Assistant Professor Philosophy Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-5130   Phone: 509-335-8719 Fax: 509-335-5866 E-mail: wkabasenche@wsu.edu   Ph.D., 2006, University of Tennessee - Philosophy RESEARCH INTERESTS: My research is in the area of the ethics of biomedical technologies (both the thics of research and the implications of the application of such technologies). RESEARCH SUMMARY: I am currently engaged in research exploring the intersection of biomedical technologies and moral identity and character. This research moves in two directions. On the one hand, I am interested in how our engagement with various biomedical technologies shapes us as persons. That is, how does the use of a paticular type of biomedical technology form our character and sense of identity? From the other direction, my research is aimed at considering how an individual's sense of moral identity--those values that contribute to his/her sense of who he/she is--will affect decisions concerning the use of biomedical technologies. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS "Emotions, Memory Suppression, and Identity" (peer commentary essay) Forthcoming in American Journal of Bioethics. "Performance-Enhancement and the Pursuit of Excellence" Running and Philosophy, Michael W. Austin, editor (Blackwell, 2007) "The Rebirth of the Human Medicine: A Review of Daniel P. Sulmasy, The Rebirth of the Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care" (A review essay) Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics 35 (March 2007): 216-219.