Roth joined the faculty in 2014. She attended Lafayette College as an undergraduate and the University of Michigan for her Ph.D. Her main areas of specialization include Moral & Political Philosophy, Bioethics, Feminist Philosophy, and Gender & Sexuality.
Office Hours
Fall 2024
Mon 10-11am
Wed 1:30-2:30pm
Fri 9:45-10:45am
Also by appointment.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.A., Lafayette College (2004)
Ph.D. University of Michigan (2010)
Recent Publications
“Justice for Women/Gestators: Superior Personhood or Plain Old Feminism?” Journal of Medical Ethics 50, 1 (2023): 22-23. (commentary on Heloise Robinson’s “Pregnancy and Superior Moral Status: A Proposal for Two Thresholds of Personhood”)
"When does the fetus acquire the moral status of a human being? The philosophy of gradualism can provide answers." The Conversation, June 30, 2022
“Donor Conception, Genetic Knowledge, and Bionormativity: A Book Review of Daniel Groll’s Conceiving People” Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, (2023).
“Anonymous vs. Open Donation and Queerness as Political: Comments on Groll’s Conceiving People,” International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, 16, 1 (2023): 166-81. (as part of a symposium on Groll’s book)
“Nonideal Theory and Ethical Pragmatism in Bioethics: Value Conflicts in LGBTQ+ Family-Making” in Applying Nonideal Theory to Bioethics: Living and Dying in a Nonideal World, edited by Elizabeth Victor and Laura Guidry-Grimes 2021
Classes
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PHIL 100: Introduction to Philosophy
Encourages critical thinking about fundamental problems that concern existence, knowledge, and value. As a means to this end, several philosophical works are read, discussed, and evaluated.
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WGST 100: Intro Women's & Gender Studies
An introduction to historical and contemporary feminist issues and to problems of special importance to Women’s and Gender Studies, which students may go on to pursue in further depth. Examples include the nature of gender in the US and cross-culturally; how gender functions within a system of privilege and oppression; how gender intersects with other forms of oppression such as race, class, and LGBTQ status; and feminist activism across the three feminist “waves.” In the course of examining these topics, students will be introduced to a wide array of feminist theoretical frameworks, Liberal Feminism, Radical Feminism, Black Feminism, and Postmodern Feminism. Students will then explore applications of these theories to various topics of historical and contemporary interest to women, such as pornography, sexuality, violence, and sexual assault, among other topics.
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WGST 320: Gender & Sexualities
This course will involve a multi-disciplinary, feminist exploration of the intersections of gender, culture, and sexuality. The experiences of historically devalued groups, including girls and women, sexual minorities, and people of color will be emphasized. Students will investigate the limitations of binary classification systems as pertaining to gender roles, gendered behavior, sexual behaviors, and sexual orientation. Topics to be covered may include, but are not limited to, sexuality as depicted in Western media, variations in biological sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socialization and sexual and reproductive freedoms.