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James
J. Walter, Ph.D. Austin & Ann O'Malley Chair in
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 holds the
Austin & Ann O'Malley Chair in 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 as a clinical
bioethicist at the three medical centers and hospice facility belonging to the
Citrus Valley Health Partners in Covina, CA (Citrus Valley Medical Center,
Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, and Citrus
Valley Hospice). 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 450 scholarly papers and public
lectures to various audiences around the US, Europe and Asia on topics related
to bioethics. Professor Walter was the founding chair of The
International Forum for Catholic Bioethicists, which met annually from
2003-2008 outside