Curriculum Vitae

January, 1985

Brown University, Ph.D. in Philosophy

May, 1980

Mount Holyoke College, A.B. Magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa

May 2008-present

Provost, University of Hartford

As the chief academic officer, provide academic, financial and administrative leadership for seven schools and colleges, along with collateral units serving 4,700 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students. In addition to the collegiate deans, direct reports include the Director of Libraries, the Chief Information Officer and Director of Informational Technology Services, the Dean of Graduate Studies, the Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, the Assistant Provost and Dean of Faculty Development, and the Assistant Provost for Financial Planning. As the University of Hartford’s second ranking administrator, frequently represent the President in all aspects of his job. Work closely and collaboratively with the four Vice Presidents and the University’s General Counsel and Secretary to coordinate university activities and planning. Work with 60-member Board of Regents, serving as a representative on the Executive Committee, University Education Committee, Finance Committee, Investments Committee and Institutional Advancement Committee. Other committee responsibilities include the Facilities Master Plan Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, the Committee on the DeWitt Museum of Political Life, and the Space Planning Committee. Member of the Board of Corporators of the Hartford Art School and serve on the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges and the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education.

2006-2008

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Rhode Island

Responsible for overseeing the undergraduate curricula in nine colleges, 55 Masters and 36 Ph.D. programs. Direct reports included the Office of Student Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Accreditation; the Honors Program; Instructional Development Program; Enrollment Services; Office of Admission; and Office of Athletic Compliance. Served as chair of Academic Advising Steering Committee, Enrollment Management Committee, Curriculum Delivery Committee and as a member of Curricular Affairs Committee, Athletics Advisory Board, University College and General Education Committee, Learning Outcomes Oversight Committee, Asset Protection Committee, Space Allocation Committee, Master Planning Review Committee, Centennial Scholarship Committee, Office of Higher Education’s PK-16 Committee and Branding Committee. Liaison between the offices of the President and Provost and the Board of Governors.

2005-2006

Interim Vice Provost for Research, Graduate Studies and Outreach, University of Rhode Island

Responsible for the pre-award process, contracts, patents and license agreements, technology transfer, human and animal subject compliance, small boats, hazardous materials, conflict of interest, outreach and all facets of graduate education. Direct reports included the Division of Research Development, the Division of Sponsored Projects Review, the Division of Compliance in Research, the Division of Research and Technology Transfer and the two associate deans of the Graduate School. Worked at the national level with the Council of Graduate Schools to develop best practices for research ethics training. Became the Principal Investigator on a $3.5 M ADVANCE grant through NSF to promote the careers of women in the STEM disciplines and on a $750,000 NSF Northeast Alliance for Graduate Studies and the Professorate grant to create a pipeline for students from underrepresented groups into STEM graduate studies. The research profile of the University increased from $65-72 M during my tenure.

2004-2005

Associate Dean of the Graduate School, University of Rhode Island

Supported the Dean of the Graduate School in implementing programs designed to enhance graduate education, recruitment and retention. In addition to the day to day administrative responsibilities, developed a Research Ethics Fellows Program and new orientation program for graduate students of color through funding from the Council of Graduate Schools and the Office of Research Integrity.

1985-2008

Department of Philosophy, University of Rhode Island

1996-2008

Professor of Philosophy

1991-1996

Associate Professor of Philosophy

1986-1991

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

1985-1986

Lecturer in Philosophy

Curriculum development: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Related to the Human Genome Project; Death and the Meaning of Life; Engineering Ethics; Discharge Planning in Prisons: Meeting the Goals of Rehabilitation, conducted at the Adult Correctional Institution; Myths, Masks, and the Nature of Consciousness; The Pre-Trial Project, conducted at the Adult Women s Correctional Facility, Cranston, R.I; A Three-Cornered Dialogue on the Law; Race, Gender, and the Law; Philosophy of Law; Descartes Seminar; The Prepared Mind; Women and Moral Rights.

