J. Paul Kelleher

Biography

Paul Kelleher joined the Department of Medical History and Bioethics as an Assistant Professor in August 2009. Before joining the department, he was a post-doctoral research fellow in the Program in Ethics and Health at Harvard University. Paul specializes in political philosophy and is primarily interested in the nature of distributive justice and its implications for health policy. His current research and teaching interests include: public health ethics, the foundations of societal obligations to protect and promote population health, ethical issues in health care priority setting and resource allocation, and the proper response to moral disagreement in bioethics, health care policy, and the regulation of the medical professions.

Education

Ph.D. Cornell University, Philosophy, 2008

B.A. Colgate University, Philosophy, 2001

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, UW-Madison, 2009-present.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Program in Ethics and Health, Harvard University, 2007-2009.

Publications

Works in progress or under review

"Emergency Contraception and Conscientious Objection."

"Justice in Health Care: A Semi-Redressive Approach."

"Justice and Profound Cognitive Disability."

"How to Read 'Political Liberalism.'"

Courses

MHB 559-002: Public Health Ethics

MHB 559-003: Health, Disability and Social Justice