Anne Barnhill is Associate Research Professor and Core Faculty at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. She is a philosopher and bioethicist who works at the intersection of philosophy, bioethics, public health, and food and agricultural policy. Most of her research is interdisciplinary practical ethics that aims to improve our collective understanding and decision-making. Her research also includes philosophical work that can feed into inter-disciplinary practical ethics.
Her current research focuses on the ethics and legitimacy of COVID-19 policies, the role of human rights in changing food systems, and the ethics of efforts to promote healthy and sustainable diets. Her recent book, Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach, co-authored with Matteo Bonotti, explores the ethics and legitimacy of healthy eating policy.
She received her A.B. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University.
Research Interests
- Public health ethics
- Food and agricultural ethics
Education
- A.B., Princeton University – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- M.A., Tufts University – Philosophy
- Ph.D., New York University – Philosophy
Recent Publications
Anne Barnhill and Matteo Bonotti, Healthy Eating Policy and Political Philosophy: A Public Reason Approach (Oxford University Press, 2022)
Anne Barnhill, Anne, A. Susana Ramírez, Marice Ashe, Amanda Berhaupt-Glickstein, Nicholas Freudenberg, Sonya A. Grier, Karen E. Watson, and Shiriki Kumanyika. “The Racialized Marketing of Unhealthy Foods and Beverages: Perspectives and Potential Remedies.” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 50(1):52-59 (2022)
Justin Bernstein, Anne Barnhill and Travis Rieder, “How Should Governments Make COVID-19 Policy?” The Philosopher’s Magazine, December 25 2021.
Jeffrey Kahn and the Johns Hopkins Project on Ethics and Governance of Digital Contact Tracing Technologies, Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response: Ethics and Governance Guidance (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020)
Eric Toner, Anne Barnhill, Carleigh Krubiner, et al. “Interim Framework for COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation and Distribution in the United States.” Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security; 2020.
Justin Bernstein, Brian Hutler, Travis Rieder, Ruth Faden, Hahrie Han, Anne Barnhill, “An Ethics Framework for the COVID-19 Reopening Process” May 2020.
Rupali Jayant Limaye, Molly Sauer, Joseph Ali, Justin Bernstein, Brian Wahl, Anne Barnhill, and Alain Labrique, “Building Trust While Influencing Online COVID-19 Content in the Social Media World.” The Lancet Digital Health, (April 2020) S2589750020300844.
Anne Barnhill, Anne Palmer, Christine M. Weston, Kelly D. Brownell, Kate Clancy, Christina D. Economos, Joel Gittelsohn, Ross A. Hammond, Shiriki Kumanyika, and Wendy L. Bennett, “Grappling With Complex Food Systems to Reduce Obesity: A Challenge Facing Public Health,” Public Health Reports 133(1): 44S-53S (2018)