Erica Preston-Roedder Curriculum Vitae
Email: [email protected] Cell: (646) 498 5527
Education Masters of Science in Health Policy and Management – UNC Chapel Hill PhD in Philosophy – New York University B.A. in Philosophy (with honors) – Stanford University
Research Interests Areas of Specialization – Feminism, Bioethics, Applied Ethics Areas of Interest – Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Psychology
Affiliations and Employment Andrew W. Mellon, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Occidental College
Designed and taught four courses, developed new courses in applied ethics, developed original research.
Visitor, Philosophy Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017
Audited courses; attended reading groups and lectures.
Healthcare Consultant, independent, 2016-2017
Worked to develop advanced readmission reporting with North Carolina Hospital Association.
Director of Quality Measurement, North Carolina Quality Center, 2012-2016
Oversaw measurement activities within various quality improvement programs. Worked on multiple education initiatives, developing content and applying innovative teaching methods. Maintained relationships with community groups and sister organizations in other states. Provided input on state and federal hospital policy. Gave regular presentations to hospital employees and executives.
Data Analyst, North Carolina Quality Center, 2011-2012
Developed reports on hospital quality for NC hospitals working to improve infection rates and reduce readmissions.
Visiting Fellow, Philosophy Department/Parr Center for Ethics – UNC Chapel Hill, 2008-2009
Designed and taught undergraduate bioethics course. Participated in multiple public philosophy and applied ethics events.
Dissertation (Philosophy) Beings Like Us: Deliberating in Light of Psychological Theory Sharon Street (chair), John Richardson, and Gilbert Harman
Psychological findings suggest that human deliberation is subject to many biases and flaws, e.g. implicit racial bias. This dissertation considered the implications of such findings, especially the question of how thinkers can and should conduct deliberation in light of these findings.
Masters Thesis (Public Health) Diabetes Self-Management Classes in a Statewide Program Targeting Vulnerable Populations: Do They Work and Who Do They Help? Sally Stearns and John Paul
Statistical methods were used to determine whether patients participating in a statewide program saw improvements in diabetes indicators. The analysis showed that patients who took diabetes classes improved relative to those who did not take classes (p=0.001), and men, Hispanics, and those without insurance showed the largest improvements.
Publications Erica Preston-Roedder, “The Limits of Cost-Effectiveness in Public Policy: Why Hard-Headed Consequentialists Need a Gadfly Like Paul Farmer” (in preparation)
Erica Preston-Roedder, Jessica Martucci, Hannah Fagen, Anne Barnhill, “The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States: A Historical, Institutional, and Normative Analysis” (forthcoming in International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics) Ryan Preston-Roedder & Erica Preston-Roedder, “Grief and Recovery,” The Moral Psychology of Sadness. Anna Gotlib, ed. London: Rowman & Littlefield International (2018).
Stephen Stich, John Doris & Erica Roedder, “Altruism,” The Moral Psychology Handbook. John Doris and the Moral Psychology Research Group, eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010: 147-205.
Erica Roedder and Gilbert Harman, “Linguistics and Moral Theory.” The Moral Psychology Handbook. John Doris and the Moral Psychology Research Group, eds. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010: 272-295.
Josh Knobe and Erica Roedder, “The Ordinary Concept of Valuing” Philosophical Issues. 19 (1). October 2009: 131-147.
Dan Kelly and Erica Roedder, “Racial Cognition and the Ethics of Implicit Bias”
Philosophy Compass 3(3). 2008: 522–540
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Grants under review
● Embodied Philosophy: Using Tools of Movement-Based Theater to Deepen Philosophical Engagement (as lead investigator, through PLATO) ● Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM (as participating faculty, through NSF)
Conferences, Workshops and Presentations 2017 Presentation, “The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States: A Historical, Institutional, and Normative Analysis” at University of Pennsylvania
2017 Participant, Bioethics Bootcamp at University of Pennsylvania (three week workshop)
2011-2016 Over 30 presentations on a variety of healthcare topics to multiple audiences, including local, state and national groups
2013 Commentator, “Every[thing]’s a Little Bit Racist: An Account of Implicit Racial Bias as Institutional Racism”
2011 Panel discussant, “Ethics of Local Consumption, Waste, and Design”
2009 Presentation to Bioethics at UNC, “Savvy thinking: How should healthcare providers think about their own racial biases?”
2009 Panel discussant for large 200+ public lecture by the Parr Center, “Marriage & Family Rights: Who's Allowed and Who Decides?” 2009 Co-conducted Parr Center Lunch ‘n Learn workshop, “Ethics and journalism: breaking bad news”
2008 Presentation, “Epistemology and Implicit Racial Bias” at Princeton University
2008 Co-conducted Parr Center Lunch ‘n Learn workshop, “Pro-life pharmacies”
2008 Presentation, “Epistemology and Implicit Racial Bias” at the Moral Psychology Research Group
2007 Presentation, “Moral Grammar and the Linguistic Analogy,” with Gil Harman at the Moral Psychology Research Group
2006 Presentation, “The Ordinary Concept of Valuing” with Joshua Knobe for the Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Courses Taught Innovative pedagogies: Ethics Bowl; Health and Social Justice: Gender, Justice, and Health; Practical Ethics
Value theory: Bioethics, Meaning, Justice, and Ethics: Insights from Healthcare Writers,
Feminism, Life and Death
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Other: Introduction to Philosophy, Minds and Machines; History of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Kant
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