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My name is Travis Rieder, and I’m an associate research professor and Director of Education Initiatives at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Much of my time is spent running the Master of Bioethics degree program. I also hold secondary appointments in the Departments of Philosophy and Health Policy & Management.
I’m also an author and public speaker. Scroll down for more information on my recent books, or poke around this site to take a look at both my popular and scholarly writing.
catastrophe ethics
Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices is out now!
IN PAIN
In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids is now available.
Academic Year 2025/2026 Speaking Schedule:
10/16-18: Participant in the “Pain and Bioethics: A Theological and Interdisciplinary Dialogue” Workshop. Baylor University. Waco, TX.
10/19-20: Talks and classroom visits at Baylor University. TBD. Waco, TX.
10/25: “What’s so special about cancer? The need for responsible opioid prescribing for cancer pain.” With Yoram Unguru and Vivian Altiery de Jesus. ASBH Annual Meeting. Portland, OR.
10/27: “Responsible Consumption in a World on Fire.” The Edward S. & A. Rita Schmidt Lectureship in Ethics at Susquehanna University. Selinsgrove, PA.
11/18: TBD. Naval Academy. Annapolis, MD.
1/25: Plenary Address. Winter Conference on Brain Research. Big Sky, MT.
1/26: Brain Talk Town Hall. Winter Conference on Brain Research. Big Sky, MT.
4/24: TBD. Developing Issues in Bioethics and Society. Baylor College of Medicine. Houston, TX.
4/24: Ray Reid Lecture. Hinds Symposium. Houston, TX.