ACADEMIC RESEARCH
This page details some of my current academic research interests and projects. A full list of my publications and presentations is available on my CV/Resume page. My non-academic projects are available under Professional Experiences.
Health and Global Health Justice
I am interested in all aspects of health and global health justice.
I have specific interests in theories of health equity, the axiology of health (e.g. whether health has intrinsic or independent value, or if it is merely reducible to wellbeing or opportunity), debates about aggregating health and non-health risks and benefits, the nature of claims made by social epidemiologists, and how debates about health ethics relate to debates in contemporary political and moral philosophy more generally.
The Ethics of Queues and Waiting Lists
Queues are pervasive in our lives, determining our access and entitlement to some of the most important goods in society. My project on queues develops a conceptual and normative framework for understanding the nature and moral significance of queues, including how queues and waiting lists in the real world (such as organ transplants, hospital appointments, social housing priority lists) should be designed.
Distributive Justice
I have general interests in distributive justice, especially in theories of egalitarianism and their application to debates in health and public policy. I am also interested in conceptualising 'complex' forms of injustice that are not traditionally seen as goods able to be distributed, such as temporal burdens or bureaucratic burdens.
Methodological Debates in Moral/Political Philosophy
What is the point of moral and political philosophy? Should political philosophy be concerned about people's opinions about justice? Should feasibility limit the demandingness of moral prescriptions? Are normative principles dependent upon facts? I am interested in what role philosophy can play in the real world, including the role that political philosophers and ethicists should play in the policy-making process.