Margaret Little

Margaret O. Little is a Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University and Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. She specializes in bioethics, focusing on reproduction, clinical research ethics, data ethics, and moral theory. She has held visiting roles at the NIH Department of Bioethics and co-founded The Second Wave Initiative to address pregnant women's health research gaps.

• Education: M.A. Philosophy (University of Oxford), Ph.D. (University of California-Berkeley), B.A. (University of Iowa)

Her research emphasizes practical ethics, particularly through initiatives like Ethics Lab—a collaborative effort between philosophers and designers to develop ethical frameworks for emerging technologies. She co-chairs Georgetown’s Tech and Society Initiative and previously led transformative projects at the Kennedy Institute, including the first Introduction to Bioethics MOOC and Conversations in Bioethics events.

Awards include Rhodes Scholar and Hastings Center fellowship. She actively contributes to professional ethics committees, including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Ethics Committee.

Labs/Teams: Director of Ethics Lab at Georgetown University.