Carolyn Adams, originally from Houston, Texas, has lived in Beaverton, Oregon, since 2017. From childhood, her passion has been reading and writing poetry, and as an adult, she has cultivated a love of photography and art. While living in Houston, she was active in the art and literary communities of Houston, Austin, and other parts of Texas for many years, coordinating and performing in numerous readings, festivals, literary events, and art exhibitions. In 2013, she was a finalist for Houston Poet Laureate. She received her undergraduate degree in Humanities from the University of Houston in 2016. She has been nominated for a Pushcart prize and for Best of the Net. Since her move to Oregon, she has connected with poets in her new home and continues her involvement in the local scene, as well as taking frequent trips into the beautiful natural environment of her new home state. Her poetry, art, and photography have appeared in Caveat Lector, Steam Ticket, Bryant Literary Review, The Weight of Addition: An Anthology of Texas Poetry, Common Ground Review, Beatnik Cowboy, Kansas City Voices, San Pedro River Review, and Cimarron Review, among others. She has assisted in editing and publishing the literary journals Curbside Review, Ardent, Lily Literary Review, Mad Hatters Review, Mojave River Review and VoiceCatcher. Her poetry e-chapbook Beautiful Strangers was published in 2006 by Lily Press, and her art e-chapbook, What Do you See?, published in 2007, is available free of charge from the e-zine Right Hand Pointing. She has also published two chapbooks, An Ocean of Names in 2011, and The Things You've Left Behind in 2016.

Part I. Context for decision making; 1. Research using linked data; 2. Individual, collective, and public interests; 3. Social licence; Part II. Frameworks for decision making; 4. Human rights; 5. Research ethics; 6. Law; Part III. Practice and process of decision making; 7. Existing practice and processes; 8. Better practice and processes.