I have taught widely in bioethics (broadly construed) and philosophy and see education as a crucial element of ethics consultation and the broader philosophical endeavor. I am grateful to have received the Julia Annas Graduate Teaching Award from the GTA Advisory Committee at the University of Arizona Department of Philosophy as a commendation for my commitment to this aspect of my work. Below are short descriptions of a selection of teaching engagements and full courses; you are welcome to email me for syllabi and materials.
On informed consent and decision-making capacity: UCLA-Santa Monica Geriatrics Residents, D.NP. candidates, UCLA-David Geffen SOM MS1s
On a survey of topics in pediatric ethics: UCLA-Mattel Children's Hospital Pediatric Fellows, Pediatric Neurology Fellows, and Pediatric Residents
On a survey of topics in nursing ethics: UCLA-Ronald Reagan, Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric, and Mattel Children's Hospital Nurse Residents
On advance care planning: UCLA-DGSOM MS1s
On brain death: UCLA-DGSOM MS1s
On the ethics of end-of-life care: UCLA Masters in Nursing Students
On the ethics of postmortem sperm retrieval: UCLA-Westwood Ethics Committee
Medical Ethics: a 300-level interdisciplinary course on biomedical ethics, covering topics including paternalism, addiction, and distributive justice in healthcare provision
The Moral Mind: a 300-level interdisciplinary course on moral psychology, covering topics such as moral motivation, sentimentalism and rationalism, and moral emotions
Jewish Philosophy: a 300-level interdisciplinary course conceived as a survey of analytic philosophy through a Jewish lens, including modules on epistemology (faith; testimony), ethics and political philosophy (nationalism; standing to blame), philosophy of religion (interpretation of sacred texts), and metaphysics (the nature of God; ontology of social groups)Â
Consciousness and Cognition: a 200-level interdisciplinary course on the intersection between philosophy and cognitive science, with special attention to philosophical and scientific theories of consciousness
Critical Thinking: a 100-level introduction to informal logic and reasoning skills, with components on media literacy and the philosophy of conspiracy theory