Dr. Faden writes: "There is probably no more profound inequality in the world today than the disparities in life expectancy and health between the poorest and wealthiest regions of the globe. How should we view these inequalities? Are they injustices that have a claim on each of us as individual and moral agents, or are they primarily the province of relations between nation states and global governance? What priority should wealthy nations place on the health and well being of the world’s poor and those of their own citizens? How should these priorities play out in such concrete concerns as pandemic influenza and access to medical care?"

Dr.Faden is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on biomedical ethics and health policy including Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Policy (with Madison Powers); A History and Theory of Informed Consent (with Tom Beauchamp); AIDS, Women and the Next Generation (Ruth Faden, Gail Geller and Madison Powers, eds.); HIV, AIDS and Childbearing: Public Policy, Private Lives (Ruth Faden and Nancy Kass, eds.). She has served on national advisory committees and commissions including the President’s Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, which she chaired. Dr. Faden holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in General Studies and Humanities from the University of Chicago and an MPH and Ph.D. (Program in Attitudes and Behavior) from the University of California, Berkeley.

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