LaShaunda Reese
STANDING
PhD Candidate
Dissertation Title: ‘A Narrative Ethics of Survival: Critical Explorations of African American Construction of Self in the 21st century’
DISSERTATION DIRECTOR
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Narrative ethics in Black spaces, alternative ethical approaches to survival, ethical methodologies of Black communities (Black Ethics of Survival), Cultural competency and cultural sensitivities of Black communities in healthcare ethics, Hermeneutics of survival
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation - “Narrative Ethics in Ethics Consultation” in monthly Metro Ethics Committee Meeting, Advocate Aurora Health, (virtual), July 2021
Invited Symposium Respondent - Respondent to “Being Property Once Myself” in Meeting Grounds: Mutual Ethics and Action in Animal Studies, Ecocriticism, and Posthumanism, Respondent to Joshua Bennett. Department of Digital Humanities, Loyola University Chicago, (virtual), April 2021
Presentation - “Ethics of Survival/Interdisciplinary approach to Black morality” in Sign of the Times: Context, Contingency, and Crisis, The Joan and Bill Hank Catholic Center for Intellectual Heritage, Loyola University Chicago, (virtual), Apr 2021
Panel - Moderator, “Building an Ethical Framework for Managing Scarce Resources”, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, (virtual), Apr 2021
Presentation - Ethics Fellow, “We Just Want to Live Free;: Practices to Advance Health Equity for Black Women”, Graduate Medical Education Ethics Curriculum, Advocate Aurora Health, Milwaukee, Wi. (virtual), Feb 2021
Webinar - Graduate Panelist, “Mind.Body.Soul. - Racial Justice Initiatives”, Graduate, Professional and Adult Student Life, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Il. (virtual), Nov 2020
Panel - Graduate Panelist, “University-Wide Open Forum”, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago,Il. (virtual), Nov 2020
Panel - Academic judge of classroom debates, “Herskowitz/Mintz & Price”, Emory University-Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, Ga. (virtual), Sept 2020
Presentation - Graduate Panelist, “Liberation Theology: A Culturally Engaging Approach” in Anti-Racist Pedagogy Series, Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Il., (virtual), Jul 2020
EDUCATION
BA in Theology- Xavier University Louisiana
MA in Christian Ethics - Loyola University Chicago
MTS at Emory University Candler School of Theology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)
Society of Christian Ethics (SCE)
Theta Alpha Kappa
Kappa Gamma Pi
Alpha Lambda Delta
SERVICE
Co-Founder and President of Loyola’s Black Graduate Student Alliance (BGSA)
Graduate Student Representative | Anti-Racism Initiative (ARI) Advisory Council
BGSA Representative | Graduate, Professional and Adult Committee
OTHER
Resident: historic Bronzeville
I enjoy immersing myself in the black community and providing critical tools for people for leading a meaningful life.
