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Meet Rachel

Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy

Education

1994 Middlebury College, B.A.
1998 Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, M.Sc.
2018 University of Toronto, Ph.D

Courses Taught

Environmental Ethics
Ancient Philosophy

Career Specialties

Rachel Bryant's philosophical interests lie in environmental philosophy, animal ethics, ethical theory, feminist theory, and the history of philosophy. Her current research focuses on conservation ethics. It is informed by her previous work as a wildlife biologist, which centered on the behavior and ecology of marine birds facing various degrees of endangerment in the U.S. and Canada.

Professional and Community Activities

Recent publication:

“Tragic Moral Conflict in Endangered Species Recovery.” Environmental Ethics. Vol. 45 no. 1 (Spring 2023) pp. 3-21.