Ph.D. 2016
Fields of Interest
Biography
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, 2016
M.A., Philosophy, University of Washington Seattle, 2012
MPhil., History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, 2011
Matthew's research bridges philosophy of science, tech governance, (AI/bio/neuro)ethics, and political theory. His dissertation research focused on recent experiments in socio-ethical engagement with scientists and engineers, exploring the tension between social constraints and individual moral responsibility within technoscientific contexts.
He has held positions at McGill University (Montreal Institute for Clinical Research), Harvard University (Program on Science, Tech & Society), and was formerly Professor of Responsible Research and Innovation at Leibniz Universität Hannover. He has since shifted focus to tech governance in industry.
Research
Selected Research
- Pham, Michelle, Sara Goering, Matthew Sample, Jane E. Huggins, and Eran Klein.“Asilomar Survey: Researcher Perspectives on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for BCI Research.” Brain-Computer Interfaces 5 (2018): 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/2326263X.2018.1530010
- Specker Sullivan, Laura, Eran Klein, Tim Brown, Matthew Sample, Michelle Pham, Paul Tubig, Raney Folland, Anjali Truitt, and Sara Goering. “Keeping Disability in Mind: A Case Study in Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Research.” Science and Engineering Ethics published online June 2017; DOI 10.1007/s11948-017-9928-9
- Goering, Sara, Eran Klein, Timothy Brown, Matthew Sample, and Anjali Truitt, “Engineering the Brain: Ethical Issues and the Introduction of Neural Devices.” Hastings Center Report 45, no. 6 (2015): 26-35.