Editorial team

The Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI) editorial, production, and management teams specialize in a variety of areas. We encourage you to get to know our editors and engage them in conversations that are fruitful to all.

Editors in Chief

  • Interim Editor in Chief (Content), Neil Pickering, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Editor in Chief (Management and Production), Bronwen Morrell, University of Sydney, Australia

Deputy Editor

  • Deputy Editor, Michael Chapman, Canberra Health Services and Australian National University, Australia

Management and Production Team

The management and production team is responsible for curating manuscripts, including reviews, copy editing, liaison with the publisher, marketing and social media. Members of the management and production team meet weekly under the direction of the Editor in Chief (Management and Production), along with other members of the Editorial Council as required.

  • Editor in Chief (Management and Production), Bronwen Morrell, Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Australia
  • Management and Production Associate Editor, Ryan Essex, University of Greenwich, UK
  • Management and Production Associate Editor, Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Digital Content Editor, Sara Attinger, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Copy Editor, Gordon Campbell, Independent contractor, Australia
  • Copy Editor, Liam Kelly, Deakin University, Australia
  • Copy Editor, Lauren Pedersen, Deakin University, Australia

Editorial Council

The Editorial Council comprises the entire JBI editorial community, including Editors in
Chief, Deputy Editors, Council Chair, Section and Discipline Associate Editors, and
members of the management and production team. The Editorial Council is a forum for
discussion about the direction for the JBI and ensuring its work is consistent with its
mission and values. The JBI Editorial Council meets episodically.

Editorial Council, Chairperson

  • Chairperson, Paul Komesaroff, Monash University, Australia

Associate Editors

Associate Editors are central to the function and purpose of the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry (JBI). Through engagement with the Editors in Chief, the Editorial Council, and the academic community, the Associate Editors guide the growth and development of the Journal and contribute to the breadth, depth, and sophistication of its content.

Section Editors
  • Focus Articles and Commentaries, Josephine Johnston, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Recent Developments in Law, Michaela Okninski, University of Adelaide, Australia
  • Review Articles, Gemma McErlean, University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Book, Art, and Film Reviews, Leigh Rich, Georgia Southern University, USA
Discipline Editors
  • Ageing, Michael Chapman, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Australia
  • Clinical Ethics, Lisa Anderson-Shaw, University of Illinois, USA
  • Clinical Ethics, Malcolm Parker, University of Queensland, Australia
  • Clinical Ethics, Nathan Emmerich, Australian National University, Australia
  • Commercialization and Marketing, Joshua Penrod, University of Baltimore, USA
  • Cross-Cultural Bioethics, Kristina Orfali, Columbia University, USA
  • Disability Ethics, Shane Clifton, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Emerging Technologies, Richard Gibson, The Prindle Post, USA
  • Environment, Cristina Richie, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • Ethnicity and Ethics, Smithi Mohan, University of Kerala, India
  • Health Policy, Victoria Charlton, Kings College London, UK
  • Innovation and Technology Ethics, Katrina Bramstedt, Ask the Ethicist
  • Islamic Bioethics, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Monash University, Australia
  • Law, Neera Bhatia, Deakin University, Australia
  • Neuroethics, Michael Young, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, USA
  • Oral Health, Kate Jung, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network NSW, Australia
  • Pharmaceutical Ethics, Narcyz Ghinea, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Queer Ethics, Stephen Molldrem, The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA
  • Reproduction, Silvia Camporesi, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Research Ethics, Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Research Ethics, Sarah Heynemann, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Science and Genetics, Tamra Lysaght, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Science and Technology Studies, Stephen Molldrem, The University of Texas Medical Branch, USA
  • Thanatology, Peter A. Pergola II, UMass Chan Medical School, USA
  • Women and Children Bioethics, Kristina Orfali, Columbia University, USA

International Advisory Group

  • Caesar Alimsinya Atuire, University of Oxford, UK
  • Solomon Benatar, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Alastair Campbell, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
  • Amnon Carmi, UNESCO Chair of Bioethics, University of Haifa, Israel
  • Leo de Castro, University of the Philippines, The Philippines
  • John Coggon, University of Bristol, UK
  • Deborah Diniz, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Ros Diprose, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • Jocelyn Downie, Dalhousie University, Canada
  • Zhizheng Du, Dalian Medical University, PRC
  • Carl Elliott, University of Minnesota, USA
  • Martyn Evans, Durham University, UK
  • Raanan Gillon, Imperial College, London, UK
  • Henk ten Have, Center for Healthcare Ethics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA
  • Matti Häyry, University of Manchester, UK
  • Zabidi Hussin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University, USA
  • Hilde Lindemann, Michigan State University, USA
  • Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
  • Robert McRuer, George Washington University, USA
  • Paul Ulhas Macneill, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
  • Jim Martin, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Kathleen Montgomery, University of California, Riverside, USA
  • Thomas Murray, Hastings Center, New York, USA
  • Catherine Myser, Florida Atlantic University, USA
  • Peter Omonzejele, University of Benin, Nigeria
  • Jerome Singh, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Peter Skegg, University of Otago, NZ
  • Sastrowijoto Soenarto, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
  • Duujian Tsai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Please note this listing may be updated occasionally. Find further information here about the members of the Editorial Council, the International Advisory Group, the publisher Springer, the Journal Ombudsman, and the Journal Company Board.

Past editors-in-chief

You can find interviews with past editors-in-chief of the JBI on the JBI Dialogues podcast as part of the JBI’s 20th Anniversary collection here.