Faculty & Staff

Director
Stephen G. Post, PhD
Center Director
History of Bioethics, Geriatrics, Dementia, Religion, Healthcare, Compassion and Altruism

Research & Teaching Faculty
Maria A. Basile, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Human Values and Medicine, Literature and Medicine, Medical Professionalism, Medical Education, Physician, Leadership

Richard A. Bronson, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pathology
Reproductive Medicine, Poetry, Narrative in Medicine, Medical Education

John L. Coulehan, MD, MPH
Director Emeritus
Literature and Medicine, Empathy, Narrative, Clinical Ethics

Andrew M. Flescher, PhD
Associate Professor
Theories of Compassion, Altruism, and Supererogation; Ethics; Religion and Health Care; Medical Humanities; Bioethics; Religion and Society; Methods and Theory of Religion

S. Van McCrary, PhD, JD, MPH
Associate Professor
Clinical Biomedical Ethics (Neonatal and Adult)
Health Law and Policy, Medical Decision Making, Psychiatric Issues in Bioethics

Carla Keirns, MD, PhD, MSc.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Ethics, History of Medicine, Sociology of Medicine, Health Services Research

Catherine R. Messina, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Compassionate Care, Medical Education, Social Science, Physician-Patient Relationship

Michael Vetrano, PhD
Associate Course Director
Clinical Ethics and Decision Making, Doctor-Patient Communication, Spirituality and Health Care
Religion and Bioethics

Peter C. Williams, JD, PhD
Vice Dean, School of Medicine
Medical Education, Medical Jurisprudence, Medical Ethics

Administrative Staff
Elisa M. Nelson
Center Administrator

Michael Roess
Graduate Assistant and Website Management