James B Tubbs

James B Tubbs is a Senior Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy's College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences. He has been affiliated with the institution since 1986 and previously served as department chair. His expertise spans Health Care Ethics, Christian Ethics, and bioethics, with a focus on theological ethics in biomedical contexts and healthcare policy.

Dr. Tubbs holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Virginia and a B.S. from Hampden-Sydney College. His research emphasizes the intersection of Christian theology with contemporary moral issues in medicine, including abortion, war ethics, and moral pluralism. He authored influential works like Christian Theology and Medical Ethics: Four Contemporary Approaches and A Handbook of Bioethics Terms, and has reviewed seminal texts in bioethics.

He has received the 1996 President's Award for Faculty Excellence and contributes to local ethics committees and the Medical Ethics Resource Network of Michigan. His publications reflect a commitment to ethical frameworks bridging theology and medical practice.