Selected Service: Chair, Philosophy Department. Leadership Planning and Training Committee; Health Professions Advisory Committee; Teaching Excellence Award Committee; Chair, Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s Evaluation Committee; Honors and Visiting Scholars Committee; Integrity Committee; Institutional Review Board; College of Engineering Diversity Task Force 2000. Selection Committee for the Gustave Arlt Awards; Advisor, Indian Student Association; Faculty Marshall.

1994-2008

Fellow, John Hazen White Center for Ethics and Public Service

1993-1995

Affinity Group Faculty, Brown University Medical School

A. Books

• Ethical Issues in Home Health Care. Co-authored with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith. Charles C. Thomas Publishing. 2002. Second edition, 2008. 240 pages.
• Ethical Dilemmas in Public Administration. Edited with Alfred Killilea and Michael Vocino. Praeger Press. 1996. 187 pages.

B. Articles, Chapters, and Booklets

• “The Ethics of Lying in the Public Interest” with Alfred Killilea in Public Integrity, Volume 7, number 3, 2005, 261-273.
• “Brentano’s Theory of Value: Beauty, Goodness, and the Concept of Correct Emotions” with Wilhelm Baumgartner, The Cambridge Companion to Brentano. 2004, 220-237.
• “Confining Choices: Should Prisoners be Allowed to Participate in Experimental Research?” in Theoretical Medicine, Volume 30:4, Winter 2002, 519-536.
• “Intentionality, Phenomenology and Sensation in Brentano” in The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Volume XL, Supplement, 2002, 269-279.
• “Ethical Issues in Home Health Care” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith, APA Newsletter on Philosophy and Medicine, fall 2002.
• “Making Hard Time Even Harder,” (revised version) in Introduction to Practical Ethics, 2nd edition. Edited by Hugh LaFollette. (Blackwell) 2001.
• “Making Hard Time Even Harder,” Introduction to Practical Ethics, August 1996, 494-507.
• “Infants, the Dead Donor Rule, and Organ Donation: Should the Rules Be Changed?” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith in Medicine and Law (2001) and in Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Medical Law, 888-892.
• “What to Do When the End is Near: Ethical Issues in Home Health Care Nursing” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith in Public Health Nursing, March/April, 2000.
• “Sacrificing Their Future: Religious Freedom and Parental Rights in Medical Decision Making for Children” in Having and Raising Children. Edited by Julia Bartkowiak and Uma Narayan, (University of Pennsylvania) 1999, 177-191.
• “Multidisciplinary Teaching About the Death Penalty: A Seminar for First Year Students” with Leo Carroll and Lawrence E. Rothstein in Focus on Law Studies, vol. XII, Spring 1997.
• “The Rhode Island Ethics Project: A Proposed Model for Integrating Ethics into Master of Public Administration Programs” with Alfred Killilea and Michael Vocino, in Teaching Ethics and Values: Program Innovations, Teaching Strategies, and Ethical Issues. Edited by James Bowman and Don Menzel (SUNY Press) 1998.
• “The Child Witness to Domestic Violence,” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith in Interpersonal Violence, Health and Gender Politics. Edited by Stanley G. French. August 1996, third edition.
• “Breaking Down Barriers: Administrative Reform of the Organizational Culture Within a Women's Prison” with Roberta Richman in Ethical Dilemmas in Public Administration. Edited by Pasquerella, Killilea, and Vocino (Praeger). May 1996, 59-71.
• “Ethics for Skeptics in Public Administration” with Alfred Killilea and Michael Vocino, in Spectrum, vol. 68, no. 4 (Fall/1995), 19-27.
• “Law, Domestic Violence and the Demands of Justice” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith, Archives for Legal and Social Philosophy, 1995.
• “Liability-Driven Ethics: The Impact on Hiring Practices” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith, Business Ethics Quarterly, Volume 4, Issue 3 (July 1994), 321-333.
• “Brentano and Aesthetic Intentions,” Brentano Studien IV (Dettlebach: Verlag Josef Röll), 1993, 235-249.
• “In the Interest of the Fetus: Mandatory Prenatal Classes in the Workplace” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith in The Politics of Pregnancy: Policy Dilemmas in The Maternal-Fetal Relationship. Edited by Janna Merrick and Robert H. Blank. (Haworth Press) 1993, 191- 201.
• “The Just War Doctrine” in Bosnia and Beyond. Edited by Martha McCoy. (Pomfret, CT: Topsfield Foundation) 1993, 1-11.
• “The Death Penalty in the United States,” Study Circles Resource Center Public Talk Series Booklet (Pomfret, CT.: Topsfield Foundation) 1992-1993, 1-26 (1st edition) 1-34 (2nd edition).
• “The Right to Die,” Study Circles Resource Center Public Talk Series Booklet (Pomfret, CT: Topsfield Foundation), 1992-1993, 1-44.
• “Are There Reasonable Grounds for War?” with Martha McCoy, Study Circles Resource Center Public Talk Series Booklet (Pomfret, CT: Topsfield Foundation), 1992-1993, 1-22. Reprinted in Introduction to Political Science. Edited by Edwin H. Lundberg (New York: American Heritage) 1993.
• “Chisholm’s Intentional Criterion of Property Identity and De Se Belief,” in Consciousness. Edited by Enrique Villanueva. (Ridgeview Press)1990, 261-273.
• “Brentano and the Direct Attribution Theory,” in Brentano Studien (Dettelbach: Verlag Jösef H. Röll) 1989, 189-197.
• “Kotarbinski and Brentano on Truth,” Topoi, Supplement 4 (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers) 1989, 98-106.
• “Intentional Logic and Brentano’s Non-Propositional Theory of Judgment,” Grazer Philosophische Studien (Amsterdam: Rodopi Press) June 1987, 117-119.
• “Brentano and Organic Unities,” in From Bolzano to Wittgenstein: The Tradition of Austrian Philosophy. Edited by J.C. Nyiri (Vienna: Holder Pichler Tempsky) 1986., 128-131.

C. Book Reviews

• Philosophical Issues in Medical Ethics, edited by Nafsika Anthanassoulis. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 19, 2007.
• The Moral and Political Status of Children, edited by David Archer and Colin M. Macleod. Philosophical Quarterly, (54:216) July 2004, 490-492.
• In Defense of Legal Positivism: Law Without the Trimmings by Matthew Kramer. Philosophical Quarterly, Spring 2000, 422-425.

Teaching Related

• Honors Colloquium Programming Grant (with L. Rothstein) (2002-2003) $15,000
• Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, $13,500
• Hewlett Foundation Grant (with L. Derbyshire, B. Erickson, L. McKinney, B. Peters, M. Wade) (1999) $100,000
• Alumni Association Award $400
• Feinstein Enrichment Grant (1997-2000) $4,000
• Teaching and Technology Fellowship, URI (1997-1998)
• Ethics and Leadership Training Grant (with C.B. Peters) (1997) $5,000
• American Bar Association Grant (with L. Carroll, L. Rothstein) (1995) $1,500
• Dean’s Teaching Enhancement Award (1994) $400
• Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education Grant (directed by A. Killilea and M. Vocino) Administration (1993-1995) $3,300
• Teaching Excellence Award; URI (1990-91) $1,000
• Teaching Fellow, URI Honors Program (1990-91, 1993-94)
• Danforth Associates of New England (Inducted 1990).
• Faculty Assistance Grant, URI Foundation (with G. Johnson and J. Hanke (1989) $1,454
• Curriculum Development Grant, URI Honors Program (1988) $1,200

