Associate Professor
Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice
Background and Interests
Angela Ballantyne joined the Department in 2010 as a senior lecturer in Bioethics (part-time). Angela teaches medical ethics in the 4th and 5th year ALM program at Wellington. She was President of the International Association of Bioethics (2016-2017) and was the ethics member of the Central Ethics Committee (HDEC) NZ (2010-2018). In 2016 she received a NZ Marsden Fast Start grant and in 2015 a UOW Award for Best Emerging Researcher. Her research interests include exploitation, research ethics, vulnerability, ethics of pregnancy and reproductive technologies, and secondary use research with clinical data.
Originally from New Zealand, where she gained her BSc in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Victoria University, Angela has worked in a wide range of international settings, including Australia, England, Europe and the United States. She received her PhD in Bioethics from Monash University (Australia), and spent a year of her doctorate program undertaking research at Imperial College London. She has worked in schools of medicine, primary health care and philosophy. Her interest in global health policy lead to a position as Technical Officer for Genetics and Ethics for the Human Genetics unit at WHO in Geneva in 2005, where she worked on projects concerning the ethical, legal and social issues associated with medical genetics. Prior to returning to New Zealand, Angela was a Visiting Scholar at the Yale University Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics.
Teaching Activities
Undergraduate Medical Education
- 4th and 5th year Professional Development and Ethics (PDE) lectures, tutorials and essays
- Abortion and Paediatric ethics tutorials
Postgraduate Education
Guest lectures/workshops on research ethics.
Research Activities
Just Published: Clinical Research Involving Pregnant Women, Edited By Françoise Baylis and Angela Ballantyne
Angela’s work focuses on research ethics, global health and justice, and feminist bioethics.
Her current projects include:
- The ethics of research on clinical data and tissue without explicit patient consent. (Marsden Fast Start 2016-12019).
- Ethical frameworks for including pregnant women in research (UORG and Springer Book forthcoming)
- INCISIVE : On the Cutting Edge – Promoting Best Practice in Surgical Innovation (Funded by the Australian Research Council under the Linkage Projects scheme)
Download Angela's full curriculum vitae
Publications
Ballantyne, A., & Ganguli-Mitra, A. (2021). To what extent are calls for greater minority representation in COVID vaccine research ethically justified? American Journal of Bioethics, 21(2), 99-101. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1861385
Ballantyne, A., & Reid, C. (2020). Unconscious bias and clinical care. In A. Douglass, G. Young & J. McMillan (Eds.), Assessment of mental capacity: A New Zealand guide for doctors and lawyers. (pp. 134-138). Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington Press. [Contribution].
Lysaght, T., Ballantyne, A., Xafis, V., Ong, S., Schaefer, G. O., Ling, J. M. T., … Tai, E. S. (2020). "Who is watching the watchdog?": Ethical perspectives of sharing health-related data for precision medicine in Singapore. BMC Medical Ethics, 21(1), 118. doi: 10.1186/s12910-020-00561-8
Steers, D. M., Andrews, G. L., Wiltshire, E. J., Ballantyne, A. J., Collings, S. C., & Stubbe, M. H. (2020). Young people with a variation in sex characteristics in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Identity, activism and healthcare decision-making. Culture, Health & Sexuality. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1863472
Ballantyne, A., Moore, A., Bartholomew, K., & Aagaard, N. (2020). Points of contention: Qualitative research identifying where researchers and research ethics committees disagree about consent waivers for secondary research with tissue and data. PLoS ONE, 15(8), e0235618. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235618
Edited Book - Research
Baylis, F., & Ballantyne, A. (Eds.). (2016). Clinical research involving pregnant women. Springer, 301p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26512-4
Chapter in Book - Research
Ballantyne, A., & Reid, C. (2020). Unconscious bias and clinical care. In A. Douglass, G. Young & J. McMillan (Eds.), Assessment of mental capacity: A New Zealand guide for doctors and lawyers. (pp. 134-138). Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington Press. [Contribution].
