معرفی
Tracy J. Trothen is a Professor of Ethics jointly appointed to Queen's University's School of Religion and School of Rehabilitation Therapy. She holds degrees from Queen's University (BA, MDiv) and a ThD from the University of Toronto. Her research explores intersections of technology, ethics, and religion, with focuses on artificial intelligence, transhumanism, sport enhancement, spiritual health, and aging. A Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR), she co-authored a prize-winning book on biohacking and transhumanism. Trothen is also a certified Specialist and Supervisor-Educator in Clinical Spiritual Health (Canadian Association of Spiritual Care).
**Education**:
- BA (Queen's University)
- MDiv (Queen's University)
- ThD (University of Toronto)
**Research Interests**: Trothen's work critically examines how emerging technologies reshape human identity and morality. She investigates topics like AI ethics, transhumanist ideologies, sport enhancement ethics, and spiritual health in aging populations. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates theological frameworks with medical and technological innovation.
**Awards**:
- ISSR Prestigious Award (2021) for *Religion and the Technological Future*
- ISSR Fellowship
**Advising & Grants**: While no formal advisees are listed, her collaborative research addresses societal impacts of technology through grants focusing on caregiver ethics, aging, and spiritual health. She leads projects on mindfulness interventions for cognitive decline and AI's role in spiritual care.
**Labs/Teams**: Engaged in interdisciplinary initiatives at Queen's, including the School of Religion's ethics research cluster and collaborations with rehabilitation therapists on assistive technologies.