Research Related

• Women’s Educational Leadership Fund Grant (2009-2010) $9,500
• Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate, National Science Foundation (2005-2010) $750,000
• Council of Graduate Schools and Office of Research Integrity, Research Ethics Fellows Program (2004-2005) $15,000
• ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant, National Science Foundation (2003-2008) $3,500,000
• URI Alumni Association Grant (2003) $1,000
• URI Faculty Development Grant (with L. Rothstein) (2003) $5,000
• U.S. Department of Energy (with L. Rothstein (2000-2002) $292,843
• URI Proposal Development Grant (2000) $5,000
• URI Hope and Heritage Fund (2000) $300
• URI Faculty Development Fund (2000) $350
• Dean’s Research Enhancement Award, (1994) $700
• URI Foundation Faculty Assistance Grant (1994) $1,000
• URI Council for Research Faculty Development Grant. (1993) $2,500
• URI Foundation Faculty Assistance Grant (1993) $600
• URI Foundation Faculty Assistance Grant (1992) $869
• URI Council for Research Faculty Development Grant (1991) $3,500
• URI Alumni Association Faculty Development Grant (1989) $600
• Universität Würzburg Travel Grant, Franz Brentano Forschung (1988) $1,000
• URI Council for Research Faculty Development Grant (1988) $3,000
• URI College of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant (1987) $600
• National Endowment for the Humanities Grant: 1986 Summer Seminar (1986) $3,000

