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Center faculty members are available for thesis advising. They have expertise in a broad range of ethical issues; students can learn more about them by clicking on faculty names below to access their bios. Contact individual faculty members directly with questions about advising.
Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH
Director and Maas Family Chair in Bioethics, Center for Bioethics
Dianne Bartels, RN, MA, PhD
Associate Director, Center for Bioethics
Debra DeBruin, PhD, DGS
Assistant Professor, Director of Education, Center for Bioethics; Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Carl Elliott, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School; Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
Joan Liaschenko, RN, PhD
Professor, Center for Bioethics; School of Nursing
Mary Faith Marshall, PhD
Professor, Center for Bioethics; Associate Dean, University of Minnesota Medical School
Steven Miles, MD
Professor, Center for Bioethics; Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
John Song, MD, MPH, MAT
Assistant Professor, Center for Bioethics; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Maryam Valapour, MD
Assistant Professor, Center for Bioethics; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Susan M. Wolf, JD
McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine, and Public Policy; Faegre & Benson Professor of Law, Professor of Law and
Medicine, Law School and Center for Bioethics