Danielle M. Wenner

Danielle M. Wenner is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics & Policy. She holds an Affiliate Faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law. Her work critically examines structural injustice, power dynamics in global economics and health research contexts.

• PhD in Philosophy from Rice University (2011)
• Clinical Ethics Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic (2013)
• Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at CMU (2013-2015)

Key research areas include:

• Structural Analysis in moral/political philosophy
• Non-Ideal Theory applications
• Health Research Ethics for vulnerable populations
• Global Health Governance and equity frameworks

Recent publications address topics in:

• Exploitation debates and theoretical frameworks
• Critiques of flawed policy reviews
• AI governance ethics
• University institutional betrayals

Notable awards:

• Greenwall Faculty Scholar in Bioethics (2019-2022)
• Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for humanities

She actively serves on:

• HIV Vaccine Trials Network Efficacy Trials Working Group
• HIV Prevention Trials Network Ethics Working Group
• NIH CONNECTS Program DSMB
• ACTIV4 Platform DSMB