Ballantyne, A., Barthow, C., & Wickens, K. (2016). Research into lifestyle changes in pregnancy. In F. Baylis & A. Ballantyne (Eds.), Clinical research involving pregnant women. (pp. 211-225). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26512-4_12
Baylis, F., & Ballantyne, A. (2016). Missed trials, future opportunities. In F. Baylis & A. Ballantyne (Eds.), Clinical research involving pregnant women. (pp. 1-13). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26512-4_1
Ballantyne, A., & Rogers, W. (2016). Pregnancy, vulnerability, and the risk of exploitation in clinical research. In F. Baylis & A. Ballantyne (Eds.), Clinical research involving pregnant women. (pp. 139-159). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26512-4_8
Ballantyne, A. (2012). Exploitation. In Encyclopedia of applied ethics. (2nd ed.) (pp. 264-271). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373932-2.00290-8
Bennett, B., Karpin, I., Ballantyne, A., & Rogers, W. (2008). Gender inequities in health research: An Australian perspective. In M. Freeman (Ed.), Law and bioethics: Current legal issues (Vol. II). (pp. 409-431). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso:acprof/9780199545520.003.0022
Rogers, W., & Ballantyne, A. (2008). Populações especias: Vulnerabilidade e proteção. In D. Diniz, A. Sugai, D. Guilhem & F. Squinca (Eds.), Ética em pesquisa: Temas globais. (pp. 123-151). Brasília DF, Brazil: Letras Livres: Editora Universidade de Brasília.
Ballantyne, A. (2006). Under what conditions is clinical research in developing countries exploitative? A framework for assessing exploitation in mutually advantageous transactions. In J. Balint, S. Philpott, R. Baker & M. Strosberg (Eds.), Advances in bioethics: Ethics and epidemics (Vol.9). (pp. 209-244). Oxford, UK: Elsevier JAI. doi: 10.1016/S1479-3709(06)09010-8
Journal - Research Article
Lysaght, T., Ballantyne, A., Xafis, V., Ong, S., Schaefer, G. O., Ling, J. M. T., … Tai, E. S. (2020). "Who is watching the watchdog?": Ethical perspectives of sharing health-related data for precision medicine in Singapore. BMC Medical Ethics, 21(1), 118. doi: 10.1186/s12910-020-00561-8
Ballantyne, A., Moore, A., Bartholomew, K., & Aagaard, N. (2020). Points of contention: Qualitative research identifying where researchers and research ethics committees disagree about consent waivers for secondary research with tissue and data. PLoS ONE, 15(8), e0235618. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235618
Steers, D. M., Andrews, G. L., Wiltshire, E. J., Ballantyne, A. J., Collings, S. C., & Stubbe, M. H. (2020). Young people with a variation in sex characteristics in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Identity, activism and healthcare decision-making. Culture, Health & Sexuality. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1863472
Higgins, W. C., Rogers, W. A., Ballantyne, A., & Lipworth, W. (2020). Against the use and publication of contemporary unethical research: The case of Chinese transplant research. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46, 678-684. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2019-106044
Ballantyne, A. (2020). How should we think about clinical data ownership? Journal of Medical Ethics, 46, 289-294. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105340
Ballantyne, A., & Stewart, C. (2019). Big Data and public-private partnerships in healthcare and research: The application of an ethics framework for Big Data in health and research. Asian Bioethics Review, 11(3), 315-326. doi: 10.1007/s41649-019-00100-7
Douglass, A., & Ballantyne, A. (2019). From protectionism to inclusion: A New Zealand perspective on health-related research involving adults incapable of giving informed consent. Bioethics, 33, 384-392. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12509
King, M., & Ballantyne, A. (2019). Donor-funded research: Permissible, not perfect. Journal of Medical Ethics, 45, 36-40. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-104966
Ballantyne, A. (2019). Adjusting the focus: A public health ethics approach to data research. Bioethics, 33(3), 357-366. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12551
Pullon, S., Ballantyne, A., Macdonald, L., Barthow, C., Wickens, K., & Crane, J. (2019). Daily decision-making about food during pregnancy: A New Zealand study. Health Promotion International, 34(3), 469-478. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax098
Rogers, W., Robertson, M. P., Ballantyne, A., Blakely, B., Catsonas, R., Clay-Williams, R., & Singh, M. F. (2019). Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 9(2), e024473. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024473
Ballantyne, A., & Schaefer, G. O. (2018). Consent and the ethical duty to participate in health data research. Journal of Medical Ethics, 44(6), 392-396. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104550
Ballantyne, A., & Moore, A. (2018). Data and tissue research without patient consent: A qualitative study of the views of research ethics committees in New Zealand. AJOB Empirical Bioethics, 9(3), 143-153. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2018.1518938
Ballantyne, A., Pullon, S., Macdonald, L., Barthow, C., Wickens, K., & Crane, J. (2017). The experiences of pregnant women in an interventional clinical trial: Research in Pregnancy Ethics (RIPE) study. Bioethics, 31(6), 476-483. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12361
