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Staff of the Centre for Human Bioethics

Academic Staff

Associate Professor Justin Oakley

(On study leave for Semester 2, 2008.)

Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley, Director of the Centre, is the author of Morality and the Emotions, and Virtue Ethics and Professional Roles (with Dean Cocking) as well as articles in scholarly journals. He joined the Centre in 1990 and has primary responsibility for the teaching of the Master of Bioethics course. Justin's main research interests are in the areas of ethical theory and professional roles, ethical issues in patient care, ethics of clinical trials, surrogacy, virtue ethics and its applications, and the connection between moral psychology and ethical theory.

Phone: +61 3 990 54277 Room: 920
Email: Justin.Oakley@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: Click here to visit Justin's website.

Dr Rob Sparrow

Acting Director, Centre for Human Bioethics

Senior Lecturer Dr Rob Sparrow joined the Centre in July 2004, and teaches in the Master of Bioethics course and in the undergraduate Minor in Bioethics. Rob's main research interests are in the areas of bioethics, moral philosophy and social and political philosophy.

Phone: +61 3 990 53244 Room: 915
Email: robert.sparrow@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: Click here to visit Rob's website.

Dr Linda Barclay

Dr Linda Barclay joined the Centre in January 2007. She teaches in the minor in Bioethics. Her main research areas are in contemporary political philosophy and bioethics, particularly focused on distributive justice, the ethics of markets, and equality. She is therefore interested in the vast range of issues connected to the increasing commercialisation of the body and its parts.

Dr Barclay was previously lecturer in moral and political philosophy at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Phone: +61 3 990 53208 Room: 913
Email: linda.barclay@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: Click here to visit Linda's webpage.

Dr Jo Asscher

Dr Jo Asscher joined the Centre in January 2005, and also teaches in the Master of Bioethics course. Jo's main research interests are in the areas of applied ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics and ethics.

Phone: +61 3 990 20015 Room: W930
Email: joachim.asscher@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: Click here to visit Jo's webpage.

Honorary Research Associate

Associate Professor Helga Kuhse

Associate Professor Helga Kuhse was appointed in 1981 as the University's (and Australia's) first research fellow in bioethics. She was Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics until June 1999. She is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of 15 books, including Caring: Nurses, Women and Ethics, The Sanctity of Life Doctrine in Medicine: A Critique, Willing to Listen - Wanting to Die, A Companion to Bioethics, Bioethics: An Anthology (1st and 2nd edititions) and has published numerous articles in scholarly journals.

Email: helga.kuhse@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: coming soon ...

Co-editor, Monash Bioethics Review

Dr Deborah Zion
Co-editor of Monash Bioethics Review since 2000.
Deborah completed her Ph.D. (Bioethics) at Monash in 2001. She is also employed as Ethics Coordinator through the Faculty of Medicine at Monash.

Email: Deborah.Zion@arts.monash.edu.au
Web: We hope a webpage for Deborah will be here soon.


Associate Professor Justin Oakley (On study leave for Semester 2, 2008.) Assoc. Prof. Justin Oakley, Director of the Centre, is the author of Morality and the Emotions, and Virtue Ethics and Professional Roles (with Dean Cocking) as well as articles in scholarly journals. He joined the Centre in 1990 and has primary responsibility for the teaching of the Master of Bioethics course. Justin's main research interests are in the areas of ethical theory and professional roles, ethical issues in patient care, ethics of clinical trials, surrogacy, virtue ethics and its applications, and the connection between moral psychology and ethical theory. Phone: +61 3 990 54277 Room: 920 Email: Justin.Oakley@arts.monash.edu.au Web: Click here to visit Justin's website.

Dr Rob Sparrow Acting Director, Centre for Human Bioethics Senior Lecturer Dr Rob Sparrow joined the Centre in July 2004, and teaches in the Master of Bioethics course and in the undergraduate Minor in Bioethics. Rob's main research interests are in the areas of bioethics, moral philosophy and social and political philosophy. Phone: +61 3 990 53244 Room: 915 Email: robert.sparrow@arts.monash.edu.au Web: Click here to visit Rob's website.

Dr Linda Barclay Dr Linda Barclay joined the Centre in January 2007. She teaches in the minor in Bioethics. Her main research areas are in contemporary political philosophy and bioethics, particularly focused on distributive justice, the ethics of markets, and equality. She is therefore interested in the vast range of issues connected to the increasing commercialisation of the body and its parts. Dr Barclay was previously lecturer in moral and political philosophy at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Phone: +61 3 990 53208 Room: 913 Email: linda.barclay@arts.monash.edu.au Web: Click here to visit Linda's webpage.

Dr Jo Asscher Dr Jo Asscher joined the Centre in January 2005, and also teaches in the Master of Bioethics course. Jo's main research interests are in the areas of applied ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics and ethics. Phone: +61 3 990 20015 Room: W930 Email: joachim.asscher@arts.monash.edu.au Web: Click here to visit Jo's webpage.