Joshua Schulz

Joshua Schulz serves as Associate Professor in the College of Arts, Education, and Humanities at DeSales University, where he has taught since 2009. He maintains dual professional roles as both an academic ethicist and clinical practitioner, holding certification as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C) through the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities.

His research specializes in normative and applied ethics grounded in the Thomistic-Aristotelian Catholic tradition, with concentrated expertise in Bioethics, Technology Ethics, and Political Philosophy. This philosophical framework informs his publications across interdisciplinary journals including the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Linacre Quarterly, and Religious Studies, where he examines contemporary ethical dilemmas through classical virtue ethics lenses.

Professionally, Schulz serves as Clinical Ethics Consultant and co-chair of the Ethics Committee at Lehigh Valley Health Network, directly applying theoretical frameworks to healthcare decision-making processes. His work bridges academic philosophy with real-world clinical ethics consultation, demonstrating consistent engagement between scholarly research and practical implementation in healthcare systems.