Dr. Aimee Zellers is the Interim Associate Provost and a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at Carlow University, where she has taught since 2013. She also has served Carlow in a variety of roles, including Chair of the Art, Communication, and English Department (2022 – 2023), Co-Chair of the University Faculty Assembly (2021 – 2023), and as the Michele R. Atkins Endowed Chair for Ethics Across the Curriculum (2013 – 2016).

She earned her PhD in Healthcare Ethics from Duquesne University in 2015. Prior to earning her MA in Philosophy at Duquesne University in 2010, she completed a BA in history and philosophy at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Aimee’s scholarship interests are twofold. The first area is ethics and emerging health technologies. The second, ethics pedagogy, stems from her passion and dedication as an educator. She has presented locally, nationally, and internationally in both research areas.


Education

  • PhD – Health Care Ethics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (2015)
  • MA – Philosophy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (2010)
  • BA – Philosophy and History Double Major, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA (2008)

Professional Memberships 

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  • American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities
  • International Association for Education in Ethics
  • Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society

Research

Interests: Clinical Ethics and Emerging Health Technologies; Ethics pedagogy


Publications


    Awards & Recognition

    • Sister Elizabeth Carroll Spirit of Mercy Award (2023)
    • Book Review Editor for International Journal of Ethics Education
    • Manuscript reviewer – The International Journal of Ethics Education, Springer (2016 – Present)
    • Manuscript reviewer – Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Springer (2017 – Present)
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