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; Leadership

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

Stephanie Brown, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Compassionate Care, Evolutionary Theories of Altruism, Social Neuroscience, Hormones and Behavior

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

Dylan Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Quality of Life Measurement (Ecological Momentary Assessment, Day Reconstruction Method); Psychology of and Emotional Adaption to Illness and Disability

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

Senior Fellows

Craig Malbon, PhD, MDiv
Leading Professor of Pharmacology
Medical Ethics, Social Justice, End-of-Life Ethical Issues

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

Brooke Ellison, Ph. D.
Research Assistant Professor
Hope and Medical Ethics, Stem Cell Research, Sociology and Healthcare

Lynn Hallarman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cancer Pain Management, Medical-Legal Issues at End of Life

Peter C. Williams, JD, PhD
Professor of Preventive Medicine
Medical Education, Medical Jurisprudence, Medical Ethics

Administrative Staff
Elisa M. Nelson
Center Administrator and MA Co-coordinator

Michael Dorn, Ph.D.
Project Staff Associate

Michael Roess
Graduate Assistant and Website Management