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Contact Details

Email
taryn.knox@otago.ac.nz
Position
Lecturer
Department
Bioethics Centre
Qualifications
PhD MBHL MA BA(Hons) LLB (Otago)
Research summary
Philosophy of psychiatry and medicine, mental health ethics, sport ethics
Teaching
Ethics to students of medicine, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and dentistry and oral health. BITC 201
Memberships
University of Otago Human Ethics Committee

Research

Taryn is interested in the ways in which the philosophy of language and the philosophy of science can inform ethical decisions in medicine, especially psychiatry. Her PhD focused on ways in which 'mental illness' could be defined to safeguard against abusive medical treatment, such as forced conversion therapy for gay people and the institutionalisation of political dissidents.

Taryn is currently working alongside Associate Professor Lynley Anderson in a project regarding the gender binary in sport, and how this could be adapted to ensure the inclusion of transgender athletes as well as fairness.

Publications

Knox, T., Gilbert, A., & Anderson, L. (2024). Concussion management in pediatric patients: Ethical concerns. Sport, Ethics & Philosophy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17511321.2024.2361925 Journal - Research Article

McNamee, M., Anderson, L. C., Borry, P., Camporesi, S., Derman, W., Helm, S., Knox, T. R., … Weed, M. (2023). Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: Culture, ethics, science, policy. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jme-2022-108812 Journal - Research Article

Knox, T. (2022). Should Body Mass Index (BMI) be used in the clinical setting. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl.org/conferences/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Martínková, I., Knox, T., Anderson, L., & Parry, J. (2022). Sex and gender in sport categorization: Aiming for terminological clarity. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 49(1), 134-150. doi: 10.1080/00948705.2022.2043755 Journal - Research Article

Knox, T., & Anderson, L. (2022). Kid’s cage-fighting: It should be banned, right? Sport, Ethics & Philosophy, 16(3), 300-317. doi: 10.1080/17511321.2021.1933153 Journal - Research Article

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