Moral Resilience
Transforming Moral Suffering in Healthcare
Edited by Cynda Hylton Rushton
Author Information
Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics in the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing, with a joint appointment in the School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics. A founding member of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Dr. Rushton co-chairs the Johns Hopkins Hospital's Ethics Committee and Consultation Service. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a Hasting's Center Fellow and author of over 175 journal articles and scholarly book chapters.
Contributors:
Alisa Carse, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy, Faculty Affiliate of the Kennedy Institute of Bioethics, Georgetown University. Her teaching and research are centered in moral philosophy, social and political theory, moral psychology, and gender theory.
Alfred W. Kaszniak, Ph.D. is a clinical neuroscientist, emeritus professor, and former head of the department of psychology at The University of Arizona, and a Zen Buddhist teacher. He is the author, co-author, or editor of seven books, including the three-volume Toward a Science of Consciousness, and over 160 journal articles and scholarly book chapters.
Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, is a Buddhist teacher, author, anthropologist, and social activist. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center. She is author of a number of books, including Being With Dying: Cultivating Compassion & Fearlessness in the Face of Death; and Standing the Edge: Finding Freedom where Fear and Courage Meet.
Monica Sharma trained as a physician and epidemiologist and was the Director of Leadership & Capacity Development for over 20 years. She is the Tata Chair Professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, India and worldwide consultant using the Conscious Full Spectrum Model to generate sustainable and scalable results. She is the author of Radical Transformational Leadership: Strategic Action for Change Agents.
