One statement that stood out for me from Dr. Veletsianos\u2019 was in regards to ethics allowing certain behaviour while the research is being conducted and then there is a change making that same behaviour unethical.\u00a0 He addresses this by saying that it is best to be current with the best practices in ethics and attempt to do a bit better than the guidelines state (personal communication, August 16, 2019).\u00a0 This stood out for me because an important part of research is to do no harm.\u00a0 As researchers, we cannot rely purely on today\u2019s standards, we need to be able to think ahead to ensure we are doing no harm to those involved in our study.\u00a0 This idea flowed nicely into Dr. Veletsianos\u2019 discussion on biases.\u00a0 He pointed out that a benefit of working with a research team is that each person can help bring awareness to biases within the team.\u00a0 Biases will always be present, but it is important to be aware of them so they do not affect the participants or the research (personal communication, August 16, 2019).\u00a0 This made me think of how I can be mindful of my biases allowing me to have practices in place to not have them affect my work and help others do the same.\u00a0 I believe this is always be an ongoing process since biases change over time.<\/p>\n
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Veletsianos, G. (2019). Questions about Research for George Veletsiano<\/em> [Audio recording]. Retrieved from https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yzG3Sqo0wImXN0tUf9dcjXODISiSYt9gH8_gJnMC_hY\/edit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One statement that stood out for me from Dr. Veletsianos\u2019 was in regards to ethics allowing certain behaviour while the research is being conducted and then there is a change making that same behaviour unethical.\u00a0 He addresses this by saying that it is best to be current with the best practices in ethics and attempt … Continue reading Thoughts on Research by Dr. George Veletsianos<\/span>