Curriculum Vitae

2008 “Artificial Kidneys and the Emergence of Bioethics: The History of the ‘Outsiders’ in the Allocation of Hemodialysis,” forthcoming in Social History of Medicine.

2008 “Ethics Consultation and Facilitated Consensus,” forthcoming in The Journal of Clinical Ethics.

2008 Review of Meyers, A Practical Guide to Clinical Ethics Consulting (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2007) in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 17 (3) 2008: 347-350.

2005 “Deep Disagreement and Bioethics,” Journal of Informal Logic vol. 25 no. 1 Wtr. 2005, pp. 65-77.

2005 “History of Philosophy of Law,” Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Second Ed. (MacMillian Reference; 2005)

2005 “Punishing Hate and Achieving Equality,” Criminal Justice Ethics vol. 24 no. 1 Wtr. 2005, pp. 19-30.

2003 “Divided Minds and Successive Selves,” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics  12 (2003): 131-136 (book review).

2002 “Families: Law, Gender, and Difference,” Hypatia vol. 17 no. 3 Summer 2002, pp. 254-257 (book review).

2000 “Consequentialism in Bioethics” Ethics vol. 110 (2000): 434-436 (book review)

1998 “The Problem of the Incomplete Attempt,” Social Theory and Practice vol. 24 (Fall, 1998): 317-343.

1998 “The Theory of Ideology,” Ethics vol. 108 (1998): 814-816 (book review).

1997 “First Amendment Liberalism and Hate Speech: After R.A.V. v. St. Paul , “ forthcoming in Moffat and Griffin (eds.) Radical Critiques of Law, (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press; 1997).

1996 “Objectivity, Moral Truth, and Constitutional Doctrine,” Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 4 (1996): 489-500.

1996 “Fitting Punishment to Crime,” Law and Philosophy 15 (1996): 407- 415 (book review).

1996 “Date Rape and Erotic Discourse,” in Leslie Francis (ed.) Date Rape: Feminism, Philosophy, and the Law (Pittsburgh: Penn State Press; 1996).

1992 “The Legal-Rational State” (Book Review), Journal of Value Inquiry 26 (1992): 137-140.

1990 “Skepticism and the Apologetics of Law,” Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 3 (1990): 69-90.

1990 “Teaching Recent Work in Legal Theory,” APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Law Vol. 89 (Spring, 1990): 96-100.

1989 “In Defense of the Autonomy of Rights,” Philosophy Research Archives 14 (1989): 51-72.

1987 “Feinberg on Claiming Claims,”  Journal of Value Inquiry 21 (1987): 79-85.

2006 Review of manuscript for Rowman & Littlefield:
A Practical Guide to Clinical Ethics Consulting

2006 External reviewer of research of Dr. Heidi Malm, Loyola University of
Chicago, for promotion to Full Professor.

2001 Review of manuscript for Journal of Clinical Ethics

2006 “Ethics Consultation and Moral Consensus,” the 8th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, Denver, Co., Oct. 26-29, 2006.

2005 “Ethics Consultation and Moral Consensus,” Second International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, March 17-20, 2005,
University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

2004 Chair, Session: “War, Criminal Justice, and Military Tribunals,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Conference on Global Justice, March 27, 2004, Pasadena, CA.

2004 “Comments on “The Ethics of Conception and the Possibility of Harm,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting
March 26, 2004, Pasadena, CA.

2002. “Billy Budd and the Rule of Law,” Pacific Division Meeting, American Philosophical Association, Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA, March 31, 2002.

2001 “Particularity in Bioethics: Contextualist Reasoning in Substitute Decision Making,” American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, Nashville, TN,
October 25, 2001.

2001 “On Not Becoming What You Don’t Want to Be: Dementia and Self-Preserving Interests,” American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, Nashville, TN,
October 27, 2001.

2001 “Does Hate Deserve Punishment?,” presented at conference on “Law, Ethics, and Social Reform,” California State University, Fullerton, March 22, 2001.

2000 New Issues in End-of-Life Care,” Continuing Medical Education Conference, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, October 31, 2000.

2000 Wrongful Living and Prospective Autonomy,” presented at conference, “Bioethics: The Next Twenty-Five Years,”
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, April 6-8, 2000.

2000 Deserving Punishment and the Problem of Hate Violence,” Fifth Annual So. Calif. Philosophy Conference, California State University,
Long Beach, October 21, 2000.

1998 “Business Ethics and the Future of Privacy in the Workplace,” Claremont Kiwanis Club, Sunrise Care Center, Claremont, June 10, 1998.

1998 “The Intrinsic Value of Biodiversity,” Universidad Autonomo De Yucatan,
Merida, Mexico, February 26, 1998.

1997 “Against Rawlsian Equality of Opportunity: A Comment,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, Berkeley, March 26- 29, 1997.

1996 “Emerging Issues in Bioethics,” Claremont Senior Forum,
Claremont, CA, Sept. 21, 1996.

