6 Ohio State faculty members speak at national PPE Society Conference

November 10, 2023

6 Ohio State faculty members speak at national PPE Society Conference

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With one of the nation's leading PPE programs, Ohio State was well-represented at the national PPE Society Meeting from Nov 2-4. Six faculty members and two graduate students participated on panels, including:

Faculty

  • Sahar Heydari Fard (Philosophy/ASC; CEHV):
    • "Diversifying Methods and Demographics in PPE Majors"
    • "From Conflict to Connection: Overcoming Hurdles and Harnessing Potential in University Civil Discourse Projects" [moderator]
    • "Justice and the Goals of Education" [moderator]
  • Dana Howard (Bioethics/COM; Philosophy/ASC; CEHV):
    • "The Ethics of Researching Abortion Care Post-Dobbs"
  • Eric MacGilvray (Political Science/ASC; CEHV):
    • "Diversifying Methods and Demographics in PPE Majors"
    • "Social Preconditions and Limits of Freedom" [moderator]
  • Benjamin McKean (Political Science/ASC):
    • "Liberalism, Theodicy, and Climate Change"
  • Emma Saunders-Hastings (Political Science/ASC; CEHV):
    • "Frederick Douglass and the Equivocal Constitution"
  • Winston Thompson (Educational Studies/EHE; CEHV):
    • "Meeting in the Middle? Difficult Conversation About Race on University Campuses"

Graduate Students

  • Jamie Herman (Educational Studies/EHE; CEHV):
    • "Citizens and/or Students: Balancing Autonomy and Paternalism in Civil Discourse Programs on Campus"
  • Sally Moore (Educational Studies/EHE; CEHV):
    • "How Civil Discourse Projects Aid Campus Dissonance"