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Mary Nickel is an Instructor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina, part of the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a PhD in Religion, Ethics, and Politics from Princeton University (2023). Her research integrates religious ethics and political philosophy, focusing on pregnancy, motherhood, collective agency, and social justice. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Virginia (2023) and taught at Princeton University and the University of Virginia.
Education:
- PhD, Religion, Ethics, and Politics, Princeton University, 2023
- MA, Religion, Princeton University, 2020
- MA, Politics and Government, Illinois State University, 2012
- BA, Philosophy & Human Rights Studies, Juniata College, 2006
Research Interests: Political Theory, Christian Ethics, Feminist Theory, Metaethics, Pregnancy Ethics, Collective Responsibility, Democracy.
Key Honors:
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Graduate Prize Fellowship (2022-2023)
- Department of Religion Teaching Award (Princeton, 2020)
- William G. Bowen Merit Fellowship (2020)
Teaching & Service: Courses include Communicating Moral Issues and Ethics and the Body. She serves in leadership roles with the Fellowship for Protestant Ethics and the Social Ethics Network of the PC(USA).
Publications: Over 10 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in journals like Journal of Religious Ethics and Black Religious Thought. Her work explores maternal ethics, religious resources for collective action, and feminist theology.
