Virtual Award Presentation
The virtual award presentation and lecture lecture titled "Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in the Time of Black Lives Matter" took place on Feb. 2, 2021.
Camisha Russell, Ph.D., Recipient of the 2020-2021 Baruch A. Brody Award & Lecture in Bioethics

The Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston Methodist and the Rice University Department of Philosophy named Camisha Russell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Oregon and a Co-Editor of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, as the winner of the 2020-2021 Baruch A. Brody Award & Lecture in Bioethics.
Selected by a cross-disciplinary committee from across our three institutions, Russell won for her significant contributions to the field in research and scholarship on the topics of bioethics, critical philosophy of race and feminist philosophy. Her work has been highly influential in ethics, law, and race theory over the past few years.
The virtual award presentation and lecture lecture titled "Meeting the Moment: Bioethics in the Time of Black Lives Matter" took place at noon CT on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. She will also have the distinct opportunity to publish her lecture as a featured article for American Journal of Bioethics (pending acceptance).
About the Award and Lectureship

The Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston Methodist, and Rice University Department of Philosophy established this international $10,000 award and named lectureship in Dr. Baruch Brody's memory. This award recognizes junior and mid-career scholars who have made important theoretical contributions to the field of bioethics. This award will honor someone in the field who embodies the values and virtues that were central to Dr. Brody's scholarly life as well as work at the three sponsoring institutions.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria for selection include but are not limited to a junior or mid-career scholar (assistant or associate professor) who has:
- Made philosophically informed conceptual contributions to the field of bioethics that are of clinical and practical import
- Demonstrated leadership in, and commitment to, the field of bioethics
- Influential scholarship that features theoretical contributions to the field of bioethics
- Scholarly, institutional, or organizational efforts of clinical and practical importance
- A faculty appointment at an academic institution
Award Includes
- $10,000 award (SSN or ITIN required)
- Serve as a three-day Visiting Scholar at the Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, offering an opportunity to build collaborations at Houston Methodist Hospital System and Rice University Department of Philosophy (e.g., deliver various one-off virtual talks, one on one meetings with faculty, etc.)
- The distinct opportunity to publish the lecture as a featured article in the American Journal of Bioethics
Nominations Closed
The call for nominations period is now closed. Thank you to all who expressed interest and dedicated time to nominate candidates.
Selection Committee
- Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
- Charles Millikan, D. Min., Vice President for Spiritual Care and Values Integration, Houston Methodist Hospital
- Elizabeth Brake, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Philosophy, Rice University
- Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Ph.D., M.A., Cullen Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
- Janet Malek, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Houston Methodist Biomedical Ethics Program
- Laurence McCullough, Ph.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zucker School of Medicine of Hofstra/Northwell; Distinguished Emeritus Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
- Peter Zuk, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Philosophy, Rice University; Research Associate, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
About Dr. Brody
Learn more about Dr. Brody. If you are interested in contributing to the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics or the Baruch A. Brody Outstanding Student Award, given to Baylor Medical Ethics Pathway students whose capstone projects best demonstrate ways to apply ethical thinking to medical settings and situations, visit the donation page.