Tag: Jean Kenney
Were Research Subjects Mistreated in the CATIE Study?
The suicide of Dan Markingson at the University of Minnesota has brought notoriety to the CAFĂ study and its site investigators, Stephen Olson and Charles Schulz. But the âcorrective actionâ recently issued by the Minnesota Board of Social Work against the CAFĂ study coordinator, Jean Kenney, has raised another disturbing question.
The University of Minnesota was not Involved? Some Further Thoughts...
The suicide of Dan Markingson at the University of Minnesota has brought notoriety to the CAFĂ study and its site investigators, Stephen Olson and Charles Schulz. But the âcorrective actionâ recently issued by the Minnesota Board of Social Work against the CAFĂ study coordinator, Jean Kenney, has raised another disturbing question.
“Do We Have to Wait Until He Kills Himself or Someone...
In the "agreement for corrective action" against CAFE study coordinator Jean Kenney last week, the Board of Social Work cited Kenney's failure to respond to "alarming voicemail messages" from family members of Dan Markingson. Presumably, the Board is referring to a message left by his mother, Mary Weiss, which warned, "Do we have to wait until he kills himself or someone else before anyone else does anything?" The failure of Kenney and Stephen Olson to take the warnings of Mary Weiss seriously has been one of the most disturbing aspects of this case. In a deposition for the lawsuit filed by Weiss, Kenney was questioned about her response. Here is an excerpt. (The initial questions come from Gale Pearson, an attorney for Mary Weiss.)