Liz Victor

Professor • Department of History, Liberal Studies & Philosop

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My research explores how moral theory can provide conceptual tools to guide our personal practical actions and public policies. I argue that a good moral theory should be useful in guiding actions in non-idealized situations and be able to address the social reality of particular people. In other words, our moral theories and public policies should be responsive to the fact that we live in a society in which some are systematically made vulnerable in light of the way social institutions respond to differences in gender, race, class, or sexual orientation. I draw on contemporary moral theory, agency theory, and feminist philosophy to critically examine contemporary ethical issues through a non-idealized lens. My research interests are broadly interdisciplinary, bridging conceptions of group agency, individual autonomy, and personal freedoms as they are taken up and played out in different facets of society.

Degrees

PhD Philosophy: Agency Theory/Business Ethics, University of South Florida Tampa, FL

MS Management, University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Specialization

Ethics (Normative and Applied), Bioethics, Business Ethics, Agency Theory

Representative Publications

Applying nonideal theory to bioethics: Living and dying in a nonideal world; Springer: Philosophy & Medicine Series; 2021
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030725020#aboutBook

Vulnerability and incarceration: Evaluating protections for prisoners in research; Lanham, MD; Lexington Press; 2019

Covert Administration of Medication in Food: A Worthwhile Moral Gamble?; , Journal of Medical Ethics; Volume 46, 2020
http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/medethics-2019-105763?ijkey=U1Je2bTQpUYHSc3&keytype=ref

Relational autonomy in action: Rethinking Dementia and sexuality in care facilities; , Nursing Ethics; 2018
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0969733018780527

Inhospitable Healthcare Spaces: Why Diversity Training on LGBTQIA Issues Is Not Enough.; , Journal of bioethical inquiry; Volume 13, 2016

Representative Presentations

Deep Dive Breakout (live): Beyond Subpart C: Understanding Prisoner Vulnerability, the role of Prisoner Representatives, and Best Practices for Just and Comprehensive IRB Review.
Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) PRIM&R
, 2022

A Defense of Nonideal Approaches to Bioethics
Romanell Center Spring 2022 Workshop Series University of Buffalo, Romanell Center for Clinical Ethics & The Philosophy of Medicine
Buffalo, NY 2022

The ethics of risk assessment in prison research
Continuing Medical Education Credits Program at UAMS University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Institutional Review Board
Little Rock, AR 2021

Peeling Back the Layers of Vulnerability: A Symposium on Florencia Luna’s Conception of Vulnerability And Its Applications Within Bioethics
International Association of Bioethics World Congress of Bioethics International Association of Bioethics
Philadelphia, PA 2020

Vulnerability, microaggressions, and inhospitable clinical settings
Culture & Diversity Dialogue Series Pfeiffer University's MFT Program
, 2021

Media

A matter of trust: Inside prison COVID-19 hot spots, many inmates fear the vaccine
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/SOJOPrisonersVaccine031121.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3P0Ept4Fku3EM7Pj437ImmrdWNnBTmOfOgunga957DvdzHx7rXu_LUDXg
Interviewed for article on ethics of giving the CV-19 vaccine to prisoners. Published in FreshWater: Covering what's next in Cleveland.

What does it mean to be ethical in Donald Trump's America, rife with corruption and scandal?
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/10/24/what-ethics-and-do-they-still-matter-donald-trump-america/3831650002/
Interviewed and gave input on the content of the story, which the reporter (Jim Beckerman) quoted me in.

APA member interview: Elizabeth Victor
https://blog.apaonline.org/2019/04/12/apa-member-interview-elizabeth-victor/
Interview with Sabrina D. MisirHiralall

EpiPen and the laws of capitalism
http://www.ijfab.org/blog/2016/08/epipen-and-the-laws-of-capitalism/
Scholarly reflection on recent changes in pricing of the Epi-Pen.

The (Long) Road to Equality
http://www.prindlepost.org/2015/07/the-long-road-to-equality/
Scholarly reflection on recent LGBTQ marriage equality, and its limits.

Notable Courses Taught

Justice, History of Political Economy, Advanced Topics in Philosophy & Medicine, Ethics, Ethics & Community Engagement, Gendered Technologies, Liberal Studies Colloquium & Capstone.

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