The CCE Program faculty are multidisciplinary with degrees in medicine, philosophy, law, public health, and health care administration. These faculty have a combined teaching experience of more than 75 years in clinical ethics and health policy.
The CCE program’s core faculty team teach our online courses via video lectures in a customized online learning environment specially designed for the Center for Practical Bioethics.
Our clinical faculty provide guest video lectures for our online courses as well as participate in the onsite practicum at our multiple clinical rotation sites, in classroom lectures, and provide mentoring throughout the program and for you as alumni.
Core Faculty
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Myra Christopher (CEO, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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Summer Johnson, PhD (Director for Graduate Studies, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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Glenn McGee, PhD (John B. Francis Chair, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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Tarris Rosell, PhD, D.Min (Rosemary Flanigan Chair, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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George Flanagan, D.Min., M.A. (Program Associate for Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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John Carney, MHA, MA (Vice President for Aging, Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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Rosemary Flanigan, PhD (Center for Practical Bioethics) |
Clinical Faculty
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Barbara Atkinson, M.D. (University of Kansas Medical Center) |
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June Carbone, Esq. (University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law) |
| Rabbi Alan Cohen (Congregation Beth Shalom) | |
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William Colby, JD (Truman Medical Center) |
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Randall Morris, PhD (William Jewell College) |
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Helen Emmott, MA (Center for Practical Bioethics) |
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Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH (University of Kansas Medical Center) |
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Karin Porter-Williamson, MD (University of Kansas Medical Center) |
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Richard O. Randolph, PhD (Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences) |
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John Yeast, MD (St. Luke’s Hospital) |












