Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb is a bioethicist with an MA in Bioethics (St. Mary’s University, UK), and a doctorate in Philosophy of Nursing (Health Science) from the University of Western Ontario (Canada). Dr. Lamb was a Fellow in Science-Engaged Theology in the New Visions in Theological Anthropology project in the School of Divinity, University of St. Andrews (Scotland). As a bioethicist, Dr. Lamb has interdisciplinary expertise in health science, empirical research, philosophy and theology. Clinically, Dr. Lamb is also a Registered Nurse with expertise in pediatric oncology acute care, clinical bioethics and global health nursing/ bioethics. Dr. Lamb is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University (Canada). Dr. Lamb directs a program of research on conscience in the ‘Alethia Conscience Project’. She is also establishing a national program of research on end-of-life ethics for children as a New Investigator with the Sick Kids Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. Dr. Lamb is the author of ‘Conscience: The integrating aspect of being a moral person’ (in progress).

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Research interests

• Bioethics;
• conscience in healthcare and the humanities;
• science-engaged theology;
• pediatric population health;
• end-of-life ethics;
• qualitative research and empirical ethics

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Educational credentials

• University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Ph.D. in Philosophy of Nursing (2018).
• St. Mary’s University, London, UK. Masters in Bioethics (2009).
• University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2005).

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