Hi there. Thanks for stopping by.
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.
Winter/Spring 2025 Speaking Schedule:
1/9/25, 12-1PM: “America’s Opioid Dilemma: Persistent Ethical Questions in Addiction and Healthcare.” University of Utah, General Internal Medicine, Cowan-Mayden Memorial Lecture. Salt Lake City, UT.
1/9/25, 5:30-7PM: “Catastrophe Ethics: How to be Good in a World on Fire.” Ethics Explored Discussion Series. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT.
1/10/25: “Catastrophe Ethics: Causal Inefficacy and the Possibility of Practical Moral Guidance.” Philosophy Department Colloquium Series. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT.
2/21/25: “Catastrophe Ethics,” Keynote at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Norfolk, VA.
2/28/25: “In Pain: Ethical Issues in Pain Management,” Keynote at the Carol Carfang Nursing and Healthcare Ethics Conference. Clearwater, FL.
3/18/25: “The Ethics of Personal Energy Consumption Choices.” Energy Week, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
3/26/25: “Catastrophe Ethics: Making Tough Choices in a Morally Exhausting World,” University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics & Health Law, the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the School of Public Health. Pittsburgh, PA.
4/4/25: “The Brienza Memorial Lecture: In Pain,” American Dental Society of Anesthesia Annual Session. Puerto Rico.
4/8/25: "Catastrophe Ethics and Nursing.” American Nursing Association Ethics Advisory Board Annual Meeting. Silver Spring, MD.
4/9/25: “America’s Opioid Dilemma.” Ethics Grand Rounds. Walter Reed Hospital. Bethesda, MD.
5/25/25: “Catastrophe Ethics.” Conway Hall. London, UK.
5/27/25: “Catastrophe Ethics: Individual Responsibility, Global Problems,” Part of the Environmental Bioethics in the 21st Century Brocher Workshop. Geneva, Switzerland.