Assistant Professor, Bioethics and Humanities
Fields of Interest
Biography
Ph.D, Philosophy, University of Washington, 2019
M.A., Philosophy, University of Washington, 2014
B.A., Philosophy, UC Santa Cruz, 2008
Dr. Brown is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities. He is long-time contributor to the Center for Neurotechnology's (CNT) Neuroethics Thrust—where he supports efforts to teach neuroethics to young investigators, catalyze ethics investigations through interdisciplinary collaborations, and promote the field of neuroethics through public outreach. More generally, Tim's work lies at the intersection of biomedical ethics, philosophy of technology, (black/latinx/queer) feminism, and aesthetics.
Research
Selected Research
- 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
- Brown, Timothy, Patrick Moore, Jeffrey Herron, Margaret Thompson, Tamara Bonaci, Howard Chizeck, and Sara Goering. "Personal Responsibility in the Age of User-controlled Neuroprosthetics." in the proceedings of the 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science and Technology (ETHICS), pp. 1-12. IEEE, 2016.
- Brown, Timothy, Margaret C Thompson, Jeffrey Herron, Andrew Ko, Howard Chizeck, and Sara Goering. “Controlling Our Brains – a Case Study on the Implications of Brain-Computer Interface-Triggered Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor.” Brain-Computer Interfaces, September 14, 2016: 1–6.
- 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.
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Affiliations
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Professional Affiliations
International Neuroethics Society, American Philosophical Association, American Society for Aesthetics