Matthew Vest, PhDBiomedical Education and Anatomy

Assistant Professor
Assistant Director of Education
Director, Program on Religion, Medicine, & Bioethics

370 West 9th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Matthew.vest@osumc.edu

Matthew Vest joined OSU in 2013 and served on the core team that designed and launched the core education programs—Undergraduate Minor and MA programs—for the Center for Bioethics. He is married to Leah (ICU/PACU RN), and together they have two teenage boys. In his spare time, Vest enjoys ultrarunning, gravel biking, and other ways of spending long days in the outdoors.

Education

  • PhD: Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham
  • MA: Liberal Arts, St. John's College

Research Interests

  • Philosophy and history of bioethics (metaethics and foundational thinking)
  • Religious perspectives on bioethics (science and religion)
  • Technology and ethics
  • Enhancement
  • Wittgenstein