Abraham Schwab

  Asst Professor
  Department: Philosophy
  Location: 3315 Boylan Hall
  Phone: 718-951-5000 x1408
  Fax: 718-951-4675

  Email:

www.abrahamschwab.com

Education:
Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago - 2005 (Philosophy)

M.A., Loyola University Chicago - 2001 (Applied Ethics)

Areas of Expertise:
Ethics, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science in relation to Medical Research

Epistemology and Decision-Making in Medical Practice

Business Ethics and the Ethics of the Professions

Books and Publications
"Death Competence and the Professional Will" Critical review of Ethical Practice in Grief Counseling. Death Studies. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009

"The Details are in the Field" American Journal of Bioethics. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009

"When Subtle Deception Turns into an Outright Lie" American Journal of Bioethics. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009

Review of Michael Zimmerman's Living with Uncertainty, Choice. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

Review of Robert Veatch's Patient, Heal Thyself, Choice. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2009

Review of Speaking for the Dead, Choice. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2009

"Epistemic Trust, Epistemic Responsibility, and Medical Practice"
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 2008 33: 302-320. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"Putting Cognitive Psychology to Work: Improving Decision-Making in the Medical Encounter"
Social Science & Medicine. 67:1861-1869. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"Risking the Rewards of Regulation" American Journal of Bioethics 8 (11): 9-11. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"The Patient's Piece of the Informed Consent Pie" Virtual Mentor. 10(8):527-530. Available at: http:virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2008/08/msoc1-0808.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008

"Tuskegee Syphilis Study." International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences 2nd Edition.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008

with David Satin. "The Realistic Costs and Benefits of Translational Research." American Journal of Bioethics 8 (3) :60-62.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

"Accountability via Chart Audits." Virtual Mentor. 9 (7):503-507
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2007/07/pfor1-0707.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

"Bioethics Made Rigorous." Critical Review of Against Bioethics by Jonathon Baron. The Hastings Center Report.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

"Getting Rid of Heroes" Atrium: The Report of the Northwestern Medical Humanities & Bioethics Program. Summer 2007
PDF available at: http://bioethics.northwestern.edu/atrium/
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

Associate Editor: American College of Surgeons' Ethical Issues in Clinical Surgery.
Available at: http://www.facs.org/education/ethicalissuesinclinicalsurgery.html
(Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2007

Critical Review of Bernard Rollin's Science and Ethics. Philosophical Inquiry vol. XXIX (2007), 98-101.
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007

"What IS Managed Care Anyway?" with Kelly Carroll and Matthew Wynia. American Journal of Bioethics 6 (1): 29-32.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006

"Formal and Effective Autonomy in Health Care." Journal of Medical Ethics 32: 575-579.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006

"Improving Clinical Decision-Making by Excising Physician Judgment" Virtual Mentor. 8 (7): 469-472
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2006/07/msoc1-0607.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006

"Splitting the Difference Position." American Journal of Bioethics 6 (4): 74-76.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006

"Street Credibility and the Division of Labor in Bioethics." Virtual Mentor. 8 (2): 101-104
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2006/02/pfor1-0602.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006

Ensuring Fairness in Health Care Coverage Decisions. with Matthew K. Wynia. AMACOM.
(Books and Publications: Book) 2006

"New Strategies for Managing STDs" Virtual Mentor. 7 (10)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2005/10/jdsc1-0510.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005

"The Biases of Bioterror Funding" American Journal of Bioethics 5 (4): 54-56.
(Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Book Review. Hilde Lindemann Nelson's Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
Available at: http://depts.washington.edu/hypatia/reviews/Schwab_Review_of_Nelson.shtml
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005

To the Editor: "Would You Know an Undue Inducement If You Saw One?" American Journal of Bioethics 5 (5): W17.
Available at: http://www.bioethics.net/journal/j_articles.php?aid=843
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005

"Determining Research through Underdetermined Treatment." Virtual Mentor. 6 (11)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2004/11/jdsc1-0411.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

"Ethical Issues in the Application and Prescription of CNS Interventions." Virtual Mentor. 6 (8)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2004/08/jdsc1-0408.html
(Books and Publications: Other Article) 2004

Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Consultant: NIH Grant RFA-RM-08-030 (Rhodes, Rosamond, PI) (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York Research Award (Grants and Fellowships) 2009

Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York Award (Grants and Fellowships) 2008

Professional Staff Congress of the City University of New York Award (Grants and Fellowships) 2007

Senior Fellowship, American Medical Association, 2005-2006
(Grants and Fellowships) 2005

Arthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship, 2003-2004
(Grants and Fellowships) 2003

Loyola University Teaching Fellowship, 2002-2003
(Grants and Fellowships) 2002

Phi Beta Kappa, Drake University, 1998
(Awards and Honors) 1998

Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Epistemic Humility and Medical Practice: Improving Outputs by Improving Inputs. Mt. Sinai-Oxford Consortium on Bioethics, March 30-April 1 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009

The Moral Basis of Health Care Reform, Brooklyn College Philosophy Society, November 24 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009

The Sum is Less Than Its Parts: Conflicting Responsibilities in Corporations, Faculty Day, Brooklyn College, May 20 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009

Translating Epistemic Categories Into Ethical Responsibilities, ASBH and Northwestern University's Books to Bedside: Translational Work in the Medical Humanities, April 23-25 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009

"The Meaning of Translation: Implications of Translational Research for the Future of Medical Research and Clinical Practice" American Society of Bioethics and Humanities 10th Annual Meeting: Future Tense October 23-26, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"A Call to Systematically Evaluate Medical Devices." 4th International Conference on Ethical Issues in Biomedical Engineering, SUNY Downstate, April 20-22, 2007.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Ethical Decisions about International Research." International Humanist and Ethical Union Conference at the United Nations. April 23, 2006.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

"Fiduciary Obligations in Medical Research." Invited talk at University of Chicago's Health Law Institute and Center for the Study of Race and Bioethics. April 19, 2006.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006

"Should You Trust Your Doctor? Investigating the Intersection of Epistemology and Bioethics." Brooklyn College Philosophy Society, November 16, 2006.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006

"Credentialing Bioethics," ASBH Spring meeting, April 7-9, 2005.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2005

Panelist, "Thomas May's Funding Agendas: Has Bioterrorism Defense Been Over-Prioritized?" American Medical Association, Ethics Group, May 2, 2005.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2005

"Autonomy (Power and Knowledge) in the Nursing Home," presented at "Crossing the Great Divide," Joint conference of the American Society on Aging and National Council on the Aging, Denver, Colorado, April 3-7, 2002.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002

"Community and Principles of Justice in Reflective Equilibrium," Radical Philosophers Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 7-10, 2002.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002

"Just Health?" presented at the Mid-South Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 22-24, 2002.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2002

Professional Leadership
Chair, Arrangements Committee, Philosophy Department, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Divisional Delegate, Alternate, Faculty Council, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Curriculum Committee, Philosophy Department, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Institutional Review Board, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Selection Committee, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Webmaster, Philosophy Department, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2009

Member, Insitutional Review Board, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Admissions Committe, Rho Chapter, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Brooklyn College
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007

Member, Institutional Review Board, Brooklyn College
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Admission Committee, Rho Chapter, Brooklyn College (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2007

Member, University of Illinois-Chicago, IRB #1, September 2004-June 2006.
(Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2005

Other Professional Activities
Associate Faculty Member, Union Graduate College-Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bioethics Program 2009

Moderator, Coherence and Expertise in Ethics, Eastern APA, December 27-30 2009

Moderator, Pediatric Decision-Making, American Society of Bioethics and Humanities Fall Meeting, October 15-18 2009

Reviewer for International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 2009

Reviewer for John Conley Ethics Essay Contest for Medical Students 2009

Reviewer for Journal of Value Inquiry 2009

Organized and led Luncheon Roundtable, "Research Ethics: the IRB and Beyond" Faculty Day, Brooklyn College 2008

Co-Editor. Theme Issue on Difficult Conversations in Medicine. Virtual Mentor. 7 (8)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2005/08/toc-0508.html
2005

Editor. Theme Issue on Ethics in Family Medicine. Virtual Mentor. 7 (6)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2005/06/toc-0506.html
2005

Lead Designer and Author. Special Interactive Theme Issue on Internal Medicine. Virtual Mentor. 7 (1)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2005/01/toc-0501.html
2005

Editor. Theme Issue on Ethics in the Practice of Surgery. Virtual Mentor. 6 (10)
Available at: http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2004/10/toc-0410.html
2004