Robert Hood, PhD

Director of Accreditation
AAHRPP, Inc.

Dr. Robert Hood serves as Director of Accreditation at AAHRPP, ensuring that the AAHRPP Accreditation Standards are consistent with evolving research ethics guidelines, laws, and regulations both in the U.S. and internationally and providing education and support for site visitors and clients seeking accreditation. Dr. Hood is a bioethicist with experience in academia, government, and nonprofit organizations. He has served as an IRB chair and IRB member and directed the HRPP at the Florida Department of Health, the first public health agency to obtain accreditation. He implemented a public health ethics program at the department and chaired a public health ethics advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was an AAHRPP site visitor, team leader, and member of the Council on Accreditation before joining AAHRPP’s staff. Previously, Dr. Hood was Associate Professor of Philosophy at Middle Tennessee State University.

Presentation(s):

• B04 - An Educational Map to Being a Great Research Ethicist (or Just a Better One)

  Thursday, November 15
  3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

• E01 - A Dialogue With AAHRPP, Inc.

  Saturday, November 17
  11:30 AM – 12:45 PM