Autor: Evaristus Chiedu Obi

Evaristus Chiedu Obi is currently a behavioral specialist consultant/ therapist at Community Psychiatric Centers, Pittsburgh. He has more than a decade of experience working with clients struggling with emotional and behavioral issues, as well as alcohol and other drugs (AOD). He is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria. He also completed four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) which includes a residency program at West Virginia University Hospitals. He studied Healthcare Ethics at Center for Healthcare Ethics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in December, 2014. He also earned Master of Arts degree in Social and Public Policy and certificate in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the Duquesne, University. He also studied Social Work and Public Administration and received MSW and MPA degrees respectively from University of Pittsburgh in 2003. He received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy and Theology respectively from  Pontifical Urban University, Rome. His research and teaching interests, include global bioethics and human rights, global health justice, pandemics, public health ethics, research ethics, theory of justice, moral and political philosophy with emphasis on modern and contemporary philosophers such as Kant, Rawls, Pogge and Norman Daniels, etc.