Cross-Institutional Perspectives on Drug Testing and Bodily Surveillance

Session Submission Type: Invited Session (90 minute)

Description

Drug testing has become a standard practice in virtually every institutional field, including criminal justice, healthcare, employment, education, athletics, family and social services, and public benefits/welfare. Yet, despite its widespread use and significant potential consequences, very little research has systematically examined drug testing as a social practice that cuts across traditional institutional boundaries. This panel brings together researchers examining drug testing and other intimate forms of biochemical surveillance to facilitate a conversation about the cross-institutional dynamics of these shared technologies and practices. Presentations will address the institutional histories, practices, organizational and material configurations, subjects, scientific and technological dynamics, industry/markets, and/or consequences of drug testing in various institutional fields and, in particular, those using cross-institutional approaches and perspectives.

Sub Unit

• Special Session

Presider

• Ryan T. Steel, Miami University

Individual Presentations

• The Peculiar History of Drug Testing in America: From Racehorses to Everyday Citizens - Laura Browder, University of Richmond

• What about Drug Testing? Addressing the dearth of research on drug testing through a systematic review of its cross-institutional uses - Ryan T. Steel, Miami University

• Drug Testing as Social Control: How Screening for Substance Use Shapes Everyday Life - Mary Ellen Stitt, University at Albany-SUNY

• Drug Testing in Healthcare Settings - Katharine McCabe, Bucknell University

• Cannabis Legalization and Youth Drug Testing in Public Schools - Faith English, Johns Hopkins University

Discussant

• Ryan T. Steel, Miami University

Session Organizer

• Ryan T. Steel, Miami University