exemplify a new era of quantifying self, in the context of health as perso...