Assistant Professor | Assistant Director for Education
Center for Bioethics | Division of Bioethics, Department of Biomedical Anatomy and Education
College of Medicine | The Ohio State University
333 West 10th Avenue Graves Hall 2194
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Phone (614) 366-8405
Fax (614) 366-7702
matthew.vest@osumc.edu
Matthew Vest is Assistant Professor for the Ohio State University Center for Bioethics/Division of Bioethics (BMEA) in the College of Medicine. 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 serves on the Graduate Committee and regularly advises MA thesis and practicum students.
Research, Education and Academic Interests
Vest focuses on the foundational aspects of bioethics, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, and the intersection of scientific and religious thinking. Prior to OSU, he taught “great books” and moral philosophy courses on the secondary and post-secondary level since 2001.
Education & Training
PhD in Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham
MA in Liberal Arts, St. John's College
Areas of Interest
- Philosophy and history of bioethics (metaethics and foundational thinking)
- Religious perspectives on bioethics (science and religion)
- Technology and ethics
- Enhancement
- Wittgenstein