Autumn M. Fiester, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Founder and Director, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management, University of Pennsylvania
Education Officer, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
MBE/MSME Faculty Program Director, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine
Consultant, Academic Conflict Management , School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Contact information
14th Floor, Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-573-2602
Fax: 215-573-3036
Fax: 215-573-3036
Email:
fiester@upenn.edu
fiester@upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Political and Social Theory)
Bucknell University, 1988.
A.M. (Sociology)
Harvard University, 1993.
M.A. (Philosophy)
Bucknell University, 1995.
Ph.D. (Philosophy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Permanent linkB.A. (Political and Social Theory)
Bucknell University, 1988.
A.M. (Sociology)
Harvard University, 1993.
M.A. (Philosophy)
Bucknell University, 1995.
Ph.D. (Philosophy)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical EthicsConflict Resolution
Bioethics Education
Description of Other Expertise
Academic Management Consulting: conflict resolution, organizational development, strategic planning, meeting facilitation, consensus building & mediationSelected Publications
Fiester A, guest section editor: A Critical Dialogue on "Surrogate Wars: The 'Best Interest Values' Hierarchy & End-of-Life Conflicts with Surrogate Decision-Makers" HEC Forum In Press 2025.Fiester, A: Trauma & Surrogate Decision-Makers: An Argument for Moral Priority in Futility Disputes Journal of Clinical Ethics 36(1), 2025 Notes: Special Section, Guest Editor.
Fiester A: Response to Lanphier and Anani, "Defining and Refining Trauma Informed Ethics Consultation” Journal of Clinical Ethics 36(1): 58-62, 2025 Notes: In this peer-reviewed essay, I establish the deontological rationale for the principle of surrogate priority as part of a casuistical approach to ethical analysis.
Fiester A: Response to Morreim, "A Deeper Look at Ethics Consultation” Journal of Clinical Ethics 36(1): 84-87, 2025 Notes: In this peer-reviewed essay, I demonstrate the way values imposition on surrogate decision-makers connects to medical trauma.
Fiester A: Introduction, Special Section, Trauma & Surrogate Decision-Makers: An Argument for Moral Priority in Futility Disputes Journal of Clinical Ethics 36(1): 39, 2025.
Fiester A: Response to Ford, Morley, and Sankary, "Attending to Trauma, Balancing Power, and Prioritizing Stakeholders in Ethics Consultation” Journal of Clinical Ethics 36(1): 69-76, 2025 Notes: In this peer-reviewed essay, I expand my critique of conventional ethics consultation by engaging the field's best practice standards.
Fiester A: Conscientious Objection, Life-Continuation Values, and the Protection of Normative Minorities. American Journal of Bioethics 25(3): 33-34, 2025.
Fiester A: Values Frameworks as Ideal Types: Navigating Ethics Conflicts with Normative Minorities HEC Forum 2025 Notes: In press.
Fiester A: Expanding Dubler's Legacy: Relocating the Role of Mediation from Ethics to Patient & Guest Relations. Journal of Clinical Ethics In Press 2025.
Fiester A: Introduction, Special Section, Surrogate Wars: Incommensurable Values in End-of-Life Care. HEC Forum In Press 2025.