About Me
I am an Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. I teach in their medical school and provide ethics consultation at the UAMS Hospital. I am also a clinical ethicist at Arkansas Children's Hospital, the only pediatric hospital in the state. I serve on the ethics committees at both hospitals, including their consultation and policy subcommittees.
In my position as a clinical ethicist, I work with a team to help find ethically supportable resolutions in cases as diverse as those dealing with end of life decisions, complex pregnancies, code status, and religious objections to treatment, among others. Additionally, I join the clinical teams for rounds throughout the hospital. From 2015-2017, I worked full-time as a clinical ethicist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and I served on the ethics committee at Children's National Medical Center.
My current research focuses on psychiatric ethics, vulnerability in clinical settings, the interaction between institutional structures and autonomous agency, and quality standards in ethics consultation. I have published case commentaries as well as philosophical articles in applied ethics.
I am passionate about teaching bioethics, whether for undergraduates, graduate and medical students, or clinicians. While at Georgetown, I designed and taught several courses in applied ethics. For years I coached Georgetown's Ethics Bowl and Bioethics Bowl teams, which involved long-term, intensive mentoring of undergraduates in philosophical debate. In my clinical role, I contribute to educational initiatives throughout the hospital.
In my position as a clinical ethicist, I work with a team to help find ethically supportable resolutions in cases as diverse as those dealing with end of life decisions, complex pregnancies, code status, and religious objections to treatment, among others. Additionally, I join the clinical teams for rounds throughout the hospital. From 2015-2017, I worked full-time as a clinical ethicist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, and I served on the ethics committee at Children's National Medical Center.
My current research focuses on psychiatric ethics, vulnerability in clinical settings, the interaction between institutional structures and autonomous agency, and quality standards in ethics consultation. I have published case commentaries as well as philosophical articles in applied ethics.
I am passionate about teaching bioethics, whether for undergraduates, graduate and medical students, or clinicians. While at Georgetown, I designed and taught several courses in applied ethics. For years I coached Georgetown's Ethics Bowl and Bioethics Bowl teams, which involved long-term, intensive mentoring of undergraduates in philosophical debate. In my clinical role, I contribute to educational initiatives throughout the hospital.