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- Position
- Assistant Research Fellow, Lecturer
- Department
- Department of Bioethics (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- MA, PhD
- Research summary
- Multispecies Justice, Animal Ethics, Animal Justice, Environmental Philosophy, Equity, Indigenous Philosophy, Engaged Philosophy, Empirical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Intersectionality
- Teaching
- BITC202, ELM 2 and 3
Research
I am currently working on multiple projects at the Bioethics Centre. Topics include health equity, ethics of the secondary use of health data, social license, and animal health in the antimicrobial crisis. Beyond the University, I am also serve as a Programme Coordinator for the Yellow-eyed Penguin (Hoiho) Trust.
My PhD research focussed on bridging holistic environmentalism and individualistic animalism by centering the values of te ao Māori. Approaching philosophical problems from the ground up, I mainly think about the responsibilities we have as embedded individuals in a multispecies world. Applying multidisciplinary thought and practice, I work on how we can practice justice with care to collaboratively achieve sustainable and healthy relationships.
I am currently applying my method of just decision-making called the Unfurling Koru in different contexts (such as food justice).
Publications
Fenton, E., Willing, E., Pickering, N. J., Yeo, W., & Barham, S. (2026). Equity in the ICU: An exploratory qualitative study of the ethical acceptability of a reserve system for allocating limited ICU resources. Journal of Medical Ethics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/jme-2025-111328 Journal - Research Article
Moerenhout, T., & Yeo, W. (2025). Lessons from an ethical framework for the secondary use of primary healthcare data in Aotearoa New Zealand. Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar, 41(Suppl. 15), ID 830. doi: 10.32385/rpmgf.v41i.15 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moerenhout, T., & Yeo, W. (2025, July). From clinic to research: An ethical framework for the secondary use of primary healthcare data. Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar]. Other Research Output
Leitch, S., Pigden, A., Ryde, A., Atmore, C., Li, J.-R., Moerenhout, T., Yeo, W., Williams, A., Smith, A., Turner, R., & Stokes, T. (2025). The Southern Primary Care Research Network 3 years on: Reflections from the end of the beginning. Journal of Primary Health Care, 17(3), 269-275. doi: 10.1071/HC25020 Journal - Research Other
Yeo, W. (2024). Unfurling multispecies connections: Directions for animal justice between conservation and animalism (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/36222 Awarded Doctoral Degree