Donal O'Mathuna explained

Donal O'Mathuna
Honorific Suffix:BSc, MA, PhD
Boards:Cochrane Affiliate at the Helene Fuld Institute for EBP
Nationality:Irish
Occupation:Associate Professor
Pharmacist
Employer:Ohio State University
Known For:Disasters, pandemics and humanitarian crises, specifically ethical issues in disaster research
Education:BSc (Pharmacy), Trinity College Dublin, 1982PhD (Natural Products Chemistry), Ohio State University, 1988MA (Bioethics & Medical Ethics), Ashland University, 1994

Donal O'Mathuna is an associate professor within the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University.[1]

He is formerly a Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence in the School of Nursing & Human Sciences at Dublin City University, Ireland, and Chair of the Academy of Fellows at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Chicago. His research interests include theology, alternative medicine and disaster ethics. He has written or edited several books, including Nanoethics: Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology (2009).

Biography

O'Mathuna grew up in Ireland and graduated from an undergraduate pharmacy program at Trinity College, Dublin. He then earned a PhD in medicinal chemistry at Ohio State University, and then a MA in theology with an ethics focus from Ashland Theological Seminary. He taught chemistry and theology at Mount Carmel College of Nursing in Columbus. Returning to Ireland in 2003, he teaches ethics, decision-making and evidence at Dublin City University in the School of Nursing and Human Sciences.[2]

With family physician Walt Larimore, O'Mathuna wrote the 2001 book Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook. It was described by Publishers Weekly as a book targeted toward Christians who do not have significant experience with alternative therapies.[3] In a review for the Christian Medical Fellowship, physician George Smith called the book "an honest attempt to evaluate alternative medicine, bringing together both faith and science."[4]

O'Mathuna co-edited Commitment and Responsibility in Nursing: A Faith-Based Approach (2004). It was reviewed by Ethics & Medicine[5] and by Nursing Ethics.[6]

In 2009, O'Mathuna wrote Nanoethics: Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology. It was reviewed in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "[7] and Times Higher Education.[8] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1221 libraries.[9]

Dr. O'Mathuna co-edited Disaster Bioethics: Normative Issues When Nothing is Normal (2014). A report by the Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA): R2HC Programme identified the book as a new resource in disaster ethics.[10]

Citizens' Assembly

See also: Citizens' Assembly (Ireland). In 2017, he presented to the Citizens' Assembly which is current discussing Ireland's abortion laws, from an anti-abortion ethical perspective.[11] [12]

Books

Books by Donal O'Mathuna include:

Publications

Publications by Donal O'Mathuna include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dónal P. O'Mathúna . 2023-06-15 . Dónal P. O'Mathúna The Ohio State University College of Nursing . en.
  2. Web site: Dónal P. O'Mathúna, PhD. Christian Medical and Dental Associations. https://web.archive.org/web/20150101235006/http://cmda.org/staff/detail/donal-omathuna-phd. January 1, 2015. 30 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook (review). Publishers Weekly. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095047/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-310-23584-2. April 2, 2015. 14 May 2001.
  4. Web site: Smith. George. Alternative Medicine – The Christian Handbook (Book Review). Christian Medical Fellowship. 30 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172640/http://www.cmf.org.uk/publications/content.asp?context=article&id=1065. 2 April 2015.
  5. . Hanford . Jack T. . Commitment and Responsibility in Nursing: A Faith-Based Approach . Ethics & Medicine . 22 June 2008 . 24 . 2 . 121–122 .
  6. Niven . Elizabeth . Book Review: Cusveller B, Sutton A, O'MathÚna D eds 2004: Commitment and responsibility in nursing: a faith-based approach. Sioux Center, IA: Dordt College Press. 180 pp. GBP8.61 (PB). ISBN: 0 932914519 . Nursing Ethics . July 2008 . 15 . 4 . 564–565 . . 10.1177/09697330080150041605 . 70702667 .
  7. Web site: Powell. Russell. Nanoethics: Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology (review). 8 August 2010 . Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. an intrepid attempt to make sense of this complex thicket of scientific, philosophical, and ethical issues. 30 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124245/https://ndpr.nd.edu/news/24446-nanoethics-big-ethical-issues-with-small-technology/. April 2, 2015.
  8. News: Briggs. Andrew. Nanoethics: Big Ethical Issues with Small Technology (review). 30 August 2014. Times Higher Education. 18 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217015030/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/nanoethics-big-ethical-issues-with-small-technology/410398.article. December 17, 2017.
  9. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n2001001566 WorldCat author listing
  10. Web site: An ethical framework for the development and review of health research proposals involving humanitarian contexts. Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance (ELRHA): R2HC Programme. 30 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140801062215/http://www.elrha.org/uploads/FINAL%20R2HC%20Ethical%20Framework_Final%20Report_24%20January%202014_1.pdf. 1 August 2014.
  11. Dr. Donal O'Mathuna – DCU – Presenting the Pro-life Perspective – Citizens' Assembly – Feb 5. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/JmXPfKW1aQM . 2021-12-21 . live. Citizens' Assembly. Donal O'Mathuna . 5 February 2017.
  12. News: RTÉ News. Chair of Citizens' Assembly defends selection of speakers. 5 February 2017.

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