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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

  • Editor in Chief (Content), Michael Ashby, Royal Hobart Hospital and University of Tasmania, Australia
  • 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

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
  • Book, Film, and Art Reviews, Leigh Rich
  • Current Controversies, vacant
  • Focus Articles and Commentaries, Josephine Johnston, University of Otago, New
    Zealand
  • Recent Developments (Ethics), vacant
  • Recent Developments (Health and Society), vacant
  • Recent Developments (Law), Megan Prictor, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Review Articles, Gemma McErlean, University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Symposia and Special Issues, Christopher Mayes, Deakin University, Australia
Discipline Editors
  • Ageing, Michael Chapman, Canberra Health Services and Australian National University, 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
  • Continental Philosophy and Biopolitics, Christopher Mayes, Deakin University, Australia
  • Cross-Cultural Bioethics, Kristina Orfali, Columbia University, USA
  • Disability Studies/Ethics, A/Prof 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
  • Faith and Culture, Ilana Maymind, Chapman University, USA
  • Faith and Culture, vacant
  • Gender Studies, vacant
  • Globalisation, Ted Shrecker, Newcastle University, UK
  • Health Policy, Victoria Charlton, Kings College London, UK
  • Innovation and Technology, Katrina Bramstedt, Ask the Ethicist
  • Law, Neera Bhatia, Deakin University, Australia
  • Mental Health, vacant
  • Neuroethics, Cynthia Forlini, Deakin University, Australia
  • Neuroethics, Ines Hipolito, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Neuroethics, Michael Young, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
  • Nursing, Liz Stokes, American Nurses Association, USA
  • Oral Health, Kate Jung, Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network NSW, Australia
  • Pharmaceutical Ethics, Narcyz Ghinea, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Public Bioethics, Lisa M. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
  • Public Health, Politics and Social Justice, vacant
  • Queer Studies/Ethics, vacant
  • Reproduction, Silvia Camporesi, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Reproduction, Claire Horner, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
  • Research, Wendy Lipworth, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Research, Sarah Heynemann, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Science and Genetics, Robin Pierce, Harvard Law School, USA
  • Science and Genetics, Tamra Lysaght, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Sociology, Danielle Couch, Monash University, Australia
  • Thanatology, Peter A. DePergola II, UMass Chan Medical School, USA
  • Women and Children Bioethics, Kristina Orfali, Columbia University, USA
  • Women and Children Bioethics, Sunday Pam, Rockhampton Hospital, 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
  • Management and Production Associate Editor, Edwina Light, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Editorial Assistant, Michelle King, QUT, Australia
  • Digital Content Editor, Sara Attinger, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Copy Editor, Gordon Campbell, Independent contractor, Australia
  • Copy Editor, Naomi Holbeach, University of Melbourne, Australia

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.

Meet the editors

We encourage you to get to know all of our editors and engage with them in conversations that are fruitful to all. Learn more about the work and ideas of individual editors here.