• “Responsible Conduct in Research,” Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. June 29, 2009.
• “Contemporary Issues in Bioethics,” and “Responsibility for Others: The Case of Angel Torres,” President’s College, University of Hartford. May 29, 2009 and September 2008.
• “Deciding on Motherhood: Reproductive Freedom and Responsibilities,” Women For Change, University of Hartford, May 5, 2009.
• “Integrating Ethics into Computer Science REUs”, University of Texas, Austin. February 29, 2008.
• “Ethical Dilemmas in Graduate Education,” REU Seminar, GSO, URI 2006-2007.
• “Ethical Decision Making in Public Administration,” Public Administration Workshops, GSO, URI, 2004-2007.
• “From Designer Babies to Aid-in Dying,” Emeritus Faculty Luncheon Series, University Club, April 2007.
• “Getting Started in Revising General Education Programs,” Reinvention Center Conference, Washington, D.C., November 7, 2006.
• “Philosophical Perspectives on Body Image,” for a discussion of Fat Pig, URI Theater Department, October 2006.
• “Medical Futility,” Day Kimball Hospital Seminar on End of Life Issues, September 17, 2006.
• “The Research Ethics Fellows Program,” New England Association of the Council of Graduate Schools,” April 2006.
• “The Theoretical Foundations of Ethics in Research,” Research Ethics Fellows Program, University Club, URI, September 19, 2005 and September 17, 2004.
• “Ethics Workshop for Chairs,” Ballentine Hall, URI, June 24, 2005.
• “Who Decides?: Lessons Learned from the Schiavo Case,” Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities, Unitarian Church, Providence, R.I., April 26, 2005.
• “Ethics and Cultural Differences in Health Care,” Cultural Competence Conference, Rhode Island College, April 9, 2005.
• “Setting Boundaries in Home Health Care” with Sheri Smith, Visiting Nurses Association Conference, South County Hospital. March 16, 2005.
• “Service Learning in the Prisons,” Adventures in Teaching Conference, URI, University Club, May 26, 2004.
• “Lying in the Public Interest,” with Alfred Killilea, American Society for Public Administration Meetings, Portland, OR, March 27, 2004. Presented by Alfred Killilea.
• “The Transition from College to Career,” Class of 2005 Panel, Mount Holyoke College, March 28, 2004.
• “Privacy and Confidentiality of Patients After HIPPA,” with Sheri Smith, South County Hospital, March 8, 2004.
• “Negotiating Moral Differences Between Doctors and Nurses” with Cynthia Padula and Sheri Smith, Rhode Island Bioethics Network, Brown University, March 4, 2004.
• “Communicating About End-of-Life Decisions” with Sheri Smith, South County Hospital, January 23, 2004.
• “Is Ethics in Journalism Contradictory?” Panelist for the Journalism Conference on Ethics in Journalism, Memorial Union, November 6, 2004.
• “Research Ethics: The Impact of HIPPA on University Research” with Diana Brown, URI, University Club, October 1, 2003.
• “Ethics In Public Administration” for the John Hazen White Workshops on Ethics and Public Service, URI, Bay Campus, September 19 and 26, 2003.
• “Presenting and Explaining” presented annually at the Instructional Development Program’s Course Planning Workshops; URI, 1990-2007.
• “Getting Students Involved” presented at the Instructional Development Program’s Course Planning Workshops, URI, August 27, 2003.
• “Using Qualitative Data in General Education Courses,” URI, University Club, 2003.
• “Ethical Decision Making in the Genetics Revolution” with Lawrence Rothstein, Connecticut College, April 30, 2003 and May 1, 2002.
• “Genetic Testing and Privacy” with Lawrence Rothstein, URI, Plant Science Department, April 24, 2003.
• “Human Subject Research,” University of Rhode Island, December 10, 2002.
• “Medical Decision Making: Context and Relationships” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith, The Rhode Island Philosophical Society Meetings, Providence College, October 26, 2002.
• “In-service Ethics Training for Institutional Review Board Members: Informed Consent,” URI, Galanti Lounge, September 19, 2002.
• “Ethical and Social Implications of the Human Genome Project for the Workplace,” with Lawrence Rothstein, Rhode Island Public Radio, (half-hour interview) September, 2002.
• “Research Ethics: Issues Involved in Authorship and Intellectual Property,” University of Rhode Island, University Club, August 29, 2002.
• “Ethical Issues Involving Oncology Patients” at St. Anne’s Hospital, Fall River, MA, June 24, 2002.
• “Metaphysical and Biomedical Issues in Wit,” Trinity Repertory Theater, June 22, 2002.
• “Using Qualitative Data in the Classroom,” General Education Training Workshops, URI, June 19, 2002.
• “Problem-Based Learning” for the Instructional Development Program, URI, April, 2002.
• “Ethical Issues at the End of Life” with Sheri Smith, Johnson and Wales University, March 25, 2002.
• “Ethical Issues at the End of Life” with Sheri Smith, Middletown Public Library, Middletown, R.I., March 11, 2002,
• “Case Studies for Hospital Ethics Committees” at South County Hospital, January 10, 2002.
• “Human Subject Research” for PDLOT and URI’s IRB, Galante Lounge, URI Library, December 11, 2001.
• “Ethical Issues in Genetic Technology” for a panel discussion at Micro-By-The Sea, American Society for Microbiology, University of Connecticut at Avery Point, Groton, Connecticut. October 24, 2001.
• “Genetics, Ethics, and Democracy: Ethical Concepts in State Lawmaking Concerning Genetic Testing” at the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. Philadelphia, PA. October 1, 2001.
• “Intentionality, Phenomenology, and Sensations in Brentano” at the Spindel Conference. Memphis, TN. September 22, 2001.
