Timothy Kirk

Timothy W. Kirk, PhD is department chairperson and professor of philosophy, specializing in healthcare ethics with an emphasis on hospice and palliative care. He also holds an appointment in the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Kirk is a board-certified ethics consultant with MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care, one of the largest hospice and palliative care programs in New York State, and consults nationally with hospice and palliative care organizations. Together with Bruce Jennings, he is editor of Hospice Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2014).

Education

• PhD Villanova University (1998 — 2004)
• MA Villanova University (1994 — 1998)
• BA Bucknell University (1989 — 1993)

Companies

• Professor of Philosophy The City University of New York (2021)
• Ethics Consultant MJHS (2016)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics NYU Langone Medical Center (2013)
• Associate Professor Of Philosophy The City University of New York (2015 — 2021)
• Ethics Consultant Visiting Nurse Service of New York (2011 — 2016)
• Chair, Ethics Advisory Council National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (2013 — 2015)
• Assistant Professor of Philosophy City University of New York (2008 — 2015)
• Catherine of Siena Fellow in Ethics; Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Villanova University (2004 — 2008)