"My doctoral research explores how decisions can be shaped in medical decision-making, and how this shaping impacts the physician-patient relationship and the process of informed consent. A central topic of my work is that the validity of a choice is not determined only by the nature of the options, but also by how the decision-making environment is constructed. Beyond my dissertation work in clinical bioethics, I am also interested in public health ethics, especially issues related to patient advocacy for immigrant and minority communities."
"It makes me proud when my students email me after the course to tell me they're still thinking about concepts we discussed, even after the course ended, or when the medical students in my ethics seminars tell me that they felt the seminar helped them think through their role in the clinic in a way that they hadn't considered before."
"I grew up immersed in the arts, and I try very hard to continue carving out time for creativity and creation. Although writing a thesis is an act of creation, hurdles feel plenty, and breakthroughs feel rare. So, when I get stuck writing, I find comfort in returning to other forms of creativity. I've been a dancer and choreographer my whole life, and"
Stacy S. Chen is a PhD candidate and SSHRC doctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy and Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto. Research interests include clinical ethics and global health ethics, informed by a background in international relations and bioethics. Doctoral research examines how decision-making environments shape choices, influence the physician-patient relationship, and affect the process and validity of informed consent. Additional interests include public health ethics and patient advocacy for immigrant and minority communities. Creative practice in dance and choreography provides a restorative outlet during thesis work.
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