J. S. SWINDELL

Curriculum Vitae

Department of Philosophy

503 S. Kedzie Hall Phone: 419-308-5092

Michigan State University Email: sproulsw@msu.edu

East Lansing, Michigan 48824

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Michigan State University 2008 Philosophy

M.A. Bowling Green State University 2004 Philosophy

B.S. Bowling Green State University 2002 Applied Health Science

Magna cum laude, University Honors (Philosophy minor)

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

“Respecting Autonomy in Cases of Ambivalence Regarding End of Life Decisions”

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Tom Tomlinson, chair; James Nelson; Tamra Frei; Christian Lotz

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Biomedical Ethics, Ethics (esp. moral psychology and action theory)

AREAS OF COMPETENCE

Philosophy of Science, Logic

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

“Facial Allograft Transplantation, Personal Identity, and Subjectivity,” Journal of Medical Ethics Vol. 33 Issue 8 August 2007, pp. 449-453.

Book Reviews

Review of Harry G. Frankfurt, Taking Ourselves Seriously and Getting It Right (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2006), Journal of Value Inquiry (forthcoming).

Review of Tim O’Keefe, Epicurus on Freedom (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Journal of Value Inquiry Vol. 41 No. 1 March 2007, pp. 107-112.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Ethics Internship at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, January-May 2004.

Advisors: George Agich, Katrina Bramstedt, and Paul Ford.

Ethics Committee Internship at Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing, Michigan,

January-May 2005. Advisor: Tom Tomlinson.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Editorial Board

The Open Ethics Journal (2007-present)

Conference Presentations

“Facial Transplantation, Ethics, and Identity,” Ethics, Technology, and

Identity, 3TU Centre for Ethics and Technology, Delft, The

Netherlands, June 2008.

“Referential Opacity and the Threat to Advance Directives,” American Society for Bioethics and

Humanities, Washington, D.C., October 2005. [Poster Presentation]

“Empirically Replaying Life’s Tape,” International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology Annual Conference, University of Guelph, July 2005. [Abstract]

“A Market in Human Body Parts,” Bowling Green State University Philosophy Potluck

Conference, November 2002.

Invited Presentations

The Cleveland Clinic: “A Review of United States’ Advance Directive Templates With Regard to Life-Sustaining Interventions,” Bioethics Research Seminar, April 2004.

The Cleveland Clinic: Topic: The Ethical Issues in Increasing Organ Donation, Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit Journal Club, March 2004.

The Cleveland Clinic: Topic: Race Research in Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Journal Club, March 2004.

The Cleveland Clinic: Topic: The Physician’s Role in Increasing Organ Donation, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Journal Club, February 2004.

Conference Activity

Judge, Resident’s Ethics Bowl Competition, Brighton, MI, October 2006.

Session Chair, Ohio Philosophical Association Conference, Ohio Northern

University, April 2003.

University Service

Council of Graduate Students, Departmental Representative, Michigan State University

2005-06.

University Graduate Judiciary Committee, Michigan State University, 2005-06.

Departmental Service

Graduate Committee, Michigan State University, 2005-06 and 2006-07.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Course Instructor

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

Ethical Issues in Health Care, spring 2007, summers 2006, 2005

LOWER DIVISION COURSES

Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

Logic and Critical Thinking, fall 2006

Department of Philosophy, The University of Michigan, Flint

Introduction to Bioethics, fall 2007, summer 2007

Teaching Assistant

Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University

Ethical Issues in Health Care, fall 2005

Introduction to Logic, spring 2005, fall 2004

Integrated Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University

Self, Technology, and Society, spring 2006

Department of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University

Introduction to Logic, fall 2003

Introduction to Philosophy, spring 2003

Introduction to Ethics, fall 2002

HONORS AND AWARDS

Bioethics Network of Ohio Case Competition, first place winner, May 2005.

REFERENCES

Professor Tom Tomlinson Professor Fred Gifford

Director, Center for Ethics and Associate Chair

Humanities in the Life Sciences Department of Philosophy

Michigan State University Michigan State University

517-355-1634 517-353-9390

tomlins4@msu.edu gifford@msu.edu

Professor James Nelson Professor Fred Rauscher

Department of Philosophy Department of Philosophy

Michigan State University Michigan State University

517-353-9392 517-353-9391

jlnelson@msu.edu rauscher@msu.edu

Katrina Bramstedt, Ph.D.

Clinical Ethicist                                                

California Pacific Medical Center

Program in Medicine and Human Values

CPMC Research Institute

415-6000-1647

txbioethics@yahoo.com