Alumni

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

FEATURED ALUMNI

Donald Hoepfer, DBE, MA, HEC-C

Donald Hoepfer, DBE, MA, HEC-C, has accepted the position of Clinical Ethicist at University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH. He completed the Doctorate in Bioethics (2022) at Loyola.

Greg Dober, PhD, MA

Greg Dober, PhD, MA, has been acknowledged for his volunteer work as a prison monitor in Pennsylvania Prison Society. He completed the Master's in Bioethics (2007) at Loyola.

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Leslie Kuhnel, DBE, MSHCE, MPA, HEC-C

Leslie Kuhnel, DBE, MSHCE, MPA, HEC-C, has been named Central Region Vice President of Ethics at CommonSpirit. She completed the Doctorate in Bioethics (2018) at Loyola.

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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.

Eileen Phillips, DBE

Eileen Phillips, DBE, has accepted the position of clinical ethicist at Ohio Health in Columbus. She completed the Doctorate (2023) in Bioethics at Loyola.

Sarah Russe, DBE

Sarah Russe, DBE, has accepted the position of clinical ethicist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. She completed the Master's (2012) and Doctorate in Bioethics (2018) at Loyola.

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Recent Student/Alumni Publications

Wirpsa MJ, Redl N, Karen Lieberman, Springer K. The Expanding Role of United States Healthcare Chaplains in Clinical Ethics. Journal of Religion and Health 2024. DOI:10.1007/s10943-024-02157-7

Aloysius Ochasi. The Challenged Resident: Moral Distress, Moral Disengagement, and Ethical Climate in U.S. Medical Residencies, 2024.

Jennifer L. Kozakowski. Catholic Teaching: A Middle Ground and Guide for End-of-Life Care and Decision-Making and an Antidote for Dying Badly in America. The Linacre Quarterly. 2024;91(1):52-73. doi:10.1177/00243639221141230

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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

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
Oksana Sulaieva
Mark Tan Kiak Min
Guy Valponi
Julie Vaughn

Doctorate in Healthcare Mission Leadership

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

Master of Arts in Bioethics

Michael Awungnkeng
Vered Bar
Salvador Cruz-Flores
Paul Hupp
Carl Lee Mullins
Chidozie Onyiuke
Nathalie Rigaud

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