From national research ethics to global scientific freedom, Heather Douglas, Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University, has been appointed to two high-profile committees: one at the National Academy of Sciences redefining ethical research practice for the next generation of scientists, and another at the International Science Council where she is the only American member monitoring threats to scientific freedom and assessing the state of responsible science worldwide.

Nominated by her peers, Douglas was selected to serve on an ad hoc committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) charged with producing a revised, expanded, and online edition of On Being a Scientist: A Guide to the Responsible Conduct of Research, a foundational text used nationwide in the training of scientists and scholars.

For Douglas, the appointment represents both an intellectual opportunity and a natural extension of her long-standing scholarship on the ethics of science.