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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 particular 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.
Research Publications
2005-2009
“Aristotle on Courage and the Moral Development of Virtues and Emotions” Studies in the History of Ethics, Special Symposium on Ethics and Emotions in the History of Philosophy, December 2008.
"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.