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James
J. Walter, Ph.D. Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics The Bioethics Institute |
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BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
James J. Walter received his
Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, and then he earned advanced degrees in
Theology (S.T.B.), Philosophy (Ph.B.), Religious Studies (B.A., M.A.), and a
Ph.D. in ethics from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium
(Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). Currently, Dr. Walter is the
Austin and Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics, and he was the founding
Director (1999-2004) and then the Chairperson (2004-2009) of The Bioethics
Institute at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
Professor Walter completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Bioethics
from the Department of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago's Stritch
School of Medicine, and he has had extensive experience as a bioethics
consultant to several hospitals. Currently, he serves weekly as the
clinical bioethicist in the Intensive Care Unit and on the palliative care
service at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, CA,
and he is a consultant to the bioethics committees at three medical centers
belonging to the Citrus Valley Health Partners in Covina, CA. Dr. Walter has lectured widely throughout
the
Dr. Walter is listed in the Directory of American Scholars, Men of
Achievement, The Dictionary of International Biography, The
Contemporary Who's Who, and in 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st
Century, and he is the recipient of the 1992
Graduate Faculty Member of the Year Award at Loyola University Chicago and
the 2007 Spirit of St. Francis Award
at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, CA for excellence in clinical
bioethics consultation. He has been a
member of several ethics research centers, including the International Study
Group in Bioethics of the International Federation of Catholic Universities,
and he has also served on the editorial board of many national and
international scholarly presses. In 2005 he was appointed by the
California Council on Science and Technology to a one-year, state-wide Panel on
Bioethics. He has delivered over 525 scholarly papers and public
lectures to various audiences on topics related to bioethics. Professor
Walter is the founding chair of The International Forum for Catholic
Bioethicists, which meets annually in