Students
The AI Ethics Lab offers Rutgers–Camden students the opportunity to engage in research, writing, teaching, and presenting while gaining practical experience applying AI ethics and law in their chosen professions.
Students may participate as:
Students may also earn undergraduate or graduate credit by enrolling in one of the lab’s courses or by participating in campus events.
Become a Research Assistant
Join an international research team to identify moral challenges and develop practical policy strategies that foster responsible technologies benefiting humanity and the environment.
Become a Contributing Author
Join an international team of scholars and students to develop glossary entries and articles for the AI & Human Rights Index.
Become a Teaching Assistant
Assist Dr. Nathan C. Walker in teaching undergraduate courses on AI. Engage in pedagogical reflection on the art and science of teaching and learning.
Earn Academic Credit
Earn undergraduate or graduate credit through coursework or independent study focused on the ethical and legal implications of artificial intelligence.
Interdisciplinary Engagement
Students participating in the AI Ethics Lab represent twenty academic disciplines across STEM, the humanities, social sciences, business, and health sciences, reflecting the lab’s interdisciplinary reach across Rutgers–Camden.
These research collaborations have resulted in undergraduate students publishing ten articles in the AI & Human Rights Index. In February 2026, six students presented their research on AI and human rights at the Envision conference held at Princeton University.
Spring 2026 Cohort
Researchers & Public Presenters
- Amisha Rastogi (Biological Science major, Chemistry minor), Research Assistant on the AI & Human Rights Index, Declarations of Interdependence, Honors College Contributing Author, and Presenter
- Jason Entrekin (majors in Philosophy and Psychology), Research Assistant on the AI & Human Rights Index and Declarations of Interdependence, and Presenter
- Akshay Wadhavkar (Computer Science and Bonner Civic Scholar), Research Assistant on the AI & Human Rights Index, Declarations of Interdependence, and Presenter
- Ishinpreet Kaur (Biological Science major and a Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author and Presenter
- Sophia E. LaPorta (Chemistry major and Mathematics minor), Honors College Contributing Author and Presenter
- Abby M. Santiago (majors in Accounting and Business Management), Honors College Contributing Author and Presenter
Independent Study
- Cosmo Luizza (Digital Studies and English & Communications), Research Assistant, Moral Imagination, and Presenter
Contributors
- Alexis A. Andricola (Health Sciences major and Biology minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Wandys M. Aquino (Computer Science major, Cybersecurity certificate, minoring in Spanish), Honors College Contributing Author
- Aysha Fnu (Biological Science major, Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Adriana L. Kirwin (Psychological Sciences with double minors in Education and Gender Studies), Honors College Contributing Author
- Faith E. Mitchell (Management major, Music minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Leyna N. Nguyen (Biological Science major and a Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Sandra S. Tawadrous (Biology major and Health Science minor), Honors College Contributing Author
Fall 2025 Cohort
- Cosmo Luizza (Digital Studies and English & Communications), Teaching Assistant
- Amisha Rastogi (Biological Science major, Chemistry minor), Research Assistant and Honors College Contributing Author
- Alexis A. Andricola (Health Sciences major and Biology minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Wandys M. Aquino (Computer Science major, Cybersecurity certificate, minoring in Spanish), Honors College Contributing Author
- Aysha Fnu (Biological Science major, Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Ishinpreet Kaur (Biological Science major and a Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Adriana L. Kirwin (Psychological Sciences with double minors in Education and Gender Studies), Honors College Contributing Author
- Sophia E. LaPorta (Chemistry major and Mathematics minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Faith E. Mitchell (Management major, Music minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Leyna N. Nguyen (Biological Science major and a Chemistry minor), Honors College Contributing Author
- Abby M. Santiago (majors in Accounting and Business Management), Honors College Contributing Author
- Sandra S. Tawadrous (Biology major and Health Science minor), Honors College Contributing Author
Spring 2025 Cohort
- Aarianna Aughtry (Computer Science and Digital Studies), Research Assistant
- Laiba Mehmood (Political Science), Research Assistant
- Aadith Muthukumar (Applied and Computational Mathematics), Research Assistant
- Amisha Rastogi (Biological Science major, Chemistry minor), Research Assistant
- Elikemuel Rodriguez (English major and minors in Digital Studies and Political Science), Research Assistant
Fall 2024 Cohort
- Aarianna Aughtry (Computer Science and Digital Studies), Research Assistant
- Elikemuel Rodriguez (English major and minors in Digital Studies and Political Science), Research Assistant