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 Wade Robison
Ezra A. Hale Professor in Applied Ethics

Fields of Expertise:
Social Sciences > Ethics
Sustainability > Sustainability Research and Education

Dept/Division: College of Liberal Arts
E-Mail: wlrgsh@rit.edu
News Contact: Vienna Carvalho, vnccom@rit.edu, 585-475-4952
Website: http://people.rit.edu/wlrgsh/


For over two decades, Wade Robison has served as RIT's Ezra A. Hale Professor in Applied Ethics, developing research and education programs that examine the ethical considerations involved in health care, politics and government, technology development and education. Through the professorship he also directs the annual Hale Ethics Lecture Series, which brings leading philosophers and ethicists to campus to discuss issues ranging from racism to the Iraq War to new advances in biotechnology.

Robison has also conducted numerous research projects in sustainability ethics, the philosophy of technology and ethics in government and is the author or editor of eight books, including Health Care Reform: Ethics and Politics released in 2006.

Prior to joining RIT, Robison served as the chair of the Department of Philosophy at Kalamazoo College. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin.