I'm an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where I research, teach, and conduct clinical ethics consultation services with Houston Methodist Hospital's Biomedical Ethics Program. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor of Medical Education at the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine.
I examine how broader social, economic, and political systems construct and shape our responses to bioethical issues in healthcare settings. My approach, which I have term social bioethics, draws across interdisciplinary perspectives including sociology, anthropology, and social welfare, as…
I'm an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where I research, teach, and conduct clinical ethics consultation services with Houston Methodist Hospital's Biomedical Ethics Program. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor of Medical Education at the Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine.
I examine how broader social, economic, and political systems construct and shape our responses to bioethical issues in healthcare settings. My approach, which I have term social bioethics, draws across interdisciplinary perspectives including sociology, anthropology, and social welfare, as well as critical theoretical perspectives in feminist, disability, and mad studies in order to highlight the role of power in shaping the ways medical and social services are delivered and experienced. My aim is to provide insights on how to better realize our ethical commitments and create a more just healthcare system.
To conduct this, I typically use qualitative research methods to examine moral problems that emerge in the service delivery between patients and their treatment providers. In recent years, I have examined this in relation to social bioethical issues pertaining to involuntary psychiatric medications.
Please visit my personal website to learn more about me: https://www.rjdougherty.com
