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Alumni

Bioethics & Healthcare Mission Leadership Graduate Alumni at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

FEATURED ALUMNI

Ryan Pferdehirt, DBE, HEC-C

Ryan Pferdehirt, DBE, HEC-C, has been appointed the Flanigan Chair in Bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics.  He completed the Doctorate in Bioethics (2020) at Loyola. 

Kalen Fredette, DBE, MA, JD, LLM

Kalen Fredette, DBE, MA, JD, LLM, has accepted the position of Clinical Ethicist at Legacy Health in Portland, OR. He completed the Doctorate in Bioethics (2024) at Loyola.

James Giordano, PhD, DPhil

James Giordano, PhD, DPhil, has been named a 2024 Hastings Center Fellow.  He completed the Certificate in Bioethics (2006) at Loyola. 

Pageen Small, MS, RN, HEC-C

Pageen Small, MS, RN, HEC-C, is a bioethics doctoral student. She accepted a position as Program Manager - Nursing Ethics at Northwestern Medicine.

Mark Tan Kiak Min, DBE

Mark Tan Kiak Min, MB, MA, DBE, has accepted the position of Associate Professor, Medical Ethics, at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences based at Monash University Malaysia. He completed the Doctorate (2024) in Bioethics at Loyola.

Tanya Arney, MA, DBE

Tanya Arney, MA, DBE, has accepted the position of Director, Mission Development and Organization Engagement with The Joint Commission.  She completed the Master's (2011) and Doctorate (2013) in Bioethics at Loyola. 

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Recent Student/Alumni Publications

Donald E Carter III. The Need for Bioethics Departments in HBCU Medical Schools. The Hastings Center Report 2025: https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.4951.

Julie LaMay Vaughn. Role of Chaplains in End-of-Life Care: Case Studies on Healing. Clinical Ethics 2025. doi:10.1177/14777509251321605

Lori Bruce, Powers CL. Good Clinical Ethics Requires Access to Diverse Community Perspectives. The American Journal of Bioethics 2025; 25(3): 78-80.

Mishra R, Roumillat J, Kerri Kennedy. (Ir)Relevance of Ethics Committees: The Continued Value of Hospital Ethics Committees in Programs with Professional Ethicist Staffing.  The American Journal of Bioethics 2025; 25(3): 73-75. 

Brandon Ambrosino. You Can't Root Out Diversity in Education. Boston Globe 2025, March 4. 

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Congratulations to our 2024 graduates!

The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership proudly announces the graduates of 2024.

Doctorate Degree in Bioethics

Laura Elizabeth Armstrong
Richard Becker
Candice Brotchie-Fine
Lorraine Bruce
Laurel Clark
Donna Ewy
Kalen Fredette
Vladyslava Kachkovska
Jennifer Legardy-Williams
Kenneth Todd Moore
Colleen O'Rourke
Mary Paul
Maureen Pontarelli
Olufemi Popoola
Oksana Sulaieva
Mark Tan Kiak Min
Guy Valponi
Julie Vaughn
Leanne Wakefield

Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership

Thomas Ayepa
Joshua Dyachim
Tara Housh
Janet Satterlee
Austin Schafer
Alfred Tumwesigye

Master's of Art in Bioethics    

Michael Awungnkeng
Vered Bar
Stepan Bilynskyy
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Tetiana Dumych
Suzanne Eisenberger
Michael Evanchak
Markiyan Fetsych
Paul Hupp
Carl Lee Mullins
Chidozie Onyiuke
Solomiya Paryzhak
Nathalie Rigaud
Maya Roytman
Elizabeth Tullis
Suzanna Urbina

 


Master's of Healthcare Mission Leadership

Malissa Sprenger

 

 

 

Previous graduates

Bioethics & Healthcare Mission Leadership Graduate Alumni at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

FEATURED ALUMNI

For all featured alum click here

Recent Student/Alumni Publications

Donald E Carter III. The Need for Bioethics Departments in HBCU Medical Schools. The Hastings Center Report 2025: https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.4951.

Julie LaMay Vaughn. Role of Chaplains in End-of-Life Care: Case Studies on Healing. Clinical Ethics 2025. doi:10.1177/14777509251321605

Lori Bruce, Powers CL. Good Clinical Ethics Requires Access to Diverse Community Perspectives. The American Journal of Bioethics 2025; 25(3): 78-80.

Mishra R, Roumillat J, Kerri Kennedy. (Ir)Relevance of Ethics Committees: The Continued Value of Hospital Ethics Committees in Programs with Professional Ethicist Staffing.  The American Journal of Bioethics 2025; 25(3): 73-75. 

Brandon Ambrosino. You Can't Root Out Diversity in Education. Boston Globe 2025, March 4. 

For all Student & Alumni Publications click here


Congratulations to our 2024 graduates!

The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Healthcare Leadership proudly announces the graduates of 2024.

Doctorate Degree in Bioethics

Laura Elizabeth Armstrong
Richard Becker
Candice Brotchie-Fine
Lorraine Bruce
Laurel Clark
Donna Ewy
Kalen Fredette
Vladyslava Kachkovska
Jennifer Legardy-Williams
Kenneth Todd Moore
Colleen O'Rourke
Mary Paul
Maureen Pontarelli
Olufemi Popoola
Oksana Sulaieva
Mark Tan Kiak Min
Guy Valponi
Julie Vaughn
Leanne Wakefield

Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership

Thomas Ayepa
Joshua Dyachim
Tara Housh
Janet Satterlee
Austin Schafer
Alfred Tumwesigye

Master's of Art in Bioethics    

Michael Awungnkeng
Vered Bar
Stepan Bilynskyy
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Tetiana Dumych
Suzanne Eisenberger
Michael Evanchak
Markiyan Fetsych
Paul Hupp
Carl Lee Mullins
Chidozie Onyiuke
Solomiya Paryzhak
Nathalie Rigaud
Maya Roytman
Elizabeth Tullis
Suzanna Urbina

 


Master's of Healthcare Mission Leadership

Malissa Sprenger

 

 

 

Previous graduates