Killing Off The Elderly, Sick and Other Unwanted (Expensive) Patients: Why Christianity Matters To Medicine with Dr. Mark Cherry.

Mark J. Cherry is the Dr. Patricia A. Hayes Professor in Applied Ethics and Professor of Philosophy at St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas. He earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Houston and his doctorate degree in philosophy from Rice University in Houston, Texas. His research compasses ethics and bioethics, together with social and political philosophy. 

He is author of Bioethics After God: Morality, Culture, and Medicine (University of Notre Dame Press, 2024); Sex, Family, and the Culture Wars (Routledge, 2016); and Kidney for Sale by Owner: Human Organs, Transplantation, and the Market (Georgetown University Press, 2005/2015). He has also published numerous edited books, journal articles, book chapters and other publications.

He is Editor of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (Oxford University Press), Senior Editor of Christian Bioethics (Oxford University Press), and Editor-in-Chief of HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum (Springer); he is Co-editor of the book series The Annals of Bioethics (Routledge) and Editor of the book series Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture (Springer).

This is a FREE community event sponsored by the ECSC

Location: EC Study Center
When: Thursday, April 24th 2025 at 6pm - 8:30pm
Attire: Casual

Bio: Dr. ‘Toyin Babatunde is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Nutrition Science in the

College of Allied Health Sciences. She is originally from Nigeria in West Africa.

Dr. Babatunde is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and a public health specialist. She is a fellow of

the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She received her PhD in Dietetics and Nutrition from

Florida International University in Miami, Florida, a Master of Public Health from the University of the

West Indies in Jamaica, and a Bachelor of Science with honors in Human Nutrition from the University of

Ibadan, Nigeria.

She has been in the field of dietetics and nutrition for over 35 years and has been a nutrition educator

teaching at the college level since 2003. Before academia, she practiced as a clinical and community

dietitian and nutritionist in her native country, Nigeria, the Caribbean islands of Jamaica, and the

Bahamas.

Her research focuses on the prevention and management of diet and lifestyle-related chronic disease

conditions with cardiovascular disease risks, particularly among population groups with low

socioeconomic status, and racial and ethnic minorities. The overall goal of her research is to reduce

health disparities and to promote lifestyle practices that maximize healthy aging and prolong longevity.

She is married, and they are blessed with two daughters. Her greatest accomplishment is being a

mother.