Ballantyne, A. J., Dai, E., & Gray, B. (2017). Patient participation in clinical ethics support services: Patient-centered care, justice and cultural competence. Clinical Ethics, 12(1), 11-18. doi: 10.1177/1477750916661976
Dai, E., & Ballantyne, A. (2016). Clinical ethics support services in New Zealand: Tailoring services to meet the needs of doctors. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1441), 10-17. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Ballantyne, A. (2014). Exploitation in cross-border reproductive care. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 7(2), 75-99. doi: 10.3138/ijfab.7.2.0075
Haimes, E., Skene, L., Ballantyne, A. J., Caulfield, T., Goldstein, L. S., Hyun, I., … Testa, G. (2013). Position statement on the provision and procurement of human eggs for stem cell research. Cell Stem Cell, 12(3), 285-291. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2013.02.002
Ballantyne, A. J., & Rogers, W. A. (2011). Sex bias in studies selected for clinical guidelines. Journal of Women's Health, 20(9), 1297-1306. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2604
Ballantyne, A. J. (2010). How to do research fairly in an unjust world. American Journal of Bioethics, 10(6), 26-35. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2010.482629
Rogers, W., & Ballantyne, A. (2010). Towards a practical definition of professional behaviour. Journal of Medical Ethics, 36(4), 250-254. doi: 10.1136/jme.2009.035121
Rogers, W., & Ballantyne, A. (2009). Justice in health research: What is the role of evidence-based medicine? Perspectives in Biology & Medicine, 52(2), 188-202. doi: 10.1353/pbm.0.0082
Edwards, D., & Ballantyne, A. (2009). Patient awareness and concern regarding pharmaceutical manufacturer interactions with doctors. Internal Medicine Journal, 39, 191-196. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01887.x
Ballantyne, A., Newson, A. J., Luna, F., & Ashcroft, R. (2009). Prenatal diagnosis and abortion for congenital abnormalities: Is it ethical to provide one without the other? American Journal of Bioethics, 9(8), 48-56. doi: 10.1080/15265160902984996
Ballantyne, A., & De Lacey, S. (2008). Wanted: Egg donors for research: A research ethics approach to donor recruitment and compensation. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 1(2), 145-164.
Rogers, W., & Ballantyne, A. (2008). Gender and trust in medicine: Vulnerabilities, abuses, and remedies. International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 1(1), 48-66.
Rogers, W., & Ballantyne, A. (2008). When is sex-specific research appropriate? International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 1(2), 36-57.
Rogers, W. A., Ballantyne, A. J., for the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group. (2008). Exclusion of women from clinical research: Myth or reality? Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 83(5), 536-542.
Ballantyne, A. (2008). Benefits to research subjects in international trials: Do they reduce exploitation or increase undue inducement? Developing World Bioethics, 8(3), 178-191. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8847.2006.00175.x
Ballantyne, A. J., Rogers, W. A., on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group. (2008). Fair inclusion of men and women in Australian clinical research: Views from ethics committee chairs. Medical Journal of Australia, 188(11), 653-656.
Ballantyne, A., & Rogers, W. (2007). Vulnerability and protection in human research. Harvard Health Policy Review, 8(1), 29-41.
Rogers, W., Ballantyne, A., & Draper, H. (2007). Is sex-selective abortion morally justified and should it be prohibited? Bioethics, 21(9), 520-524. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2007.00599.x
Ballantyne, A. (2006). Conducting international research fairly: A response to de Melo-Martín. Monash Bioethics Review, 25(2), 48-52.
Goold, I. L., Pearn, A., Bettiol, S., & Ballantyne, A. (2006). Quality and safety of genetic testing in Australia and New Zealand: A review of the current regulatory framework. Australia & New Zealand Health Policy, 3(13). doi: 10.1186/1743-8462-3-13
Ballantyne, A. (2005). HIV international clinical research: Exploitation and risk. Bioethics, 19(5-6), 476-491. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2005.00459.x
Journal - Research Other
Ballantyne, A., & Ganguli-Mitra, A. (2021). To what extent are calls for greater minority representation in COVID vaccine research ethically justified? American Journal of Bioethics, 21(2), 99-101. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1861385
Ballantyne, A., Rogers, W. A., Entwistle, V., & Towns, C. (2020). Revisiting the equity debate in COVID-19: ICU is no panacea. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106460
Rogers, W. A., Higgins, W. C., Ballantyne, A., & Lipworth, W. (2020). Responding to unethical research: The importance of transparency. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106878
Ballantyne, A., & Scaefer, G. O. (2019). Taxonomy of justifications for consent waivers: When and why are public views relevant? Journal of Medical Ethics, 45(5), 353-354. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2018-105318
Ballantyne, A., Gavaghan, C., & Snelling, J. (2019). Doctors' rights to conscientiously object to refer patients to abortion service providers. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1499), 64-71. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Ballantyne, A. (2019). Pregnant women can finally expect better. Hastings Center Report, 49(1), 10-11. doi: 10.1002/hast.971
