- Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences
- Lecturer, Philosophy and Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences
David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney (retired), and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He is the founder and CEO of Encrypgen, LLC.
He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, among others. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management in the Netherlands, Visiting Professor at UNAM, Instituto de Filosoficas and the Unidad Posgrado, Mexico, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at COMISI?N NACIONAL DE BIO?TICA in Mexico, and Asesor de Rector at UAM Xochimilco. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University, Philosophy where he has taught since 2021.
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, University at Buffalo, State University of New York - (Buffalo, New York, United States) 1997
- J.D. in Law, University at Buffalo, State University of New York - (Buffalo, New York, United States) 1995
Academic Articles12
- Koepsell, D., & Covarrubias, V. G. (2016). The rise of big data and genetic privacy. Ethics Medicine and Public Health. 2(3), 348-355.
- Koepsell, D., Brinkman, W., & Pont, S. (2015). Human Participants in Engineering Research: Notes from a Fledgling Ethics Committee.. Sci Eng Ethics. 21(4), 1033-1048.
- Murdock, K., & Koepsell, D. (2014). Principals, Agents, and the Intersection between Scientists and Policy-Makers: Reflections on the H5N1 Controversy.. Front Public Health. 2, 109.
- Koepsell, D., Brinkman, W., & Pont, S. (2014). Human research ethics committees in technical universities.. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 9(3), 67-73.
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Books8
- Koepsell, D. (2017). Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics An Approach from the Ethos of Science. Springer.
- Koepsell, D. (2015). Who Owns You? Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
- Koepsell, D. (2015). Who Owns You? Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
- Koepsell, D. (2011). Innovation and Nanotechnology Converging Technologies And The End of Intellectual Property. A&C Black.
Chapters5
- Koepsell, D. (2016). Social Reality, Law, and Justice. The Theory and Practice of Ontology. 79-94. Springer Nature.
- Koepsell, D. (2014). Synthetic Biology and IP: How Do Definitions of Products of Nature Affect their Implications for Health?. Synbio and Human Health. 45-53. Springer Nature.
- Koepsell, D. (2013). It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts. Caplan, A. L., & Arp, R. (Eds.), Contemporary Debates in Bioethics. 152-162. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
- Koepsell, D. (2013). It's Existential: Negative Space and Nothingness in The Ice Storm. Arp, R., Barkman, A., & McRae, J. (Eds.), The Philosophy of Ang Lee. 243-250. University Press of Kentucky.
- Koepsell, D. (2010). Judeo-Christian values do not motivate people to behave ethically. Espejo, R. (Eds.), Ethics. 78-86. Greenhaven Press.
- PHIL111 Contemp Moral Issues Instructor
- PHIL205 Tech & Human Values Instructor
- PHIL251 Hnr-intro To Philosophy Instructor
- PHIL251 Intro To Philosophy Instructor
- PHIL332 Social & Pol Phil Instructor