Leah McClimans

Leah McClimans is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina and Co-Director of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics (2007) and has held prestigious fellowships including the Marie Curie ASSISTID Fellowship (2017-2019) and the Ethox Research Fellowship (2009-2011).

Her research focuses on patient-centered measurement, medical ethics, and feminist philosophy. Key areas include integrating patient perspectives into healthcare evidence, values in evidence-based medicine, and clinical guideline development. She co-leads the National Cancer Control Programme in Ireland and runs the INVITE network at Oxford's Collaborating Centre for Values-Based Practice.

• Education: BA Philosophy & Biology (William & Mary, 1999), MA Philosophy (UC Riverside, 2002), PhD Philosophy (LSE, 2007)
• Key Roles: Director of Undergraduate Studies in Women’s & Gender Studies, Placement Officer (Philosophy Department)
• Awards: Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award (2016), Marie Curie Fellowship (€164k)

Her work bridges philosophy, medicine, and science. Recent publications include a monograph on patient-centered measurement (Oxford UP, 2024) and articles on clinical ethics services and healthcare measurement frameworks.

Grants and partnerships include the €10k Naji Foundation grant for the INVITE workshop (2019) and leadership in interdisciplinary initiatives like the SRPoiSE consortium.