Deliberative Lab Communication and the Practice of Ethical Science
Dena K. Plemmons, Kevin M. Esterling, C. K. Gunsalus · 2026
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Dena K. Plemmons and two colleagues evaluated in 2026 a lab intervention that gets research teams talking deliberately about data handling. Formal data plans often sit apart from daily lab practice, and that gap can weaken rigour and trust. Building on earlier work on data and authorship discussions, the team ran a structured intervention in which lab members discussed their practices and the ethical reasons behind them. It partly replicated and extended the earlier study.
The intervention shifted several outcomes. Its central effect was that members came to share understanding of, and commitment to, their lab's data practices, partly because they had helped shape them. The authors argue that giving reasons for choices lets weak reasons be challenged and strong ones ground joint work. The message is that ethical science rests less on written plans than on regular, reasoned conversation about daily work.
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| CREATOR | Dena K. Plemmons, Kevin M. Esterling, C. K. Gunsalus |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |