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CURRICULUM VITAE

Peter A. DePergola II, Ph.D., M.T.S. Shaughness Family Endowed Chair in Humanities, Elms College

Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Elms College Executive Director, Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture, Elms College

Senior Director, Clinical Ethics & Chief, Ethics Consultation Service, Baystate Health Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

BUSINESS ADDRESS 759 Chestnut Street Springfield, MA 01199 USA Office: Daly 6100B Telephone: (413) 794-7502 Email: Peter.DePergolaPhD@baystatehealth.org EDUCATION Graduate Ph.D., Healthcare Ethics, summa cum laude, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

(2016)

Program Concentration: Neuroethics

Dissertation: The Neuroethical Case Against Cognitive Memory Manipulation Director: Prof. Gerard Magill, Ph.D.

M.T.S., Ethics, magna cum laude, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA (2009)

Program Concentration: Bioethics

Thesis II: Bread for the Journey: Final Gifts at the End of Life Director: Prof. Melissa M. Kelley, Ph.D. Thesis I: Philia: The Fullness of Theological Ethics Director: Prof. Edward C. Vacek, S.J., Ph.D.

Undergraduate B.A., Philosophy and Religious Studies, summa cum laude, Elms College, Chicopee,

MA, USA (2007)

 

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Program Concentration: Ethics

Honor Society: Delta Epsilon Sigma, Alpha Kappa Chapter Director: Prof. Mark S. Stelzer, S.T.D

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING Fellowship Fellow, Clinical Bioethics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

(2014-16)

Program Specialization: Neuropsychiatric Ethics

Training Site: TUSM – Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA Supervisor: Prof. Kevin T. Hinchey, M.D.

Residency Resident, Clinical Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,

PA, USA (2011-14)

Program Specialization: Neuroethics Training Site: UPMC – Mercy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Supervisor: Prof. Henk A. M. J. ten Have, M.D., Ph.D.

Additional Training Advanced Training, Clinical Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

(Summer 2009)

Program Specialization: Neurothanatological Ethics Training Site: HMS Center for Bioethics, Boston, MA, USA Supervisor: Prof. Robert D. Troug, M.D.

AREAS OF ACADEMIC SPECIALIZATION Bioethics, Neuroethics, Thanatology, Medical Humanities, Moral Psychology AREAS OF ACADEMIC COMPETENCE Moral Philosophy, Moral Theology, Epistemology, Metaethics, Axiology

 

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GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS Shaughness Family Endowed Chair in Humanities, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020) Tenure, awarded by Elms College Board of Trustees, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020) Presidential Session Award, presented by the American Geriatrics Society, Long Beach, CA, USA (2020) Nominee, Top 100 Healthcare Leaders Award, presented by International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare, Las Vegas, NV, USA (2019) Healthcare Heroes Award, Emerging Leader Category, presented by BusinessWest and Healthcare News, Springfield, MA, USA (2018) # 1 New Release in Medical Ethics (Book: Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation), awarded by Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, USA (2018) Excellence in Healthcare Ethics Award, presented by SmartHealth, Las Vegas, NV, USA (2018) Shortlist, Innovator of the Year Award, presented by SmartHealth, Las Vegas, NV, USA (2018) Finalist, Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018) Discussion Grant, awarded by Mass Humanities, Northampton, MA, USA (2017) Pearls for the Practice Award, presented by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA (2017) Highest Honors in Healthcare Ethics, awarded by Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2016) Distinction, Doctoral Dissertation, awarded by Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2015) Distinction, Comprehensive Examination 2, awarded by Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2015)

 

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Distinction, Comprehensive Examination 1, awarded by Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2015) 40 Under Forty Award, presented by BusinessWest, Springfield, MA, USA (2015) Walter S. Barr Fellowship, presented by the Horace Smith Fund, Springfield, MA, USA (2011-2014) High Honors in Ethics, awarded by Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA (2009) Distinction, Master’s Thesis 2, awarded by Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA (2009) Distinction, Master’s Thesis 1, awarded by Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA (2008) Highest Honors in Philosophy and Religious Studies, awarded by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2007) Delta Epsilon Sigma, awarded by the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2007) Diggins Endowed Scholarship, awarded by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2007) Monsignor O’Neill Award, presented by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2007) Sister Mary Fenton Award, presented by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2007) Deanery Scholarship, awarded by Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2006) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Current (Primary) Shaughness Family Endowed Chair in Humanities, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities (tenured), Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Executive Director, Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-)

 

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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA (2018-) Director, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017-) Current (Secondary) Research Scholar in Bioethics, TEDMED Foundation, Stamford, CT, USA (2019-) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA (2018-) Associate Editor, Journal of Health Ethics (2018-) Lecturer in Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA (2016-) Research Scientist in Neuroethics, American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2016-) Previous Assistant Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities (tenure-track), Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-2020) Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA (2013-17) Lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2009-2014)

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS Current Senior Director of Clinical Ethics, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Chief, Ethics Consultation Service, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Director, Clinical Ethics Internship Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2016-)

 

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Director, Clinical Ethics Observership Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2016-) Co-Chair, Financial Conflict of Interest in Research and Scholarly Activities Committee, Institutional Review Boards, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Institutional Review Boards, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Organ Donation and Allocation Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Previous Clinical Ethicist, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Ethics Consultant, Trinity Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2012-13)

Clinical Ethics Consultant, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2009-13) Clinical Ethics Consultant, Mont Marie Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Holyoke, MA, USA (2009-13) CONSULTING APPOINTMENTS Governmental Expert Bioethics Consultant (Neuroethics), Raytheon BBN Technologies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), United States Department of Defense, Cambridge, MA, USA (2018-) Legal Expert Medical Witness (Bioethics), Committee for Public Counsel Services, Public Defender Agency of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA (2017-) PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Books and Chapters

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “The Bionic Brain: Pragmatic Neuroethics and the Moral Plausibility of Cognitive Enhancement.” In The Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Exploration, ed. Steven S. Gouveia, 241-52. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2018. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles DePergola II, Peter A. “Ethical Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Journal of Health Ethics 16, no. 1, a. 4 (2020): 1-57. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Neuroethical Role of Narrative Identity in Ethical Decision Making.” Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 6, no. 2 (2019): 17-46. Mapes, Marianna V., Peter A. DePergola II, and William T. McGee. “Patient-Centered Care and Autonomy: Shared Decision Making in Practice and a Suggestion for Practical Application in the Critically Ill.” Journal of Intensive Care Medicine (2019). DePergola II, Peter A. “The Historical Emergence in Neuroscience of Crucial Categories for Ethical Decision Making.” EC Neurology 11, no. 9 (2019): 766-88. DePergola II, Peter A. “Cooperation in Confidential Withholding of HIV Status from Partners of Sexually-Active Patients: A Role for Organizational Moral Agency.” Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 4, no. 1 (2019): 45-49. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Development of Global Bioethics: A Historical-Developmental Perspective.” International Medicine 1, no. 4 (2019): 231-36. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Bionic Brain: Pragmatic Neuroethics and the Moral Plausibility of Cognitive Enhancement.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 2, a.7 (2019): 1-10. McQueston, Reilly L., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Supporting Mental Wellness in the Public Service Professions: Revisiting a Moral Imperative.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 2, a. 4 (2019): 1-10. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Morality of Medical Miracles: Ethical Reflections on Pediatric Oncology.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 9 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Truths that Make Us Free: Ethical Reflections on Reproductive Endocrinology.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 8 (2019): 1-3.

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “Healing without Curing: Ethical Reflections on Palliative Care Medicine.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 7 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Moral Obligation of Bearing One Another’s Burdens: Ethical Reflections on Surgical Intensive Care.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 6 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “Dignity and the Life Worth Living: Ethical Reflections on Pediatric Intensive Care.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 5 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “Managing Endings in the Beginning: Ethical Reflections on Neonatal Intensive Care.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 4 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “Living with Productive Discomfort: Ethical Reflections on Critical Care Medicine.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 3 (2019): 1-3. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Cura Personalis of Healthcare Delivery: Ethical Reflections on Internal Medicine.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 2 (2019): 1-3. Davis, Sheila P., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Introduction: Notes from the Bedside.” Journal of Health Ethics 15, no. 1, a. 1 (2019): 1-2. DePergola II, Peter A. “Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and Palliative Sedation: A Brief Clarification and Reinforcement of the Moral Logic.” Journal of Health Ethics 14, no. 2, a. 4 (2018): 1-9. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Neurostructure of Morality and the Hubris of Memory Manipulation.” The New Bioethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Biotechnology and the Body 24, no. 3 (2018): 199-227. DePergola II, Peter A. “The False Hope of Deliberate Forgetting: A Critical Response to Proponents of ‘Limited-Use’ Memory Manipulation.” Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics 5, no. 3 (2018): 54-85. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Historical Development of Traditional Morality and the Correlative Evolution of Thanatological Apprehension.” Journal of Health Science Studies 1, no. 1 (2018): 1-5. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Inclusion of Children in Nontherapeutic Medical Research: A Role for Double Effect Reasoning in the Moral Justification of Pediatric Experimentation.” Pediatric Ethicscope – The Journal of Pediatric Bioethics 31, no. 1 (2018): 72-85; 90.

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “The Integration of Organizational, Clinical, and Professional Ethics in Healthcare: A Role for Moral Agency.” Ethikos – The Journal of Practical Business Ethics 32, no. 5 (2018): 18-25. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Ethical Justification of Equal Candidacy for Organ Transplantation in Alcoholic Patients.” Journal of Health Ethics 14, no. 1, a. 3 (2018): 1-25. DePergola II, Peter A. “Communicating Shared Value in Healthcare: Wisdom from Aristotle’s Transcendent Third.” Ethikos – The Journal of Practical Business Ethics 32, no. 4 (2018): 15-17. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Ethical Principle of Vulnerability and the Case Against Human Organ Trafficking.” Journal of Health Ethics 14, no. 1, a. 2 (2018): 1-21.

Dietzen, Diane L., Christine L. Bryson, Peter A. DePergola II, and Barbara Z. Stoll. “‘They Can’t Do That?’ The Role of Court Appointed Guardians in End-of-Life Decision Making.” Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 52, no. 2 (2017): 320. Faircloth, Oren, Peter A. DePergola II, John R. O’Reilly, and Thomas S. Derr. “Mediation and End-of-Life Futility Decisions for Newborns.” Quinnipiac Health Law Journal 19, no. 2 (2016): 153-77. Peer-Reviewed Abstracts and Conference Proceedings Clifford, Andrew, and Peter A. DePergola II. “The Ethical Justification of Telehealth Technology for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care in the Socioeconomically Underprivileged: An Argument from Justice.” Proceedings of the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics (Annual Conference, June 2021). Herringshaw, Emilee, Maryam M. Hasan, Nicolas Jabbour, Maura J. Brennan, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Whiple, Wait, or Watch?” Proceedings of the American Geriatrics Society (Presidential Session, Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2020). Natalizio, Nicholas A., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Constraints that Make Us Free: A Neuroethical Justification of Compulsory Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Combat Veterans.” Proceedings of the International Neuroethics Society (Annual Assembly, November 2019). DePergola II, Peter A. “Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation.” Proceedings of the International Neuroethics Society (Annual Assembly, November 2017).

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “Challenges in Palliative Care Research: Navigating the Moral Terrain.” Proceedings of the Association of Veterans Affairs – Hematology / Oncology (Annual Assembly, September 2017). Dietzen, Diane L., Christine L. Bryson, Peter A. DePergola II, and Barbara Z. Stoll. “‘They Can’t Do That?’ The Role of Court Appointed Guardians in End-of-Life Decision Making.” Proceedings of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Annual Assembly, February 2017). Behrens, Pamela J., Halina P. Wiczyk, Peter A. DePergola II, and Amy Novak. “Ethical

Dilemma in an Infertility Practice: Are We Withholding Information or Protecting Our Patients?” Proceedings of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (Annual Assembly, October 2010). Web-Based Articles DePergola II, Peter A. “The Urgent Art of Cura Personalis.” UMMS Digital Commons (2018): 1-2. DePergola II, Peter A. “Transhumanism and the Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement: A Systematic Perspective.” UMMS Digital Commons (2014): 1-8. DePergola II, Peter A. “Cells that Make Us Free: Issues of Contemporary Significance to Stem Cell Research and Their Implications for Bioethical Discourse.” UMMS Digital Commons (2014): 1-4. DePergola II, Peter A. “Drug Addiction and Public Policy: A Public Health Perspective.” UMMS Digital Commons (2014): 1-8. DePergola II, Peter A. “Theory and Method in Public Health Ethics.” UMMS Digital Commons (2014): 1-8. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Bacteriological Era and its Aftermath: History, Ethics, and Implications.” UMMS Digital Commons (2014): 1-7. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Notion of Compassion and the Goals of Medicine and Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis.” UMMS Digital Commons (2013): 1-8. DePergola II, Peter A. “No Room for Error: An Ethical Critique of Organizational Systems for Patient Safety.” UMMS Digital Commons (2013): 1-8. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Ethical Principle of Cooperation and Organizational Complicity in Healthcare: A Systematic Analysis.” UMMS Digital Commons (2013): 1-8.

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “The Development of Global Bioethics and the Emergence of Human Rights: A Historical-Developmental Perspective.” UMMS Digital Commons (2012): 1-9. DePergola II, Peter A. “A Theoretical Juxtaposition of Millsian and Rawlsian Moralities of Distributive Justice as Applied in Healthcare.” UMMS Digital Commons (2012): 1-7. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Ethical Quality of Biomedical Research: Virtues and Vision.” UMMS Digital Commons (2011): 1-9. DePergola II, Peter A. “Methods of Moral Justification in Healthcare Ethics: A Systematic Introduction.” UMMS Digital Commons (2011): 1-7. DePergola II, Peter A. “The Development of Normative Methods in Healthcare Ethics: Tracing the Historical Roots.” UMMS Digital Commons (2011): 1-9. DePergola II, Peter A. “Moral Distress in Caring for the Jehovah’s Witness Patient.” UMMS Digital Commons (2009): 1-4. DePergola II, Peter A. “Capacity and Competence Considered: A Sweeping Overview of Beauchamp and Childress.” UMMS Digital Commons (2009): 1-4. Institutional Monographs DePergola II, Peter A. The Neuroethical Case Against Cognitive Memory Manipulation. Ph.D. Dissertation. Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University, 2016. DePergola II, Peter A. Bread for the Journey: Final Gifts at the End of Life. M.T.S. Thesis (2). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College, 2009.

DePergola II, Peter A. Philia: The Fullness of Theological Ethics. M.T.S. Thesis (1). Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College, 2009. Corporate Policy Statements, White Papers, and Reports DePergola II, Peter A., et al. “Crisis Standards of Care: Planning Guidance for the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Boston, MA: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Ethical Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020.

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Operations X.XXX: Medically Ineffective, Non-Beneficial, or Harmful Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and/or Intubation.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Operations 9.102 (rev. ed.): Medically Ineffective, Non-Beneficial, or Harmful Treatment.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Operations 10.950 (rev. ed.): Ethics Consultation Service.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Dietzen, Diane L., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Clinical Operations 9.109 (rev. ed.): End of Life Care.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Allocation of Scarce Critical Resources During a Public Health Emergency.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Guidance Regarding De-Escalation of Critical Care During a Public Health Emergency.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. DePergola II, Peter A. “Guidance for Decisions Regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During a Public Health Emergency.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Skiest, Daniel J., Donna J. Fisher, Jennifer J. Schimmel, Armando P. Paez, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Guidance for Decisions Regarding the Use and Distribution of Remdesivir for Patients with Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Sankey, Heather Z., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Guidance for Decisions Regarding Obstetric Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Skiest, Daniel J., Armando P. Paez, Amanda A. Westlake, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Guidance for Decisions Regarding the Use and Distribution of Hydroxychloroquine for Patients with Confirmed Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Kerr, Gary J., Aaron Michelucci, Peter A. DePergola II, and Heather G. Beattie. “Guidance for Decisions Regarding the Use and Distribution of Expired Medications During a Public Health Emergency.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020. Faulkner, Jennifer, Peter A. DePergola II, Barry D. Sarvet, and Ute Schmidt. “Leading and Communicating in Times of Trauma: Baystate Health’s Response to Employee Trauma Related to COVID-19.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2020.

 

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The Hastings Center, Peter A. DePergola II, et al. “An Open Letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the U.S. Congress.” Garrison, NY: The Hastings Center, 2020. Dietzen, Diane L., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Clinical Operations 9.109: End of Life Care.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2017. DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Operations 9.102: Non-Beneficial and/or Harmful Treatments.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2017. DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Operations 10.950: Organizational Ethics.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2017. Dietzen, Diane L., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Clinical Operations 13.170: Palliative Sedation Therapy.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2017. Beattie, Heather G., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Clinical Operations 9.100: Healthcare Decisions: Consent and Refusal of Treatment.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2016. DePergola II, Peter A. “Treatment of Pregnant Women with Suspected or Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease: Directives from Ethics for Practice.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2016. DePergola II, Peter A. “Medically Necessary Third Trimester Pregnancy Terminations: An Ethical Framework.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2014. DePergola II, Peter A., and Thomas S. Derr. “Ethical Guidelines in Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2010. DePergola II, Peter A. “Ethical Issues in Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Virus: An Annotated Bibliography.” Springfield, MA: Baystate Health, 2010. Multimedia Articles and Interviews DePergola II, Peter A. “The Urgent Art of Cura Personalis.” BusinessWest Healthcare News (forthcoming 2020). Rose, Melinda, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Professor Adds TEDMED Research Scholar to Lengthy Resume.” Elms College Magazine (Fall 2019). Kirkey, Sharon, and Peter A. DePergola II. “If You Could Erase the Worst Memory of Your Life, Would You? Scientists are Working on a Pill for That.” National Post (Canada) (October 2019).

 

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Gagnon, Patricia, Nicholas Jabbour, Peter A. DePergola II, and Maryam Hasan. “An Orchestra of Care Creates an Amazing Result for Patient.” Baystate Health News (May 2019). O’Brien, George, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Honoring Peter A. DePergola II – Emerging Leader.” BusinessWest Healthcare News (September 2018). Chelotti, Elizabeth, and Peter A. DePergola II. “We Can Erase Bad Memories – But Should We?” Baystate Health Connections (September 2018). O’Brien, George, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Emerging Leader: Peter A. DePergola II – In the Emerging Field of Bioethics, He’s a Leader and a Pioneer.” BusinessWest Healthcare News (September 2018). Chelotti, Elizabeth, and Peter A. DePergola II. “The Ethics of Erasing Bad Memories.” Baystate Health News (June 2018). DePergola II, Peter A. “Clinical Ethics at Baystate Health.” The BMP Voice 3, no. 3 (2018): 7. Nary, Gordon, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Exploring American Bioethics: An Interview with Peter DePergola II, Ph.D., M.T.S.” Profiles in Catholicism (April 2018). DePergola II, Peter A. “Six Suggestions for Clinicians: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice. Baystate Health Connections (Spring 2015). Bednar, Joseph, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Tough Calls – Peter DePergola Brings the Art and Science of Ethics to Healthcare.” BusinessWest Healthcare News (May 2015). Bednar, Joseph, and Peter A. DePergola II. “BusinessWest 40 Under 40, Class of 2015.” BusinessWest – The Business Journal of Western Massachusetts (April 2015). Rose, Melinda, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Living Out the Elms Mission: An Interview with Peter DePergola ’07.” Elms College Magazine (Fall 2014).

Santos, Jody, and Peter A. DePergola II. “As Medical Science Gets Better At IDing Defects Before Birth, Some Question What Could Be Lost.” New England Public Radio and National Public Radio (July 2014). Glazer, Sharon, and Peter A. DePergola II. “Clinical Ethicist on Making the Hard Choices.” Baystate Health Academic Affairs Newsletter (March 2014). Manuscripts Submitted or in Preparation

 

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DePergola II, Peter A. Hope: A Neuroethical Analysis. (Book) DePergola II, Peter A. Moral Themes in Literature and Medicine: Interdisciplinary Essays on What Matters Most in Healthcare (with Narrative Outlines and Study Questions). (Book) DePergola II, Peter A. Moral Themes in Medical Humanities: Interdisciplinary Essays on Care for the Whole Person (with Study Questions). (Book) DePergola II, Peter A. “Ivan Ilyich’s Ethicist: Lessons from Gerasim about What Matters Most in End of Life Care.” (Article) DePergola II, Peter A. “Medical Miracles and Their Moral Discontents.” (Article) Sarkar, Pooja R., Shannon L. Mazur, Peter A. DePergola II, and Walter J. Kilpatrick. “The Case for Capacity without Competency: Does a Patient with a Court-Appointed Guardian Still Have the Right to Refuse Life-Prolonging Treatment?” (Article) Shoenfeld, Elizabeth M., William E. Soares III, Paul Visintainer, Tala Elia, Venkatrao Medrametla, David A. Schoenfeld, Ashley Deutsch, Doug Salvador, Diane Dietzen, Mark A. Tidswell, Peter A. DePergola II, Peter St. Marie, and Lauren M. Westafer. “Implementation of a COVID-19 Quality Bundle to Safely Decrease Invasive Mechanical Ventilation at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Early COVID-19 Hospitalizations.” (Article) Alouidor, Reginald, and Peter A. DePergola II. “A Jehovah’s Witness Patient with Severe Hemorrhagic Shock: Self-Determination and Medical Ethics in the Jehovah’s Witness Population.” (Article) Shapiro, Anna K., and Peter A. DePergola II. “Presumed Consent and Priority Allocation Systems for Organ Donation Legislation in the United States: Making the Moral Case.” (Article) Hallisey, Crystal A., and Peter A. DePergola II. “The Commodification of Human Organs: Virtues of a Future Market.” (Article) INVITED PRESENTATIONS International “The Ethical Justification of Telehealth Technology for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care in the Socioeconomically Underprivileged: An Argument from Justice,” Annual Bioethics Conference, Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics, Boston, MA, USA (June 2021)

 

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“Constraints that Make Us Free: A Neuroethical Justification of Compulsory Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Combat Veterans,” Annual Assembly of the International Neuroethics Society, Chicago, IL, USA (November 2019) “Contemporary Issues in Neuroethics,” World Summit on Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neuropharmacology, Montreal, QC, CA (September 2018) “Forget Me Not: The Neuroethical Case Against Memory Manipulation,” Annual Assembly of the International Neuroethics Society, Washington, DC, USA (November 2017) National “Whiple, Wait, or Watch?” Presidential Session of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Long Beach, CA, USA (May 2020) “Challenges in Palliative Care Research: Navigating the Moral Terrain,” Annual Assembly of the Association of Veterans Affairs – Hematology/Oncology, Denver, CO, USA (September 2017) “‘They Can’t Do That?’ The Role of Court Appointed Guardians in End-of-Life Decision Making,” Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA (February 2017) “Ethical Dilemma in an Infertility Practice: Are We Withholding Information or Protecting Our Patients?” Annual Assembly of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Denver, CO, USA (October 2010) Regional “Over My Dead Body: The Ethics of Operating on Incapacitated Patients,” Surgery Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (TBD 2020) “DNR/I Orders and De-escalation of Critical Care in the Time of COVID-19,” Medicine Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2020) “Ethical Issues in Hospital Medicine,” Advanced Internal Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2020) “Writing Medical School Personal Statements: Practical Tips for Prospective Physicians,” Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Studies Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (March 2020)

 

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“The Relationship Between Ethics, Religion, and Culture: A Primer for Catholic Institutions of Higher Education,” Board of Trustees Strategic Planning Academic Committee, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (February 2020) “Ethical Care for Patients with Terminal Illness,” Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2020) “(Non)Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Ethical Implications for Treating Patients with Eating Disorders,” Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2020) “End-of-Life Issues in Oncology Nursing: A Primer,” Baystate Regional Cancer Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2019) “The Nurse as Independent Moral Agent,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2019) “Ethical Issues in Spiritual Care,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2019) “Trauma and Transplantation: Identifying the Moral Limits of Organ Donation Advocacy,” Trauma Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2019) “Whose Decision? Which Rationality? The Birth, Care, and Discharge of Newborns,” OBGYN/Midwifery Interprofessional Education Series, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2019) “‘Are We There Yet?’ A Roadmap to IRB Approval,” Research Education Lecture Series, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2019) “Is There a Distinctive Ethics of Care for Nurses?” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2019) “Constituent, Heal Thyself: Maintaining Integrity and Combating Bias in the Context of Community Development,” National Community Development Association, Region 1, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2019) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Solid Organ Transplantation: The Role of Ethics as Independent Living Donor Advocate,” Council of Renal Nutrition of New England, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, USA (October 2019)

 

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“Requests, Refusals, and Revelations: Moral Considerations in the Delivery of Medically-Provided Nutrition and Hydration,” Western Area Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2019) “Patient, Heal Thyself: Maintaining Integrity and Combating Bias in the Care of Chronically Ill Patients,” Nursing Ward Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2019) “Identifying Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare Delivery: Practical Advice for Advanced Practitioners,” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2019) “Professionalism in Medical Practice,” University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2019) “Clinical Ethics for Aspiring Clinicians,” Summer Scholars Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2019) “Bioethics at the Bedside: A Crash Course for Chaplains,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2019) “Clinical Ethics in Medical Practice: A Primer for Medical Students,” University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2019) “Requests, Refusals, and Revelations: Navigating the Moral Terrain of Contemporary Healthcare Delivery,” Medicine Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2019) “Ethical Issues in Internal Medicine,” Advanced Internal Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2019) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Community Development: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” National Community Development Association, Region 1, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, USA (May 2019) “Doing No Harm: Balancing Ethical Obligations and Privacy Laws in the Care of Patients and Families,” Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Baystate Health Eastern Region, Palmer, MA, USA (April 2019) “Cracking the Code: Ethical Approaches to Perioperative DNR Orders,” Perioperative Surgical Services Conference, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2019)

 

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“(Non)Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Ethical Implications for Treating Patients with Eating Disorders,” Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2019) “Prudential Decision Making in Nursing Practice: Tips, Tools, and Trials,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2019) “Fertility Preservation in Minors: Ethical Challenges for Gynecologic Oncology,” Obstetrics and Gynecology Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2019) “Moral Challenges in the Surgical Care of Jehovah's Witness Patients,” Trauma Surgery Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2019) “Ethical Issues in Geriatrics,” Williamsburg Senior Center, Haydenville, MA, USA (March 2019) “How Great is the Duty to Warn? Ethical Issues in Infectious Diseases,” Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (February 2019) “To Feed or Not to Feed: Ethical Issues in Gastroenterology,” Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2019) “Writing Medical School Personal Statements: Practical Tips for Prospective Physicians,” Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Studies Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (February 2019) “Advanced Clinical Ethics,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2019) “Ethical Issues in Endocrinology: Past, Present, and Future,” Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2019) “Recta Ratio Agibilium: Thomistic Ethics as a Lens for Spiritual Care,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2019) “Fundamentals of Clinical Bioethics: What Medical Students Need to Know,” University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA (December 2018) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Contemporary Healthcare Delivery: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” Annual Meeting of the Medical Staff, Baystate Health Eastern Region, Palmer, MA, USA (December 2018)

 

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“Emerging Issues in Bioethics: Updates for Advanced Practitioners,” Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (November 2018) “‘No Code’ Orders in the Context of Suicide Attempts: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives,” Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Greenfield, MA, USA (November 2018) “Consenting Research Participants: Pearls of Wisdom for Investigators,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2018) “Making Decisions that Matter: What Medical Students Need to Know about Clinical Bioethics,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2018) “Responding to Requests for Nonbeneficial Treatments: Moral Strategies for ICU Fellows,” Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2018) “Managing Moral Distress: An Ethical Toolbox for Nurse Residents,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2018) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Surgical Intensive Care: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” Surgery Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2018) “Medical Miracles and their Moral Discontents,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2018) “Clinical Ethics for Aspiring Clinicians,” Summer Scholars Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2018) “Thanks, But No Thanks: When Parents Decline Lifesaving Treatment for Children,” Schwartz Center Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2018) “Hoping Against Hope: Managing Therapeutic Misconception in Clinical Research,” Society of Clinical Research Associates, Western Massachusetts Chapter, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2018) “Ethical Issues in Internal Medicine: Addressing Frequently Asked Questions,” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2018)

 

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“Identifying Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare Delivery: Practical Advice for Advanced Practitioners,” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2018) “Critical Thinking at the Bedside: Navigating the Three Most Common Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare,” UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, USA (May 2018) “Identifying and Responding to Moral Distress: Tools from Ethics for Nurses,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2018) “From ‘Futile’ to ‘Nonbeneficial’: Transcending Semantics in Healthcare Communication,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2018) “Morphine at the End of Life: Palliating Pain or Hastening Death?” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2018) “Conflicts of Interest and Commitment in Clinical Research: Wisdom from Ethics for Investigators,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2018) “Hoping Against Hope: A Practical Approach to Families that Expect Miracles,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2018) “Death by Neurological Criteria: Means, Meanings, and Mistakes,” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2018) “Clinical Operations Policy 9.102: Non-Beneficial and/or Harmful Treatments,” Medicine Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2018) “Withholding and Withdrawing Medically Provided Nutrition and Hydration: Wisdom from Ethics for Nurses,” School of Nursing, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2018) “Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Nursing: Linking Theory and Practice,” School of Nursing, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2018) “What Matters Most in End-of-Life Care: Revisiting the Art of Questioning,” Annual Meeting of the Medical Staff, Baystate Health, Greenfield, MA, USA (January 2018)

 

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“Revisiting the Right to Refuse Treatment: Cautionary Tales for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement,” Safety and Quality Compass Huddle, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2017) “Values and Validation in End-of-Life Care,” Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Greenfield, MA, USA (November 2017)

“Contemporary Moral Problems in Nursing Practice,” Nursing Grand Rounds, Baystate Health Eastern Region, Ware, MA, USA (October 2017) “Codes and Their Crises: Tools for Combating Moral Distress in Cardiac Nursing Practice,” Nurse Residency Program, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA (October 2017) “End-of-Life Issues in Catholicism: Interpreting and Applying the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services,” Eucharistic Ministers Recognition Breakfast, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2017) “Updates in Nursing Ethics,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2017)

“DNRs and Their Discontents,” Medical Clerkship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2017)

“Having End-of-Life Conversations: Best Practices,” Medical Clerkship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health - Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2017) “Conscientious Objection in Healthcare Practice,” Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2017)

“Equal Access to IVF? Some Moral Considerations,” Reproductive Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2017) “Innovation in End-of-Life Care: Having Conversations that Matter,” TechSpring, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2017) “On the Relationship Between Ethics and Spirituality,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2017) “Clinical Ethics for Aspiring Scholars,” Summer Scholars Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2017)

 

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“Ethical Issues in Non-Compliant Patients,” Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2017) “End-of-Life Issues in Anesthesia Practice,” Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2017) “Ethical Issues in Critical Care: Tools for Practice,” Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2017) “End-of-Life Issues in Contemporary Neuroscience,” Nursing Ward Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2017) “Moral Wisdom in Contemporary Nursing Practice,” Nursing Appreciation Week, Baystate Health Eastern Region, Ware, MA, USA (May 2017) “Does Medicine Need the Humanities?” Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (April 2017) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Contemporary Nursing Practice,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2017) “Research Integrity: A Contemporary Interpretation,” Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (April 2017) “What is Clinical Ethics and Why Does It Matter?” Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (April 2017) “Against Futility and Toward Clinical Disproportionality,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2017) “Words of Wisdom: Ethical Communication in the Intensive Care Unit,” Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2017) “What is Medical Proportionality?” Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2017) “Donation After Circulatory Death: Navigating the Moral Terrain,” New England Donor Services, Bloomfield, CT, USA (December 2016) “Navigating the Moral Terrain of Global Healthcare Delivery: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” REACH Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2016)

 

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“Promises and Perils of Genetic Bioenhancement: Ethical Approaches for Nurses,” Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (December 2016) “The Role of the Independent Living Donor Advocate,” Nephrology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2016) “Consent or Coercion? Ethical Issues in Research Practice,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2016) “Ethical Issues in Interfaith Chaplaincy,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2016) “Ethical Issues in Treating Patients with Anorexia Nervosa,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2016) “Confronting Moral Distress in Nursing Practice,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2016) “Ethical Issues in Pain Management,” Nursing Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2016) “Dealing with Moral Trauma,” Educational Affairs Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2016) “Ethical Issues in the Care of Psychiatric Patients,” Behavioral Health Group, Baystate Health, South Hadley, MA, USA (August 2016)

“Ethical Issues in Medical Scholarship,” Summer Scholars Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2016) “Ethical Issues in Contemporary Surgical Practice,” Surgery Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2016) “The Practice of Clinical Ethics: Transitioning from Student to Practitioner,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2016) “Language and Method in Contemporary Bioethics,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2016) “Intractable Pain and its Moral Perplexities,” Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2016)

 

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“Navigating the Moral Terrain of Contemporary Nursing Practice,” Nursing Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2016) “Revealing the Golden Door: Wisdom From Medical Ethics for the Public Theater,” Office of Unity in Diversity and Inclusion, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (April 2016) “Language and Method in Contemporary Nursing Ethics,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2016) “The Relevant Questions of Moral Analysis,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2016) “What is Nursing Ethics?” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2016) “Lethan Sex: The Ethical Principles of Privacy, Confidentiality, Fidelity, and Cooperation in the HIV/AIDS Context,” Bioethics Minor Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (February 2016) “Moral Considerations in the Delivery of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” Western Area Massachusetts Dietetic Association, Northampton, MA, USA (January 2016) “Navigating Cultural and Religious Diversity in Organ Donation: Wisdom from Ethics for Practice,” New England Donor Services, Bloomfield, CT, USA (December 2015) “Ethical Issues in the Oncological Care of Jehovah’s Witness Patients,” Oncology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2015) “Hope on a Tightrope: Navigating Controversial Patient/Surrogate Requests at the End of Life,” Soldier On, Leeds, MA, USA (December 2015)

“Do Chaplains Need Bioethics?” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2015) “Navigating Controversial Patient Requests at the Beginning, Middle, and End of Life,” Nurse Residency Program, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA (December 2015) “Introduction to Clinical Bioethics,” Mini Medical School, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2015)

 

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“Navigating the Moral Terrain of Nursing Practice,” School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA (October 2015) “Contemporary Issues in Organizational Healthcare Ethics,” Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2015) “What Haunts You? Reflections on Complex Issues in Medicine,” Schwartz Center Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2015) “Does the Medical Record Speak for Itself? The Ethics of Patient Charting,” Neurology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2015) “Communicating Terminal Diagnoses in Pediatrics,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2015) “Hope on a Tightrope: Navigating Difficult Conversations in Neonatal Critical Care,” Neonatology Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2015) “The Ontology of Conscience in Clinical Practice,” Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2015) “Navigating Controversial Patient/Surrogate Requests at the End of Life,” Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Greenfield, MA, USA (September 2015) “Language and Method in Contemporary Nursing Ethics,” Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2015) “Ethical Decision Making in Light of Religious Differences,” Springfield Kiwanis Club, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2015) “Introduction to Clinical Bioethics,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2015)

“The Relevant Questions of Moral Analysis in Chaplaincy Practice,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2015) “Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society,” Baystate Health Senior Class, Baystate Health, Holyoke, MA, USA (June 2015) “Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Practice,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2015)

 

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“The Nature and Tasks of Ethics in Medicine,” Semi-Annual Address to the Medical Staff, Baystate Health Eastern Region, Ware, MA, USA (May 2015) “Privacy, Confidentiality, Fidelity, and Cooperation in the HIV/AIDS Context,” Bioethics Minor Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (March 2014) “How to Do (Good) Things with Words,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2015) “Medical Futility and the Ethics of Disproportionality,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2015) “Ethical Considerations in the Care of Patients with Cancer,” Supportive Care Conference, Baystate Regional Cancer Program, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2015) “Distinguishing Healthcare Law from Healthcare Ethics,” Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Greenfield, MA, USA (December 2014) “Therapeutic Misconception in Clinical Research Trials: Depictions, Definitions, and Directives,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2014) “Should Addicts Have Equal Access to Organs? Ethical Issues in Transplantation,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2014) “Should We Twist Our Fate? Ethical Issues in Genetic Medicine,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September 2014) “Obesity as Neglect? Ethical Issues in Pediatrics,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (August 2014) “Can Suicide Be Rational? Ethical Issues in Mental Health Care,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2014) “How Great is the Duty to Warn? HIV/AIDS and Ethics,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2014) “The Pros of Professionalism: Why Workplace Ethics Matter,” Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2014) “Deceptive Hope: Therapeutic Misconception in Clinical Research Trials,” Society of Clinical Research Associates, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2014)

 

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“Who Should Live: Mom or Baby? Ethical Issues in OB/GYN,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2014) “Triumphs and Tribulations in Clinical Research: Testimonies from Patient and Family Participants,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (May 2014) “How Far-Reaching is the Duty to Warm? Ethics in the HIV/AIDS Context,” Bioethics Minor Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (May 2014) “Are We Our Brains? Ethical Issues in Neurology,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2014) “Moral Concerns in Contemporary Nursing Practice,” Intercare Nursing Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2014) “Managing Difficult Patients: Ethical and Legal Considerations,” Schwartz Center Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2014) “Moral Distress in Contemporary Nursing Practice,” American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Pioneer Valley Chapter, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2014) “Ethics and Leadership in Health Care,” Master of Business Administration Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (March 2014) “Does Modern Medicine Need Ethics?” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2014) “Risky Business: Assessing Moral Risk in Clinical Trials,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (March 2014) “Hard Choices in Health Care: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” Berkshire Health Systems, Pittsfield, MA, USA (February 2013) “Proportionate Reason in Pediatric Ethics,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (January 2014) “Futility and Disproportionality in Clinical Practice,” Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2013) “Bioethics Mediation in Contemporary Medical Practice: Shaping Shared Solutions,” Nursing Ward Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2013)

 

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“Ethical Considerations for Studies Involving Deception, Vulnerable Populations, and Targeted Subject Selection,” Human Research Protection Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2013) “Clinical Ethics and Spiritual Care: Bridging the Gap,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2013) “Complex Hospital Discharges in Pediatrics: Justice Reconsidered,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2013) “To Treat or Not to Treat? Bioethical Reflections on Decisions to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment in Pediatrics,” Pediatric Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (October 2013) “Communication, Compassion, and Common Sense: Just Treatment in Caring for Patients with Developmental Disabilities,” University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA (May 2012) “Living Gently in a Violent World: Ethical Issues in Caring for Patients with Intellectual Disabilities,” University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA (June 2011) “Hope on a Tightrope: Bioethical Reflections on Neurological Decisions in the Evening of Life,” Annual Neurology Symposium, Baystate Health, Holyoke, MA, USA (May 2011) “Modern Genethics and the Right Not to Know,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2010) “Ethical Issues in In Vitro Fertilization,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (April 2010) “Practicing What We Preach: Ethics in Spiritual Care,” Clinical Pastoral Education Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (February 2010) “Ethical Guidelines in H1N1 Influenza: Practical Approaches for Providers,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (December 2009) “Medical Uncertainty, Quality of Life, and Ethical Decision Making,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (November 2009) “When Morality Excludes Medicine: Distress in Caring for the Jehovah’s Witness Patient,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (September

 

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2009) “A Practical Approach to the Family That Expects a Miracle,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (July 2009) “Capacity and Competence Reconsidered,” Ethics Grand Rounds, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (June 2009) “Autonomy Gone Awry: The Case Against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide,” School of Theology and Ministry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA (April 2009) “Reconstructing Meaning Following Loss,” Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA, USA (February 2008) PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR COURT HEARINGS In re M. K. (Pittsfield, MA, USA): Consultant and expert medical witness to the case of L. S., an intellectually-disabled patient with schizophrenia and chronic breathing issues whose guardians requested that a (clinically-contraindicated) tracheostomy and medically-provided nutrition and hydration not be initiated due to the patient’s previously expressed wishes and future quality of life. Berkshire County Superior Court Judge accepted expert recommendation that withholding clinically non-beneficial and/or harmful interventions was ethically justifiable in such circumstances. Berkshire County Superior Court, Pittsfield, MA, USA (2019). In re L. S. (Pittsfield, MA, USA): Consultant and expert medical witness to the case of L. S., a neurologically-devastated patient whose family requested that medically-provided nutrition and hydration (MPNH) be non-voluntarily withdrawn (in absence of clinical disproportion or acute and life-threatening illness) to allow for starvation/dehydration as the cause of death. Berkshire County Superior Court Judge accepted expert recommendation that MPNH should not be withdrawn in such circumstances. Berkshire County Superior Court, Pittsfield, MA, USA (2017-18). UNIVERSITY TEACHING BMH 3006/5006: Medical Humanities, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3007/5007: Bioethics, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3008/5008: Philosophy of Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate)

 

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BMH 3009/5009: Global Health Ethics, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3010/5010: Clinical Research Ethics, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3011/5011: Philosophy of Death and Dying, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3100/5100: Art and Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3101/5101: Narrative Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3105/5105: Literature and Medicine, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3107/5107: Medical Anthropology, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 3200/5200: Comparative Religious Bioethics, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BMH 4500/5500: Advanced Research in Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) BUS 6100: Global Political Economy and Social Ethical Responsibility, Master of Business Administration Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) HCL 6300: Policy, Law, and Ethics in Healthcare, Master of Business Administration Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) IDS 4100: Colloquium on Social Justice, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 1000: Introduction to Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2200: Human Nature: Philosophical Approaches, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate)

 

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PHI 2402-A: Ethics: Philosophical Approaches, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2402-B: Ethics: Political Approaches, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2408-A: Healthcare Ethics: Clinical Approaches, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2408-B: Healthcare Ethics: Organizational Approaches, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2600: Contemporary Moral Issues, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) PHI 2700: Philosophy of Love, Department of Philosophy, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) REL 2105: World Religions – Western Traditions, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate) REL 3002/5002-A: World Religions: Comparative Approaches, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) REL 3002/5002-B: World Religions: Philosophical Approaches, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) REL 3400/5400: Spirituality in Healthcare, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) REL 5504: Life and Death Decisions in Catholic Thought, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) REL 3505/5505: Suffering and Grief, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (undergraduate, graduate) REL 6207: Old Testament, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) REL 6302-A: Christology: Biblical Approaches, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) REL 6302-B: Christology: Ethical Approaches, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate)

 

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REL 6303: Church, Society, and Ethics, Department of Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (graduate) TRS 340: Bioethics, Department of Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA (undergraduate) SCHOLARLY LANGUAGES English: reading, speaking, writing Spanish: reading, speaking, writing Latin (Classical, Vulgar, Medieval, Ecclesiastical): reading, writing Greek (Ancient, Koine, and Medieval): reading, writing Italian: reading French: reading PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TEDMED Foundation (Research Scholar, 2020-) Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church (Member, 2020-) American Academy of Neurology (Member and Research Scientist, 2016-) American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (Member, 2015-) American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Member, 2015-) International Neuroethics Society (Member and Bureau Expert, 2015-) International Association for Education in Ethics (Member, 2015-) International Association of Bioethics (Member, 2015-) International Association of Clinical Ethics Consultation (Member, 2015-) SERVICE To the Institution (Academic)

 

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Shaughness Family Endowed Chair in Humanities, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Executive Director, Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Co-Chair, Ethical Leadership Subcommittee for Strategic Planning, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Directing Academic Advisor, Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2020-) Academic Advisor, Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Technology, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Biomedical Sciences Internal Planning Team, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Admissions Committee, Population-Based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) Track, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2019-) Vice Chair, Institutional Review Board, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019) Member, National Endowment for the Humanities Award Committee, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology Initiative Committee, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Search Committee, Tenure-Track Faculty in Religious Studies, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2019) Chair, Center for Ethics, Religion, and Culture Leadership Team, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Chair, Mission and Ethics Integration Committee, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Academic Advisor, Master of Biomedical Sciences Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-)

 

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Academic Writing Tutor, Master of Biomedical Sciences Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Academic Advisor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Elms College, Chicopee,MA, USA (2018-) Academic Writing Tutor, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Academic Writing Tutor, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Studies Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Simulation Preceptor, School of Nursing, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Member, Curatorial Committee (Elms Ink), Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018) Academic Advisor, New Student Orientation, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018) Co-Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities Award Committee, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018) Academic Advisor, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Studies Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2018-) Directing Academic Advisor, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017-) Director, Bioethics and Medical Humanities Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017-) Primary Investigator and Co-Director, Doctoral Capstone Project of C. Boyce, “Ethics Consultations and the Barriers Critical Care Nurses Encounter During Ethical Conflict,” Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017)

Co-Chair, Standard One: Statement on Mission and Purposes, New England Association of Schools and Colleges Interim Report, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017) Co-Chair, Standard Nine: Statement on Integrity, Transparency, and Public Disclosure, New England Association of Schools and Colleges Interim Report, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2017) Clinical Preceptor, Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-)

 

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Clinical Preceptor, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, AnesthesiologyResidency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Surgery Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Associate Ethicist, Hersher Institute for Applied Ethics, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA (2016-)

Vice Chair, Faculty Governance Committee, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2016) Member, Faculty Governance Committee, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-2018)

 

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Ethicist-in-Residence, Institutional Review Board, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-) Member, Institutional Review Board, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-) Faculty Representative, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Accepted Students Day, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-) Faculty Representative, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Prospective Students Day, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-) Academic Advisor, Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, Elms College, Chicopee, MA, USA (2015-) Clinical Preceptor, Critical Care Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Anesthesiology Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Pediatrics Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17)

 

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Clinical Preceptor, Psychiatry Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Surgery Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Clinical Preceptor, Clinical Pastoral Education Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) To the Institution (Clinical) Chair, Subgroup on Scarce Resource Allocation, COVID-19 Clinical Planning and Education Workgroup, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2020-) Vice Chair, COVID-19 Scarce Resource Allocation Triage Team, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2020-) Member, COVID-19 Clinical Care Planning and Education Workgroup, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2020-) Member, Scientific Integrity Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Palliative Care Fellowship Organizing Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2019-) Member, Institutional Review Board #1, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2018-) Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2018-) Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2018-) Member, Baystate Medical Practices Policies and Enterprise Risk Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2018-) Chief, Ethics Consultation Service, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-)

 

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Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Anesthesiology Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Psychiatry Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Surgery Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Clinical Preceptor, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2017-) Member, Conflict of Interest Review Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2016-)

 

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Co-Chair, Financial Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment in Research and Scholarly Activities Committee, Institutional Review Boards, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Member, Research Education Planning Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Member, Transplant Review Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Institutional Review Boards, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Ethicist-in-Residence, Organ Donation and Allocation Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Clinical Preceptor, Critical Care Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Anesthesiology Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17)

 

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Clinical Preceptor, Pediatrics Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Psychiatry Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Surgery Residency Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17) Clinical Preceptor, Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Tufts University School of Medicine - Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-17)

Member, Clinical Pastoral Education Professional Advisory Committee, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Clinical Preceptor, Nurse Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Clinical Preceptor, Clinical Pastoral Education Residency Program, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA, USA (2013-) Independent Living Donor Advocate, New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA, USA (2013-) To the Profession (Academic) Research Scholar in Bioethics, TEDMED Foundation, Stamford, CT, USA (2019-) Manuscript Referee, Clinical Ethics, Journal of Intensive Care Medicine (2019-) Editorial Board Member, International Medicine (2019-) Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues (2019-) Associate Editor, Journal of Health Ethics (2018-) Editorial Board Member, Journal of Global Ethical Theory and Practice (2018-) Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Philosophy (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Ethics of Biotechnology, The New Bioethics: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Biotechnology and the Body (2018-)

 

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Abstract Referee, Neuroethics of Biotechnology, International Neuroethics Society, Bethesda, MD, USA (2018) Manuscript Referee, Cognitive Science and Psychology, Vernon Press (2018-) Book Reviewer, Theological Ethics, American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, GA, USA (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Pediatric Neuroethics, Pediatric Ethicscope – The Journal of Pediatric Bioethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Philosophy of Medicine, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Clinical Ethics, Journal of Hospital Medicine (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Neuroethics of Memory, Journal of Cognition and Neuroethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Neuroethics of Identity, Neuroethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Clinical Ethics, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Thanatological Ethics, Death Studies (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Global Bioethics, European Journal of Bioethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Organizational Ethics, Journal of Business Ethics (2018-) Manuscript Referee, Theological Bioethics, Religions (2017-) Manuscript Referee, Medical Ethics, Academic Medicine (2016-) Research Scientist in Neuroethics, American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2016-) To the Profession (Clinical) Member, Crisis Standards of Care Advisory Committee, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA (2020-)

 

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Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Neurology and Neurological Disorders, Dubai, UAE (2020) Member, Organizing Committee, World Congress on Neurology and Neurological Disorders, Toronto, ON, CA (2019) Appointed Member, International Council of Neuroethics Leaders, International Neuroethics Society, Bethesda, MD, USA (2018-) Chair, Contemporary Issues in Neuroethics Forum, World Summit on Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neuropharmacology, Montreal, QC, CA (2018) Member, Organizing Committee, World Summit on Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neuropharmacology, Montreal, QC, CA (2018) Elected Member, Neuroethics Experts Bureau, International Neuroethics Society, Bethesda, MD, USA (2016-) Appointed Member, International Council on Neuroethics, Bethesda, MD, USA (2016-) Independent Living Donor Advocate, New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA, USA (2013-2018)