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Mark Wells is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University, affiliated with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Department of Philosophy and Religion. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Bowling Green State University (2014). Prior to Northeastern, he held visiting positions at The College of Wooster and Mt. Holyoke College.
His research focuses on applying ethical theories to personal, organizational, and public policy contexts. Key areas include the meaning of life, animal protections (e.g., corvids), hospital billing practices, plasma donation ethics, procreative risk, racial dating preferences, and East Asian/Buddhist philosophy. Current work emphasizes moral equality for humans and non-humans.
He teaches courses such as Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare (PHIL 1165), exploring ethical dilemmas in medical contexts like euthanasia, patient confidentiality, and resource allocation. No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed, but his academic contributions reflect engagement with interdisciplinary ethical challenges.
