Yolonda Wilson, Ph.D.

Yolonda Wilson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University

Yolonda Wilson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University. She has also worked as a visiting scholar in the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.

Wilson does research in bioethics, social and political philosophy, race theory, and feminist philosophy. Her public scholarship on issues of bioethics, race, and gender has appeared in The Hastings Center’s Bioethics Forum and The Conversation and has been republished in outlets such as The Los Angeles TimesThe Chicago Tribune, Salon.com, and The Philly Voice. Her article for The Conversation, “Why Black Women’s Experiences of #MeToo Are Different,” was re-published internationally and forms the basis for an edited volume on feminist philosophy and #MeToo. Her media appearances include outlets such as Al Jazeera English and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio.