Tereza Hendl

Dr. Tereza Hendl is a philosopher and bioethicist currently serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Augsburg's Institute for Ethics and History of Health in Society, where she co-leads the META - mHealth project. She also holds a research position at LMU Munich. Her academic journey includes a PhD from Macquarie University in Australia, research positions at the University of Sydney and University of Melbourne, and prestigious fellowships at the Ethox Centre (University of Oxford), Brocher Foundation, and Hastings Center.

Dr. Hendl's research spans moral and political philosophy, technology philosophy, feminist philosophy, and public health ethics. Her work critically examines how structural inequalities are embedded in digital health technologies, with particular attention to race, gender, and vulnerability. She investigates how dominant social norms and power asymmetries manifest through health technologies and algorithms, and how these can be made more inclusive and just for marginalized populations.

Her recent publications focus on digital surveillance during pandemics, feminist critiques of 'Femtech,' epistemic justice in health data collection, and decolonial approaches to international bioethics. Dr. Hendl's work consistently challenges the 'democratization' narrative of digital health by highlighting how these technologies can exacerbate health disparities through algorithmic bias and epistemic injustice.

Her notable awards include the Max-Charlesworth Prize in Bioethics (2015), Caroline Miles Visiting Scholarship at Oxford, and residencies at the Brocher Foundation. She is an active member of the transnational Feminist Gender Equality Network and co-founded the CEE Feminist Research Network.

Dr. Hendl engages extensively with public policy and media, having contributed to Australian government reviews, delivered a TEDx talk on sex selection ethics, and provided expert commentary for Euronews and The Conversation. Her research directly informs ethical guidance for health technologies and promotes more equitable implementation that centers marginalized voices.