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Clarisse Paron

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PhD Student, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University

Clarisse Paron is working on her PhD in Philosophy from Dalhousie University, with a Master of Arts in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta. She specializes in ethical theory (medical ethics, research ethics, rights theory, and feminist ethics), the philosophy of science and medicine, and epistemology. She enjoys teaching philosophy to undergraduate students and leading group fitness classes.

She is currently co-authoring an ethics primer to teach students ethical theory in applied ethics courses (https://caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/aep). Clarisse is also helping the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University (http://ethicsinpractice.ca) and the Maritimes Medical Genetics Service at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax with various ethics projects.

Clarisse is interested in the practical application of ethics and philosophy in public health and sociopolitical issues. In a recently published paper, she discusses the public's loss of trust in scientific institutions during the COVID pandemic (https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/csspe/vol6/vol6/2).

Much of her work draws on a feminist and critical disability perspective as she is passionate about protecting vulnerable members and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in society. Recently, Clarisse gave a TEDx talk, where she discusses the ethical implications of our beliefs, speech, and actions in contributing to stigma toward mental illness (https://www.ted.com/talks/are_you_contributing_to_stigma).

Experience

  • 2019–present
    PhD Student, Dalhousie University
  • 2021–present
    Research assistant, Dalhousie University
  • 2021–present
    Research assistant, Cape Breton University
  • 2021–2021
    Instructor, Dalhousie University

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Alberta, Master of Arts in Philosophy
  • 2015 
    University of Alberta, Bachelor of Science in Biological and Physical Sciences

Publications

  • 2022
    Review of the book Healthcare Ethics through the Lens of Moral Distress, by K. Jones-Bonofiglio, Canadian Journal of Bioethics
  • 2021
    Evidence, Testimony, and Trust: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Exacerbating the Crisis of Trust in Science, The Canadian Society for Study of Practical Ethics
  • 2021
    Applied Ethics Primer, Dalhousie University Libraries Digital Editions

Grants and Contracts

  • 2021
    Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Nova Scotia Government
  • 2020
    Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Nova Scotia Government
  • 2019
    Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Nova Scotia Government
  • 2018
    Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2018
    Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    University of Alberta
  • 2018
    Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Government of Alberta
  • 2017
    John A. MacDonald Scholarship in Philosophy
    Role:
    Primary Researcher
    Funding Source:
    University of Alberta