RESEARCH INTERESTS
All aspects of nursing and healthcare ethics, especially issues of professional obligaion towards individuals and society; ethical decision making; problem analysis; philosophy of nursing

BIOGRAPHY
Pamela Grace, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is an experienced critical care nurse and a primary care nurse practitioner. Her doctorate is in philosophy with a concentration in medical ethics. She is also nurse scientist at the Munn Center for Nursing Research at Massachusetts General Hospital where she collaborates with colleagues on nursing ethics research endeavors. She also serves on the Human Research and Investigation Committee of Newton-Wellesley Hospital and on Beacon Hospice's Ethics Committee. She is a past fellow in medical ethics at Harvard University’s School of Social Medicine and received a Fulbright Senior Scholarship grant in 2003 to Lecture and Research in Denmark. Her research interests include professional ethics, nursing ethics, moral decision making, justice in healthcare, and advocacy.

SELECTED APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS

• 2010-2013 - Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
• 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, American Academy of Nursing
• 2010 - Honorary Membership in Alpha Sigma Nu, Alpha Sigma Nu - Boston College
• 2010 - Guest Editor, Nursing Philosophy
• 2009 - National Book Award from Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) and Alpha Sigma Nu for Nursing Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Advanced Practice

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Grace, P. J. (accepted). "Philosophies, Models and Theories: Nursing's Moral obligations," In Alligood, M. & Marriner-Tomey , A. (Ed.), Nursing theory: Utilization and application (5th ed.) (ed.). Philadelphia PA: Mosby Elsevier.
• Willis, D. G., Grace, P. J., Lacoursiere Zucchero, T. L. (in press). "Facilitating Humanization: Liberating the profession of nursing from instutional confinement in behalf of social justice," In Peggy L Chinn, Marlaine C. Smith, Paula N. Kagan (Ed.), Philosophies and Practices of Emancipatory Nursing: Social Justice as Praxis. Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare.
• Grace, P. J., Robinson, E. (2012). "Nursing's moral Imperative," In Ives Erickson, Ditomassi & Jones (Ed.), Fostering Nurse-Led CAre:Professional practice for the bedside leader from Massachusetts General Hospital (pp. 123-159). Indianapolis IN: Sigma Theta Tau Internatonal.
• Zunner, B., Grace, P. J. (2012). Ethical conduct and the transgender patient. American Journal of Nursing, 112(12), 61-64.
  
• Grace, P.J., & Willis, D.G. (2012). Nursing responsibilities and social justice: An analysis in support of disciplinary goals. Nursing Outlook, 60(4), 198-207.
  

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