1996 “Sexual Harassment and Interests: A Comment,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, Seattle, April, 1996

1994 “Objectivity, Moral Truth, and Constitutional Doctrine,” Symposium
on Natural Law and the Constitution, University of Southern California
Law Center, Nov. 4-5, 1994.

1994 “Penalty Enhancements, Hate, and Desert,” Institute for Advanced
Philosophic Research Annual Conference, “Crime and Punishment,” Estes
Park, Colorado, August 17-23, 1994.

1994 “Legality and the Problem of the Incomplete Attempt,” Pacific Division Meeting, American Philosophical Association, March, 28-Apr. 2, 1994

1994 “Legality and the Problem of the Incomplete Attempt,” Moral and Political Philosophy Society of Orange County, April 16, 1994.

1993 ”Natural Law and International Law: The Founder’s Vision,” Faculty Research Forum, California State Polytechnic University, May 15, 1993.

1993 Chair, session on “Punishment,” Pacific Division Meeting, American Philosophical Association, March 25-28, 1993.

1993 “The Right to Die,” Campus Forum Series, California State Polytechnic University, February 24, 1993

1993 “Legislating Morality: Clashing Ideologies,” Campus Forum Series, California State Polytechnic University, February 3, 1993.

1992 “Campus Hate-Speech Codes: Solution, Diversion, or Censorship?,” Department of Philosophy Colloquium, California State Polytechnic University, November 19, 1992.

1992 “Hate Speech and the First Amendment,” presented at conference entitled “Radical Critiques of the Law,” AMINTAPHIL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 22-24, 1992.

1992 “Dr. Kevorkian and the Right to Die,” Claremont-Pomona Society for Clinical Social Work, San Antonio Hospital, Upland, CA, November 15, 1992.

1991 “Teaching Introduction to Philosophy in a Multicultural Setting,” American Association of Philosophy Teachers conference on “Teaching Philosophy in a Multicultural Context,” San Jose State University, July 15-17, 1991.

1996 “Is it Futile to Define Futility,” Philosophy Symposium: Medical Ethics Making Moral Distinctions,” California State University, Fullerton, March 13-15, 1996.

1995 “Moral Truth, Universalism, and Skepticism Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, March 29-April 2, 1995.

1991 “Recently Defended Theories of Constitutional Interpretation and Their Roots in (and Implications for) Philosophy and Literary Criticism,” Faculty Research Forum, California State Polytechnic University, May 18,1991.

1991 “Date Rape and Erotic Discourse,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting, San Francisco, March, 1991.

2008 “Ethical Aspects of Do Not Resuscitate Orders,” Kindred Hospital Ontario,
Ontario CA, 6/27/08.

2008 “Ethics and Your Healthcare Decisions,” Community Senior Services of
Pomona Valley, Atria Rancho Park, San Dimas, CA, 3/4/08.

2007 “Life and Death Medical Decisions—Will Your Wishes Be Carried Out?,”              Community Education Lecture Series, San Antonio Community Hospital,
Upland, CA, 7/10/07.

2007 “Introduction to Clinical Ethics,” San Antonio Community Hospital,
Upland, CA, 8/14/07.

2007 “Advance Directives and Palliative Care,” San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 8/1/07.

2007 “Ethical Dilemmas in the Delivery Room,” Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center,” Pomona, CA, 7/16/07.

2007 “Ethics, Medicine, and You,” San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 7/10/07.

2006 “What Does a Bioethicist Do?,” Mt. San Antonio Gardens Congregational Homes, Pomona, CA, 7/20/06.

2006 “What Is Clinical Bioethics?.” Department of Volunteer Services, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA, 7/12/06.

2006 “Law, Ethics, and DNR Orders,” Citrus Valley Medical Center, Covina, CA, 7/11/06.

2005 “Ethical Issues in the Care of the Elderly,” American Association of Service Coordinators 2005 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 10/12/05.

2005 “Ethical Dimensions of Patient Care, “ Multi-Disciplinary Team Seminar, Adult Protective Services of San Bernardino County, Ontario, CA 5/34/05.

2005 “Ethical Issues at the Bedside,” Nursing Department, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 5/10/05.

2005 Moderator, “Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life,” Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 4/20/05.

2005 “Medical Practice and Cultural Diversity: Ethical Issues,” City of Claremont Senior Forum, Joslyn Senior Center, Claremont, CA, 4/3/05.

2005 Introduction to Biomedical Ethics,” San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 1/26/05.

2004 “End-of-Life Issues,” to be presented 9/23/04, Continuing Medical Education Conference, San Antonio Hospital, Upland, CA 9/23/04

2004 The Dilemma of Decision-Making,” Claremont Coalition Concerned with End-of-Life Issues, Claremont, CA 5/27/04.

2004 “Planning for Your Future: Advance Health Care Directives,” Emerson Village Retirement Community, Pomona, CA, 5/21/04.

