Sara Goering - Department of Philosophy - University of Washington

Sara Goering

Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., 1998, University of Colorado

sgoering@uw.edu
Savery 386
(206) 616-2102

Sara Goering is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington. She received her doctorate from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She teaches and publishes in the areas of biomedical ethics, feminist philosophy, and philosophy for children.

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Recent Publications

“’Mental Illness’ and Justice as Recognition” Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly 29(1/2): 14-18, 2009.
“Postnatal Reproductive Autonomy: Promoting Relational Autonomy and Self-Trust in New Parents” Bioethics 23 (1): 9-19, 2009.
“Race-based Medicine and Justice as Recognition: Exploring the Phenomenon of BiDil” with Joon-Ho Yu and Stephanie Fullerton Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 18: 57-67, 2009.
“’You say you’re happy, but…’: Contested Quality of Life Judgments in Bioethics and Disability Studies” Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 5: 125-135, 2008.
“Transforming Genetic Research Practices with Marginalized Communities: A Case for Responsive Justice” with Suzanne Holland and Kelly Fryer-Edwards Hastings Center Report 38(2): 43-53, 2008.
"Finding and Fostering the Philosophical Impulse in Young People: A Tribute to the Work of Gareth Matthews" invited for a special volume of Metaphilosophy (edited by Tom Wartenburg) to honor Gareth Matthews 39(1): 39-50, 2008.

"Integrating Philosophy for Children and Young Adults into the Public Schools: Tales from Long Beach, California" with Debbie Whittaker, invited for special issue of Theory and Research in Education, 5(3): 341-355, 2007.

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