Board of Advisors Center for Technology and Human Dignity

Paul Scherz is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a Program Chair of the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab. His work examines the intersection of theology, science, medicine, and technology. He has published articles on many topics in bioethics, such as human enhancement, genetic technology, and end of life ethics. He is author of Science and Christian Ethics (Cambridge, 2019), Tomorrow’s Troubles: Risk, Anxiety, and Prudence in an Age of Algorithmic Governance (Georgetown, 2022), and The Ethics of Precision Medicine (Notre Dame, 2024). He is co-editor of The Evening of Life: The Challenges of Aging and Dying Well (Notre Dame, 2020) and Encountering Artificial Intelligence (Pickwick, 2024).

He began his career in science with a BA in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley (2001), a PhD in genetics from Harvard (2005), and a postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF. He then received an MTS and a PhD in moral theology from the University of Notre Dame (2010, 2014). His previous teaching positions were at the Catholic University of America and the University of Virginia.

Kristin Collier, MD, is an associate professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she serves as the Director of the University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality, and Religion.  She received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and completed her internship, residency, and chief residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of spirituality, religion, and medicine, with a particular focus on how the concept of human dignity shapes the vocation of medicine.  Her peer reviewed work has been published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the British Medical Journal, the Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of General Internal Medicine, and the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She has had writings published in Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal, Theopolis, America Magazine, Public Discourse and the New York Times. She is also a wife and a proud mother of four boys.

Dr. Christopher Kaczor (rhymes with razor) is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.  He graduated from the Honors Program of Boston College and earned a Ph.D. four years later from the University of Notre Dame. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Kaczor did post-doctoral work as a Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor Fellow at the University of Cologne. He was appointed a Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life of Vatican City, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and William E. Simon Visiting Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. The winner of a Templeton Grant, he has written more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. An award winning author, his sixteen books include Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life, Disputes in Bioethics, Thomas Aquinas on the Cardinal Virtues,  Abortion Rights: For and Against, 365 Days to Deeper Faith,  The Gospel of Happiness, The Seven Big Myths about Marriage,  A Defense of Dignity,  The Seven Big Myths about the Catholic Church, The Ethics of Abortion, O Rare Ralph McInerny: Stories and Reflections on a Legendary Notre Dame Professor, Life Issues-Medical Choices; Thomas Aquinas on Faith, Hope, and Love; The Edge of Life, and Proportionalism and the Natural Law Tradition. Dr. Kaczor’s views have been in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, National Review, NPR, BBC, EWTN, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, MSNBC, TEDx, and The Today Show.

Dr. Slattery is the Executive Director of the Carl G. Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law at Duquesne University. An ethicist, theologian, and historian of science, he works at the intersections of technology, science, and theology. He earned his B.S. in computer science from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in theology from Saint Paul School of Theology, and an interdisciplinary PhD in the history and philosophy of science and systematic theology from the University of Notre Dame. He serves on the AI Research Group at the Vatican Dicastery on Culture and Education and is a contributing author for the 2024 volume Encountering Artificial Intelligence. Previously, he directed the “Science for Seminaries” grant program, where he helped to bring forefront science and technology conversations to dozens of Christian seminaries.

Ann (Gregg) Skeet is the senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Her work focuses on the ethical dilemmas of leaders and followers and business ethics, with a particular interest in healthy corporate culture, corporate governance, and ethical leadership practices, all grounded in an emphasis on human flourishing. Her research explored how to make ethics pervasive in organizations and she has authored resources for managing culture. She teaches ethics literacy for boards in the Silicon Valley Executive Education Center in the Leavey School of Business. Skeet is a co-author of Ethics in the Age of Disruptive Technologies: An Operational Roadmap and Voting for Ethics: A Guide for U.S. Voters Second Edition.

Fr. Michael Baggot is a Professor Aggregato of Bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and an Adjunct Professor of Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) and the Catholic Institute of Technology. He also serves as a professor for the Joint Diploma in Leadership: Service through Virtues and the Catholic Worldview Fellowship summer program. He was an Adjunct Professor of Theology at the Christendom College Rome program from 2018-2022. In addition, Baggot is a Research Scholar at the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights and a member of the Scholarly Advisory Board for Magisterium AI. His writings have appeared in First Things, Studia Bioethica, The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, and Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. Baggot is the chief editor of and a contributor to the book Enhancement Fit for Humanity: Perspectives on Emerging Technologies (Routledge, 2022).

Charles Camosy, Ph.D. is a Professor of Moral Theology & Ethics at the Catholic University of America. Among other places, his articles have appeared in the American Journal of Bioethics, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Journal of the Catholic Health Association, New York Times, and the Washington Post. He is the author of eight books, including Peter Singer and Christian Ethics which was named a 2012 “best book” with ABC Religion and Ethics; Beyond the Abortion Wars which was a 2015 award-winner with the Catholic Media Association; and Resisting Throwaway Culture which was named 2020 “Resource of the Year” by the Catholic Publishers Association. He is also the founding editor of a new book series with New City Press called The Magenta Project. Charlie received the 2018 St. Jerome Award for scholarly excellence from the Catholic Library Association and the 2024 Smith Award from the University Faculty for Life. Charlie is also the senior scholar for the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California’s Generations in Dialogue cohort investigating questions in the area of bioethics and transhumanism.