Obermann Symposium on Disability Ethics:  

Developing the Moral Distinctiveness of a Disability Perspective in Bioethics

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Participants
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CoFacilitators

Carol Gill, Ph.D. - Director of Graduate Studies & PhD in Disabilities; Center Director, Chicago Center for Disability Research; Executive Officer, Society for Disability Studies Office, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Kristi Kirschner, M.D. - Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Director, Center for the Study of Disability Ethics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Vilia Tarvydas, Ph.D.- Professor and Program Coordinator of the Graduate Programs in Rehabilitation, Director, Institute on Ethics in Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Practice, The College of Education, University of Iowa; Research Scientist, Center for Law, Health Policy, and Disability, College of Law, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Symposium Scholars

Ron Amundson, Ph.D. - Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI; Secretary, Disability Rights Hawaii, Hilo, HI

Adrienne Asch, Ph.D. - Millstein Professor of Bioethics, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY

Rebecca J. Brashler, L.C.S.W. - Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University; Clinical Educator, Center for the Study of Disability Ethics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Tod Chambers. Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities and of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

James Charlton, M.A. - Research Assistant Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Diane Coleman, J.D. - President, Not Dead Yet, Forest Park, IL

Stephen Drake, M.S. - Research Analyst, Not Dead Yet, Forest Park, IL

Lisa I. Iezzoni, M.Sc., M.D. - Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Co-Director of Research, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sunil Kothari, M.D. - Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, TX

Debjani Mukherjee, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Disability Ethics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Corbett O'Toole - Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; Director, Disabled Women's Alliance, Berkeley, CA

Teresa A. Savage, R.N., Ph.D. - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Maternal-Child Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Associate Director, Center for the Study of Disability Ethics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Marsha Saxton, Ph.D. - Researcher, World Institute on Disability, Oakland, CA. Lecturer, UC Berkeley Disability Studies Program

Site Team

Sara Pfister Johnston, M.S.
Doctoral Student/Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
sara-johnston@uiowa.edu

Kenneth D. “Fritz” Thompson, M.A., M.L.S.
Instructional Designer
Law, Health Policy, & Disability Center
College of Law
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
kenneth-d-thompson@uiowa.edu

Symposium Volunteers

Michael T. Hartley, M.S.
Doctoral Student/Graduate Assistant
Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Nashae (Nikki) Julian, M.A.
Doctoral Student/Graduate Assistant
Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development
College of Education
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Christine K. Urish, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, IA