Biography
A philosopher by trade, my research and teaching center on the intersection of cognitive psychology with business ethics and medical ethics. Most recently, my scholarship has focused on conflicts of interest. This has informed my popular work, for obvious reasons, which has focused on the responsibilities of public servants.
Education Background
Philosophy Ph.D. - Loyola University Chicago
Applied Ethics MA - Loyola University Chicago
Courses Taught
- BIE510
Awards
- 2014: Award of Excellence, Communities for a Lifetime
- 2013: Community IRB Member Scholarship; Prim&R Annual Conference
Publications
Books
- Rhodes, R., Gligorov, N., & Schwab, A. (Eds.) (2013) The human microbiome: Ethical, legal, and social concerns. New York, NY. Oxford University Press.
- McGrath, M., Risucci, D., & Schwab, A. (Eds.) (2008) Ethical issues in clinical surgery. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons.
- Wynia, M., & Schwab, A. (2006) Ensuring fairness in health care coverage decisions. New York, NY: AMACOM.
Articles and Refereed Commentaries
- (2020). Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Bioethical Analysis of Healthcare Professionals’ and Healthcare Institutions’ Moral Obligations During Active Shooter Incidents in Hospitals — A Narrative Review of the Literature. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 48(2), 340–351. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110520935348
- (2020). "Run, Hide, Fight," or "Secure, Preserve, Fight": How Should Health Care Professionals and Facilities Respond to Active Shooter Incidents?. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 27(3), 252–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13912
- (2019) Privacy in Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing. Clinical Chemistry. 65:5 612–617 https:/doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2018.298935
- (2018) Genomic Privacy. Clinical Chemistry. 64 (12): 1696–1703. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2018.289512
- (2018) Calibrating confident judgments about medically unexplained symptoms. American Journal of Bioethics 18(5), 36-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2018.1445313
- (2017) The epistemic responsibilities in medicine of beneficence and respect for patient autonomy. Ethics, Medicine and Public Health, 3(2), 233-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2017.04.015