Affinity Groups
These special interest groups are a great way to connect with other ASBH members who share your academic or clinical focus or practice in a similar setting.
ASBH affinity groups plan presentations and educational programs; develop position papers, guidelines, and practice standards; monitor and recommend responses to regulatory legislation and ethical issues; and review and recommend research priorities.
If you wish to participate in an Affinity Group, join ASBH now and then follow these steps to join as many affinity groups as you like.
- Log into "My Account" with your ASBH Username and Password.
- On the left navigation, find "Affinity Groups" under "Membership and Participation."
- Choose any group(s) that interest you by selecting the boxes to the left of each listing.
- Click the "Save" button at the bottom.
Affinity Groups and Their Leaders
Animal Bioethics
Providenza Loera Rocco, JD HEC-C
Astro-Ethics
Vasiliki Rahimzadeh, PhD
Artificial Intelligence and Bioethics
Kristin Kostick-Quenet, PhD
Bioethics and Christian Theology
Travis Pickell; Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD HEC-C
Cancer Ethics
Emily Hahn, MD; Jamie Riches, DO
Clinical Ethics Consultation
Thomas V. Cunningham, PhD
Clinical Research Ethics Consultation
Jake Earl, PHD HEC-C; Liza Dawson, PhD MA
Conflict Resolution and Bioethics
Bruce Tizes, MD JD MPH
Current and Former Clinical Ethics Fellows
Lexi White, HEC-C
Dental Ethics
Tom Holt, DDS MS HEC-C; Alma Clark, MSHCE DDS HEC-C
Disability Ethics
Laura Guidry-Grimes, PhD HEC-C; Kara Ayers, PhD
ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications)
Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, JD PhD; Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko
Environmental Bioethics
Paul J. Cummins
Ethics and Humanities Educators in the Health Professions and Residency Training
Patrick D. Herron, DBe; Ruchika Mishra, PhD
Feminist Approaches to Bioethics
Lindsey Grubbs; Devora Shapiro, PhD
Health Humanities
Erin Lamb, PhD; Katherine Burke
Health and Science Policy
Aaliyah Eaves, JD PhD HEC-C
History of Medical Ethics
Robert Baker, PhD
Holocaust Genocide Contemporary Bioethics
Matthew K. Wynia, MD MPH FACP
Hospice & Palliative Care
Janice Firn, PhD MSW HEC-C; Sirisha Perugu, MD HEC-C
Islamic Ethics
Basel Tarab, MD MBe; Fahmida Hossain, PhD HEC C
Jewish Bioethics
Carol Gerson, MD
Immigration
Brian Tuohy, PhD; Lynette Martins, JD, MBe
LatinX Bioethics
Nicole Martinez-Martin, JD PhD
Law & Bioethics
Elizabeth Pike
LGBTQIA+ Bioethics
Theodore Schall, PhD MSW MBE; Elizabeth Dietz, PhD
Literature & Medicine
Constantine "Kosti" Psimopoulos; Angela Scott, MD, PhD
Medical Decision Making
Kimberly E. Sawyer, HEC-C
Military, Humanitarian and Disaster Medicine
James Giordano, PhD
Neuroethics
Peter Zuk, PhD
Nursing
Lorri Birkholz, DNP, RN
Organizational Ethics
Emily H. Grime, MS, BS, HEC-C; David Meyers, MD MBE FACEP
Pediatric Ethics
Vanessa Madrigal, MD MS HEC-C
Pharmacy and Ethics
Linda Uchal, PharmD
Philosophy
Nir Ben-Moshe
Philosophy of Medicine
Bryan Cwik; Bryan Pilkington, PhD
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Brent Kious, Daniel Moseley, PhD
Public Health
Carina Fourie; Jennifer Tillman, PhD; Andrea Kalfoglou, PhD
Race & Culture/Ethnicity
Jada Wiggleton-Little; Daphne Oluwaseun Martschenko
Religion, Spirituality and Bioethics
Jeff S. Matsler
Reproduction
Shameka Poetry Thomas; Bethany Bruno, MD MA
Rural Bioethics
Stephanie Larson, PhD MA HEC-C
Social Work
Sophia Fantus, PhD, MSW
Student Interest
Ariadne Nichol
Surgical Ethics
Sundeep Grandhe, MD, PHD, HEC-C; Sabha Ganai, MD, PhD, MPH
Undergraduate Teaching
Angela Wentz Faulconer, PhD; Jason Eberl, PhD
ListServes
Many affinity groups offer participation in ListServes in specialized areas. ASBH members may also participate in the ASBH ListServe in which members share announcements of scholarly meetings and events of general interest to the field of bioethics and humanities. Refer to the benefits of ASBH membership for more information.
Leaders can connect with ASBH Education and Operations Manager Lauren Winters at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions. Those interested in starting a new affinity group can reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request an application form and more information about the approval process.