Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): M. Carmela Epright, PhD. "Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label"
12:00pm - 1:00pm • Virtual, via Zoom
2024-06-11 12:00:00 2024-06-11 13:00:00 America/New_York Penn Bioethics Seminar Series (PBS): M. Carmela Epright, PhD. "Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label" Self-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label M. Carmela Epright, PhD Professor of Philosophy Furman University M. Carmela Epright is a Professor of Philosophy at Furman University and a Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She has served as a visiting scholar to the Medical University of South Carolina, The University of South Carolina Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and to the Institute for Applied Ethics at Dartmouth College. In addition to her work as a professor, Dr. Epright serves as a clinical ethicist and ethics consultant to numerous medical entities, including the South Carolina Medical Association, the Medical University of South Carolina, and both branches of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (Greenville and Columbia). She has published articles in bioethics, psychiatry, moral theory, and philosophy of law. Her current research focuses upon the evaluation and treatment of the criminally mentally ill. Virtual, via Zoom Penn Medical EthicsSelf-Diagnosis and its Discontents: The Long Term Consequences of a BPD Label
M. Carmela Epright, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Furman University
M. Carmela Epright is a Professor of Philosophy at Furman University and a Clinical Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She has served as a visiting scholar to the Medical University of South Carolina, The University of South Carolina Medical School’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and to the Institute for Applied Ethics at Dartmouth College.
In addition to her work as a professor, Dr. Epright serves as a clinical ethicist and ethics consultant to numerous medical entities, including the South Carolina Medical Association, the Medical University of South Carolina, and both branches of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine (Greenville and Columbia). She has published articles in bioethics, psychiatry, moral theory, and philosophy of law. Her current research focuses upon the evaluation and treatment of the criminally mentally ill.