• “The Ethics of Legislation Limiting the Use of Genetic Information in the Workplace: Genetic Privacy and Employer’s Rights” with Lawrence Rothstein. Society for Philosophy and Technology Conference, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. July 9-11, 2001.
• “The Lord’s Work or the Devil’s Work: A Discussion of Reproductive Rights in the Cider House Rules” at Trinity Repertory Theater. May 21, 2001.
• “Hate Speech: Constitutional Right or Wrong?” Roundtable discussion participant for Diversity Week. URI. October 19, 2000.
• Legislative Commission on Genetic Testing, advisor. Rhode Island State House, Providence, Rhode Island, September 26, 2000.
• “Responsible Conduct in Research,” facilitator with Harold Bibb, Richard Rhodes, and Janet Kulberg, URI, Galanti Lounge, September 14, 2000.
• “Infants, the Dead Donor Rule, and Organ Donation: Should the Rules Be Changed?” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith. 13th World Congress of Medical Law, Helsinki, Finland, August 8, 2000.
• “Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace.” Interview on Morning Edition, Rhode Island National Public Radio. July 2000.
• “Outside Looking In: Respecting Religious and Cultural Differences while Determining Child Abuse and Neglect,” Bradley Hospital, Providence, R.I., June 16, 2000.
• “Non-Compliance, Cultural Differences, and the Limits of Professional Responsibility, A Conference for Home Health Care Nurses,” Forman Center, Rhode Island College, March 29, 2000.
• “Team Teaching a Service Learning Course,” with Leo Carroll, American Criminal Justice Society, New Orleans, LA, March 24, 2000.
• “Research Integrity,” with Harold Bibb, Research Ethics Workshops, URI, March 9, 2000.
• “Service Learning in the Prisons,” Faculty Fellows Program, URI, March 7, 2000.
• “The Conceptual Framework of Biomedical Ethics,” for a workshop on the Complexity of Ethics in the Healthcare Arena, Health Net of New England. Quinebaug Valley Community College. October 27, 1999.
• “Philosophical Perspectives on the Death Penalty,” sponsored by the Rhode Island Historical Society, the Old State House, Providence, R.I. October 25, 1999.
• “Moslem Perspectives and the Role of Religious Discourse in Shaping Public Policy,” Islamic Conference on Ethical and Moral Dilemmas of Contemporary Society. October 2, 1999.
• “Exploring the Boundaries of Difference: A Model for Multicultural Faculty Fellows Programs,” with Bette Erickson, Lynn McKinney, Breck Peters, and Melvin Wade at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL. January 14-17, 1999.
• “The Pre-Trial Project: Serving Those Serving Time,” Phi Kappa Phi Initiation, University Club, URI. December 11, 1998.
• “Ethics and Leadership Forum for Rhode Island Public Administrators,” John Hazen White Center for Ethics and Public Service, Kingston and Alton Jones Campuses. November 13, 1998. October 9, 17, 24, 1997; March 29, 1996.
• Community Conversations on Toi Derricotte’s Black Notebooks, Cranston Public Library in Cranston, R.I. October 8 and 22, 1998.
• “Women and Violence,” moderator and commentator following the play Extremities, URI, October 15, 1998.
• “Ethics for Lawyers Representing Governmental Agencies” for the Rhode Island Bar Association Meetings, Rhode Island Convention Center. June 18, 1998.
• “Multimedia Presentations for Public Administration Ethics Training Workshops” with Alfred Killilea, forthcoming, American Society for Public Administrators National Conference, Seattle, WA. May 10, 1998.
• “Looking Forward: The Future of Public Higher Education” presented to the RI Board of Governors, Office of Higher Education, Providence, RI. March 20, 1998.
• “Problem-Based Learning: Theory and Practice” for the Instructional Development Program’s Teaching Fellows Workshop, December 1, 1997.
• “Conditions of Confinement,” 28 minute radio interview with Hugh LaFollette, on Issues and Commentaries, National Public Radio. November 24, 1997.
• Community Conversations on the Work of Martin Marty, facilitator at Providence’s Rochambeau Library. September 22 and October 6, 1997.
• “Hate Speech on Campus” with Dean Winifred Brownell and Vonda Jones, Diversity Week, Memorial Union, URI. October 6, 1998 and September 24, 1997.
• “The Legal and Philosophical Implications of Physician Assisted Suicide,” Little Compton Congregational Church. February 5, 1997.
• “Home Schooling and the Clash Between Religious Freedom for Parents and Equal Protection for Children for the Symposium on Children, Rights, and Education,” American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meetings, December 27-30, 1996.
• Community Conversations on the Work of Jonathan Kozol, facilitator at URI’s College of Continuing Education. October 22, 24, 28, 1996.
• “The Future of Higher Education in the Next Century,” Convocation Keynote Address for the Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration at Quinebaug Valley Community and Technical College, October 11, 1996.
• “Ethical Dilemmas in Public Administration” with Alfred Killilea, one hour radio interview on the Arlene Violet Show, WHJJ. October 9, 1996.
• “Addressing Issues of Human Need: Food, Shelter, and Medical Care,” Creating a Virtuous Community, Amicable Congregational Church, Tiverton, RI May 12, 1996.
• “How Have Political Social and Technological Changes Complicated Ethical and Legal Decisions at the End of Life?” presented at the John Hazen White Honors Colloquium Mortal Questions, URI. March 4, 1996.
• “Ethics Workshops for Public Administrators and Faculty: Description and Demonstration,” with Alfred Killilea. Association for Applied and Practical Ethics, Saint Louis, Missouri. March 1, 1996.
• “Reports From the Field,” Teaching Undergraduates: Lessons Learned at New England Land Grant Universities, New England Center. Manchester, N.H. January 11, 1996.
