Professor
Ph.D. Columbia University
wicclair@pitt.edu

Specializations:

Medical Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy of Law

Professional Bio:

Mark Wicclair's primary fields of specialization are ethics and medical ethics. His publications include numerous journal articles and book chapters on a variety of topics in ethics and applied ethics, especially medical ethics.  His book, Ethics and the Elderly, was published by Oxford University Press.  Courses that he regularly teaches include Health Care Ethics, Ethical Theory, Philosophy of Law, and Current Moral Problems. He also teaches ethics to medical students and residents.  In the fall of 1994, he taught on the Semester at Sea Program, a "floating university" on a ship that sailed around the world.  In addition to teaching and research, he frequently presents talks and workshops on ethics to health care professionals.  He serves on two hospital ethics committees and performs bedside ethics consultations at a major regional medical center. 

He has received recognition for outstanding teaching, research, and public service from the University and the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.  For his teaching, he received a WVU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award in 1989 and a College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award in 1988.  For his research, he received a Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award in 1996 and an Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Researcher Award in 1995.  For his public service, he received an Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Public Service Award in 1997. 

In addition to his position in the Philosophy Department, he is also Adjunct Professor of Community Medicine.  He received his B.A. Degree from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Columbia University.

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