TEACHING
Teaching Areas
Applied Ethics
Bioethics
Medical Law
Moral Psychology
Ethics
Philosophy of Science
Courses
DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
Dr Mohammad Hosseini (2017-2021)
Thesis: ‘Normative Aspects of Scientific Authorship’
Dublin City University
Degree: Ph.D. in Philosophy
Grade: Passed (No Corrections)
Supervisory Panel: Bert Gordijn and Jonathan Lewis
DOCTORAL EXAMINATION
Role: External Examiner (2021)
Student: Anson Fehross
Doctoral Thesis: ‘Valuing for Others: A New Model of Proxy Decision Making’
University of Sydney
Supervisory Panel: Christopher Ryan, John McMillan and Sascha Callaghan
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION
University of Manchester (MSc, MA and LLM Healthcare Ethics and Law)
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Supervised dissertations for 10 MA and LLM students and MSc intercalated medical students (2022)
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Dissertation topics:
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Consent in obstetric emergencies
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“Dying to donate: The ethical quandary of fatal organ donation”
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“Are advance euthanasia directives ethically justifiable for people with dementia?”
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The fight for recognition of queer bodies in reproductive medicine
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Adolescent refusal of treatment grounded in veganism
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Conscientious objection, future reproductive technologies and medical law
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Patient autonomy and the social determinants of health
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Adaptive and equal access to health for sexual abuse victims
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“How should scarce healthcare resources be prioritised in situations where individuals are perceived to have contributed to their own poor health?”
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Dublin City University (MA in Ethics) (2018-2021)
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Dissertation topics include:
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Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence in health care systems
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Health, well-being and obligations
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The ethical and legal dimensions of biomedical enhancement
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POSTGRADUATE COURSE LEADER
University of Manchester (MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law)
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Research Ethics (2021-Present)
POSTGRADUATE TEACHING
University of Manchester (MA in Healthcare Ethics and Law)
Lecturer:
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Research Ethics (2021-Present)
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Ethics, Genetics and Genomics (2022-Present)
Dublin City University (PhD Graduate Training Modules)
Lecturer:
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Research Ethics (2017-2021)
Dublin City University (MA in Ethics)
Lecturer:
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Contemporary Topics in Ethics (2019-2021)
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Dissertation Supervisor (2017-2021)
UNDERGRADUATE SUBJECT LEADER/MODULE CONVENOR
Dublin City University
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Introduction to Logic (1st Year Module)
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Aesthetics (2nd Year Module)
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Wittgenstein (3rd Year Module)
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Introduction to European Philosophy I (2nd Year Module)
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Introduction to European Philosophy II (2nd Year Module)
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Dublin City University
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Applied Ethics (2017-2021)
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Introduction to Logic (2018-2020)
University of Cambridge
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Aesthetics (2014-15)
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Dissertation Supervisor (2014-16)
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Early Modern Philosophy (2014-15)
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Ethics (2014-15)
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European Philosophy from Kant (2013-15)
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Metaphysics and Epistemology (2014-15)
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Set Texts (2013-15)
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Wittgenstein (2014-15)
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Fundamental Questions in Philosophy (2013-14)
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Introduction to European Philosophy I (2012-13)
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Introduction to European Philosophy II (2012-13)
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Philosophy and the Arts (2011-14)
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