Since 1976, Gregory E. Pence has taught in the Philosophy Department, and since 1977, has taught Medical Ethics to students in the School of Medicine. He also directs UAB's Early Health Professions Acceptance Program (EMSAP). In 1994, he won the Ingalls Award, UAB's highest award for teaching, and in 2008, he won the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Graduating cum laude in 1970 (philosophy) from William and Mary, he earned a Ph.D. in 1974 from New York University.
Recent Talks
The Henry Smits Lecture, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO, November, 2008.
For speaking engagements, please contact Jodi Solomon Speakers of Boston MA:
http://www.jodisolomonspeakers.com/gregorypence.html.
Forthcoming Talks
The California Lutheran University, November 9, 2009, "Stem Cells, Little Persons, and Scientific Research" (12 pm) and "Organic or Genetically Modified Food - Which is Safer?" (4 pm).
Bridgewater College, Va, February 17, 2010, "A Conversation about Human Cloning."
Congressional Testimony
Dr. Pence's congressional testimony on cloning
can be found here.(Pdf version)
Recent Public Writing
"How to be happy in academe", The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 9, 2009.
(pdf version)
Free-Market Baby Making," Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2008.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-pence24-2008jul24,0,4139088.story
"De-Regulating and De-Criminalizing Innovations in Human Reproduction," lead article, Cumberland Law Review, Winter, 2009.
Forthcoming Publications
"The Ethics of Cloning Humans," A Companion to Bioethics, 2nd ed., edited by Peter Singer, Blackwell, forthcoming 2009.
How to Build a Better Human: An Ethical Blueprint. forthcoming 2010. |
