Associate Professor of Philosophy
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington, USA
Phone: 509-313-3956
E-mail: ciaffa@gonzaga.edu
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington, USA
Phone: 509-313-3956
E-mail: ciaffa@gonzaga.edu
1982-1991 | PhD in Philosophy | Tulane University, Louisiana, USA |
1986 | MA in Philosophy | Tulane University, Louisiana, USA |
1980-1982 | BA in Philosophy/History | California State University, California, USA |
Dr. Jay Ciaffa is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Gonzaga University, where he regularly teaches courses in Health Care Ethics. He currently serves on the Deaconess Hospital Ethics Committee, and he has also served as a consultant and workshop presenter for the Spokane Community Long-term Care Ethics Committee. His primary current research interest is in topics pertaining to medical futility and end of life care. His publications include articles on Heidegger, African and African American Philosophy, as well as a book entitled Max Weber and the Problems of Value-free Social Science.
African Philosophy, African American Philosophy, Ethics, Health Care Ethics, Philosophy of Human Nature
2009-Present | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University, Washington, USA |
2006-2008 | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Gonzaga University, Washington, USA |
1998-2005 | Associate Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University of Louisiana, Louisiana, USA |
1992-1998 | Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University of Louisiana, Louisiana, USA |
1983-1988 | Instructor of Philosophy Tulane, Loyola and Xavier Universities, Louisiana, USA |
Gonzaga University
2015-Present | Core Executive Committee |
2014-Present | University Strategic Planning Committee |
2014-Present | Chair, Philosophy Department |
2014-Present | Philosophy Department Evaluation Committee |
2014 | Core Implementation Committee |
2012-2015 | Chair, Graduate Programs Committee, Academic Council |
2012-2015 | Elected member, University Academic Council |
2011-2013 | Chair, Academic Committee of the Faculty Senate |
2011-2012 | Chair, Philosophy Department Committee for Developing Responses to Proposed Changes to the Core Curriculum |
2010-2011 | Philosophy Department Evaluation Committee |
2009-Present | Ethics Consultant, Deaconess Hospital Ethics Committee |
2008-2013 | Faculty Senate |
2007-2010 | Ethics Consultant, Workshop Presenter, Spokane Community Long Term Care Ethics Committee |
2007-2008 | Ad hoc Committee to Assess Teaching Evaluation Ratings Instrument |
Xavier University of Louisiana
2004 | Ad hoc Committee for Revising University Planning Process |
1999-2005 | Chair, Philosophy Department |
1999-2005 | University Academic Council |
1998-1999 | Self-Study Steering Committee |
1998-1999 | Editor, University Self-Study Report |
1998-1999 | Institutional Effectiveness Committee |
1997-1999 | Rhodes Consultation Faculty Group to Examine Xavier’s Catholic Identity |
1996-1997 | African-American Studies Council |
1995-2005 | Facilitator Coordinator, ERACISM Inter-racial Community Discussion Group |
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