• “Law and Medical Ethics” with Stephen Herman. Open Forum Workshop for Confratute Talent Development Program, University of Connecticut. July 20, 1995.
• “Rational Communication: Critical Thinking in Practice” with Stephen Herman. Open Forum Workshop for Confratute Talent Development Program, University of Connecticut. July 18, 1995.
• “Ethical Dilemmas in Education Administration” with Alfred Killilea and Maureen Moakley. Graduate Student Colloquium, University Club, URI, March 31, 1995.
• “Public Administration Ethics: A Case-Studies Approach” presented to the Governor of Rhode Island’s cabinet for the John Hazen White Center for Ethics and Public Service. Alton Jones Campus, February 10 and 17, March 24, 1995.
• “The Theoretical Foundations of Ethics” (a two-day workshop) for the FIPSE project, Ethics for Public Managers, September 24-25, 1995.
• “The Rhode Island Ethics Project” with Alfred Killilea and Michael Vocino. Conference on Ethics and Public Administration; Tampa, Florida. January 30-February 2, 1995.
• “Social Policy, Domestic Violence and Justice” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith. Conference on Feminist Ethics and Social Policy, University of Pittsburgh. November 6, 1993.
• “The Medicalization of Domestic Violence” with Rosalind Ladd and Sheri Smith. The Rhode Island Philosophical Society. October 30, 1993
• “Joining the Academic Community at URI,” Extended Fall Freshman Orientation Program. September 5, 1993.
• “Ethical Standards in Science” for Project Discovery, URI/Providence School Department Partnership Program. August 4, 1992 and August 10, 1993.
• “Law, Domestic Violence, and the Demands of Justice” presented at the Sixteenth World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Reykjavik, Iceland. May 26-June 2, 1993.
• “Gymnastics of the Mind: Philosophy for Teachers of the Gifted and Talented” Confratute. University of Connecticut. July 21-22, 1992.
• “Liability driven Ethics in the Professions: The Impact on Hiring Practices” presented at the National Conference and the Professions. University of Florida at Gainesville. January 30-February 1, 1992.
• “Ethics and Public Administration: Is There Hope for Ethical Reform?” Panel discussion with Charles Baskt, Ross Cheit, and Arlene Violet, sponsored by the FIPSE Project, Ethics in Public Administration. URI, April 9, 1992.
• “The Place of Humanities in General Education.” Panel discussion for the program The Future of the Humanities in the Twenty-first Century. April 24, 1991.
• “Fetal Protection Policies: Acceptable Risk, Coercion, and Liability-driven Ethics” presented at the Society for Women in Philosophy (Eastern Division Meetings); University of Southern Maine Law School. April 13, 1991.
• “Quality vs. Quantity In Honors Courses,” Honors Faculty Fellows Workshop; URI. March 30, 1990.
• “Affirmative Action” presented at the conference, Race: What Is The Right Thing? Brown University. March 17-19, 1990.
• “Involving Students On the First Day of Class” presented at the Instructional Development Program’s Course Planning Workshop; URI. September 1, 1989.
• “De Se Belief, Property Identity, and Singular Propositions”presented at the Sociedad Filosofica Ibero Americana Conference "La Conciencia." Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 31-August 2, 1989.
• “Ethical Evaluations of Alternative Security Policies” presented for World Awareness Week at Quinebaug Valley Community College. April 17, 1989.
• “Honors Philosophy at URI” presented at the program Introducing the URI Honors Program to Guidance Counselors. April 3, 1989.
• “Chisholm’s Intentional Criterion of Property Identity and De Se Belief” presented at the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association, Sixty Third Annual Meeting; Oakland, CA. March 23-25, 1989.
• “Meeting the Requirements of Basic Liberal Studies Courses” presented at a workshop sponsored by the Basic Liberal Studies Committee in conjunction with the Instructional Development Program; URI. September 1988, January 1989.
• “Is Business Ethics Contradictory?” Waterford Rotary Club. August 15, 1988.
• “Brentano and The Direct Attribution Theory” presented at the conference Franz Brentano’s Descriptive Psychology and Its Contemporary Significance. Wurzburg, Germany. April 30, 1988.
• “What We Should Look for In a General Education Program” presented as a part of a panel discussion sponsored by the URI Chautauqua Series. April, 1988.
• “Kotarbinski and Brentano on Truth” presented at the conference The Object and Its Identity. The Center for Middle European Philosophy at Trento University, Bolzano and Trento, Italy. May 27, 1987. Also presented at the International Academy for Philosophy; Furstentum, Liechtenstein. June 3, 1987.
• “Can Women Be Good in the Same Way That Men Can Be Good?” presented as a part of the panel discussion, Women, Power, and Morality. URI. April 7, 1987.
• “De Re Reference and the Problem of the ‚ÄòHe, Himself’ Locution” presented at the NEH Summer Seminar, Human Action: Self, Thinking, and Reality. Hector Neri Casta√±eda, director. Indiana University.
• “Responsibility for Belief and Toleration: A Reply to Paul Helm” presented at the Rhode Island Philosophical Society Meeting. Providence College. May 3, 1986.
• “Idealism and Morality: Women in the 19th Century” presented at the National Endowment for the Humanities Lecture Series, Quinebaug Valley Community College. March 5, 1986.
• “Brentano and Organic Unities” presented at the Tenth International Wittgenstein Symposium. Kirchberg, Austria. August 12, 1985.
• “Love: What Does It Mean?” and “What Price Success?” presented as a part of a panel discussion for Project Insight, Quinebaug Valley Community College. April, 1985.