2004 “Ethics of Neonatal Resuscitation,” Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA, 3/8/04.

2004 “Physician Approach to Comfort Care Treatment in an Acute Setting,” Continuing Medical Education Conference, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 2/10/04.

2004 “Basic Aspects of Clinical Ethics,” Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program, 12/4/03.

2003 “Physician Intervention in Ethical Care: Case Studies,” Continuing Medical Education Conference, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA 4/29/03.

2003 “Ethics of Neonatal Resuscitation,” Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 3/25/03.

2003 “Introduction to Clinical Ethics, Volunteer Chaplains Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 3/4/03.

“Introduction to Bioethics,” Volunteer Chaplains Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA , 5/20/02.

2002 “Cases in Clinical Ethics,” Family Practice Residency Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA , 5/24/02.

2002 “Basic Principles of Clinical Ethics, Clinical Pastoral Education Didactics, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, CA , 1/23/02 & 5/23/02.

2002 “Reporting Medical Errors: Ethical & Policy Issues,” Bioethics Committee, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 4/10/02.

2002 “Ethical Issues in Genetics,” Ministerial Convocation, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 4/23/02.

2002 “Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research,” Bioethics Committee, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 10/10/01.

2002 “Justice and Health Promotion: Are You To Blame for Being Unhealthy?,” Bioethics Grand Rounds, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 2/13/02.

2001 “Particularity in Bioethics: Contextualist Reasoning in Substitute Decision Making,” American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, Nashville, TN, October 25, 2001.

2001 “On Not Becoming What You Don’t Want to Be: Dementia and Self-Preserving Interests,” American Association for Bioethics and Humanities, Nashville, TN, October 27, 2001.

2001 “Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research,” Bioethics Committee, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, CA, 10/10/01.

2001 “Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing” NICU/PICU/Peds Education Council, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, May 9, May 23.

2001 Panelist, “To Relieve Suffering: The Art and Science of Palliative,” Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, Calif., March 30.

2001 Panelist, “Religious Perspectives on End-of-Life Care,” Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, Calif., Feb. 6.

2001 “Emerging Issues in Bioethics,” University Club of Claremont, Claremont, Calif., February 20.

2001 “Advance Health Care Directives: Recent Changes,” Patient Care Coordinators, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Feb. 8.

2001 “Why Bioethics Committees?” presented to Bioethics Committee, San Antonio Community Hospital, “ Upland, Calif., Feb. 14.

2001 “Ethics and Your Health-Care Decisions,” Community Health Lecture, San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, Calif., Feb. 13.

2000 “On Our own Terms: Ethics & End-of-Life Care”,
presented to Inland Hospice Association and Claremont Coalition Concerned with End-of-Life Issues, October 4.

2000 “Ethical Treatment of Newborns with Lethal Anomalies, Pediatrics Department, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Sept. 19.

2000 The Physician’s Role in End-of-Life Care: Ethical Dimensions,” Continuing Medical Education Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Oct. 31.

2000 “New Ethical and Legal Issues of Advance Directives,” San Antonio Community Hospital, March 21.

2000 “Wrongful Living and Prospective Autonomy,” presented at conference, “Bioethics: The Next Twenety-Five Years,” University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, April 6-8.

2000 “Organizational Ethics in the Hospital,” Division Managers’ Meeting, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, May 5.

2000 “Clinical Ethics Case Review,” Family Practice Residency Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, February 3.

“Emerging Issues With Advance Directives,” San Antonio Community
Hospital, Upland, December 1.

1999 “The Future of Advance Care Directives,” Continuing Medical Education Conference, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, November 2.

1999 “Ethical Issues in Neonatal and Pediatric Care,” Seminar in Neonatal and
Pediatric Topics, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, October 14.

1999 “Introduction to Clinical Ethics,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, July 29.

1999 “Medical Ethics,” presented as part of Fundamental Critical Care Support Lectures, Family Practice Residents Program, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona, July 16.

1999 “Contemporary Issues in Bioethics,” Western University of Health Sciences,
Pomona, CA, April 8.

1998 “Contemporary Issues in Bioethics,” Adult Forum, Monte Vista Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Montclair, January 31.

1997 Ethical Issues in Emergency Medicine,” Columbia Chino Valley Medical
Center, Chino, December 15.

1997 Participant in Seminar entitled “Bioethics and Health Law: Cases Before the 1997 U.S. Supreme Court,” sponsored by the Center for Medical Ethics
and Mediation, San Diego, Feb. 22.

1996 “Is it Futile to Define Futility,” Philosophy Symposium: Medical Ethics Making Moral Distinctions,” California State University, Fullerton, March 13-15.

1993 "The Right to Die," Campus Forum Series, California State Polytechnic University, February 24.

1992 "Dr. Kevorkian and the Right to Die," Claremont-Pomona Society for Clinical Social Work, San Antonio Hospital, Upland, CA, November 15.