I am a philosopher and bioethicist
living and working in Kansas City, Missouri
with professional appointments at three institutions.
living and working in Kansas City, Missouri
with professional appointments at three institutions.
I also teach courses in the Certificate Program in Bioethics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where I'm
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Outside of my home institutions,
I serve on editorial boards for the Annals of Medicine and the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy,
as well as on multiple Data Safety and Monitoring Boards for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). I also served as Chair of the Philosophy Affinity Group for the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities from 2011-2020 and as Ethics Advisor to the Baby Friendly USA NICU Task Force.
In 2014, I was inducted as a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.
I serve on editorial boards for the Annals of Medicine and the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy,
as well as on multiple Data Safety and Monitoring Boards for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). I also served as Chair of the Philosophy Affinity Group for the American Society for Bioethics & Humanities from 2011-2020 and as Ethics Advisor to the Baby Friendly USA NICU Task Force.
In 2014, I was inducted as a member of the Society for Pediatric Research.
I received my PhD in Philosophy in 2009 from Rice University,
where I also served for many years as
Managing Editor of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.
I was fortunate to write my PhD dissertation,
The Normative Foundations of Civil Marriage,
under the supervision of a truly outstanding dissertation committee
which included
George Sher, H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., Alastair Norcross, and Rachel Zuckert.
I also benefited from a great group of grad student friends
with whom many an evening was spent at the legendary Valhalla
grad student pub on the Rice University campus.
where I also served for many years as
Managing Editor of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy.
I was fortunate to write my PhD dissertation,
The Normative Foundations of Civil Marriage,
under the supervision of a truly outstanding dissertation committee
which included
George Sher, H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., Alastair Norcross, and Rachel Zuckert.
I also benefited from a great group of grad student friends
with whom many an evening was spent at the legendary Valhalla
grad student pub on the Rice University campus.
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I am happily married to another professional philosopher & bioethicist,
Leslie Ann McNolty.
We spend most of our time outside the office and classroom raising
four delightful but exhaustion-inducing children.
Leslie Ann McNolty.
We spend most of our time outside the office and classroom raising
four delightful but exhaustion-inducing children.
Our family lives a short drive north of downtown Kansas City near the quintessential Midwestern town of Parkville, Missouri.
(No, seriously, folks, when literary classics about the American Midwest reach the mass market, they do so with
Gale Stockwell's 1933 "Parkville, Main Street" on their covers,
even when set in Minnesota or Ohio.)
(No, seriously, folks, when literary classics about the American Midwest reach the mass market, they do so with
Gale Stockwell's 1933 "Parkville, Main Street" on their covers,
even when set in Minnesota or Ohio.)
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In addition to being equal parts quaint and quirky,
Parkville (and Kansas City more broadly) is a great place
to train and race as a distance runner,
which I do fairly seriously year-round as
a member of the Kansas City Smoke.
Parkville (and Kansas City more broadly) is a great place
to train and race as a distance runner,
which I do fairly seriously year-round as
a member of the Kansas City Smoke.
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With the little time I have left over,
I love to read, play sports & board games, and travel.
Recent excursions have included
Norway, Scotland, India, Amsterdam (thrice), Puerto Vallarta (thrice),
Colorado (twice), Chicago (thrice), Miami (twice), Houston, Seattle, and Washington DC (too many to count).
I love to read, play sports & board games, and travel.
Recent excursions have included
Norway, Scotland, India, Amsterdam (thrice), Puerto Vallarta (thrice),
Colorado (twice), Chicago (thrice), Miami (twice), Houston, Seattle, and Washington DC (too many to count).
Bravely or foolishly, I also take an annual summer roadtrip
with just my four kids and I to different parts of the United States.
with just my four kids and I to different parts of the United States.