• The Discovery Center, Board of Directors (appointed 2009)
• Phi Beta Kappa, Senator (2007-2009; elected October 2009 to a second six-year term); Committee on Qualifications, Audit Committee, Awards Committee, Secretary‚Äôs Circle, and joint committee of with the American Conference of Academic Deans.
• Africa Center for Engineering Social Solutions, Board of Directors (2007-present).
• Rhode Island Department of Health Institutional Review Board (2005-present)
• Day Kimball Hospital Institutional Review Board (Chair) (2003-present); Ethics Board (1989- present)
• Wadsworth Press, referee (1991-present)
• NEASC Evaluation Team, University of Connecticut (2007)
• Rhode Island BioBank Steering Committee, Ethics Committee (Chair). Brown and LifeSpan (2006-2008)
• National Science Foundation, reviewer, REESE proposals (2006-07)
• Philosophy Department Review Evaluation Team (Chair), University of Maine, Orono.
• NEASC Evaluation Team, UMass Boston (2005)
• NEASC Evaluation Team, UMass Dartmouth (2005)
• The Rectory School, Board of Trustees (2002-2008)
• EnRICHment Opportunities Speakers Bureau. RI Committee on the Humanities. Lecturer on Medical Ethics. (2001-03)
• U.S. Department of Energy, reviewer; Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Surrounding the Human Genome Project.
• NEASC Evaluation Team, United States Coast Guard Academy (2000)
• NEASC Evaluation Team, UMass Amherst (1998)
• Advisory Commission on Women Offenders (RI) (1996-2004)
• Danforth Associates of New England (Society for Teaching Excellence) (1990-2000)
• American Association of University Women
• American Philosophical Association
• Phi Beta Kappa (Beta Chapter of Rhode Island). Vice President (1994-1996), President (1996-1998) Phi Kappa Phi
• Rhode Island Philosophical Society