Kenneth Richman, PhD
Professor of Philosophy and Health Care Ethics
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
School of Arts and Sciences
Office Location
Fennell 217
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.732.2927
About
DEI Expertise: Professor Richman has experience working with and writing about neurodiverse individuals. He has several peer-review articles on ethics and autism, and has delivered training to help neurotypical people appreciate the differences that come with autism. He is also able to provide insight into working with members of the Jewish community.
Education
- PhD, Rutgers University
- MA, Rutgers University
- BA, Haverford College
Research Interests
- Bioethics
- Responsible conduct of research
- Philosophy of medicine
- Early modern philosophy
Programs
Featured Affiliations
American Philosophical Association
LinkCommittee on Philosophy and Medicine of the American Philosophical Association
LinkAmerican Society for Bioethics and Humanities
LinkEducation
- PhD, Rutgers University
- MA, Rutgers University
- BA, Haverford College
Research Interests
- Bioethics
- Responsible conduct of research
- Philosophy of medicine
- Early modern philosophy
Programs
Academic and Administrative Appointments
- Chair, Institutional Review Board
- Vice-Chair, Medical Humanities Interest Group
Awards and Honors
- MCPHS Faculty Research Award: Scholarship of Discovery
- Who´s Who Among American Teachers, 1996, 2004
- MCPHS Faculty Service Award: One-year Service, 2006-2007
- Faculty Service Award: One-year Service 2006-2007
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Ethics and the Over-use of Anti-microbial Personal Products." In Dayan, Nava and Philip W. Wertz, ed.s. The Innate Immune System of Skin and Oral Mucosa: Properties and Impact in Pharmaceutics, Cosmetics and Personal Care Products. Wiley, forthcoming 2010.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Providing Critical Care to a Big Fish: Re-Telling the Story of Autonomy at End of Life." In Shapshay, Sandra. Bioethics at the Movies. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009, pp. 256-274.
- Alexander, Leslie B. and Kenneth A. Richman. "Ethical Dilemmas in Evaluations using Indigenous Research Workers." American Journal of Evaluation, 29 (1) Mar. 2008, pp. 73-85.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Pharmacists and the Social Contract." American Journal of Bioethics 7 (6), June 2007.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Achieving a shared view of treatment goals." Virtual Mentor: American Medical Association Journal of Ethics, June, 2007.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Introduction." Francis Bacon, The Essays: or Counsels Civil and Moral. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2005, pp. ix-xv.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "A New Theory of Health: Beneficence and Recommendations for Treatment." Advances in Mind Body Medicine, 21 (2), 2005, pp. 8-18.
- Richman, Kenneth A. "Introduction." Humees Dialogues on Natural Religion. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006, pp. vii-xiv.
- Richman, Kenneth A. and Leslie B. Alexander. "Ethics and Research with Undergraduates." Ethics and Education, 1 (2), Oct. 2006, pp. 163-175.
- Richman, Kenneth A. Ethics and the Metaphysics of Medicine: Reflections on Health and Beneficence. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004.
More Affiliations
- Boston Academic Bioethicists Roundtable
- Hume Society