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Shaun Respess

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Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar

Cox Hall 514

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Bio

I am a Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies working in the NeuroComputational Ethics Research Group. I completed my Ph.D. in Ethical and Social Thought at Virginia Tech in 2021, with several publications on issues in psychiatric ethics and telehealth. His current research addresses ethics of care in subjects such as social robotics, neurostimulation, psychological attachment, and treatment-adherence.

Education

Ph.D. ASPECT Virginia Tech 2021

M.A. Humanities (Philosophy) Old Dominion University 2017

B.A. Philosophy Old Dominion University 2015

Area(s) of Expertise

Normative Ethics, AI Ethics, Bioethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Psychology

Publications

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