Michael Nair-Collins Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biosketch
Michael Nair-Collins, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine. Dr. Nair-Collins studies death, the mind, and morality, with a particular focus on brain death, and teaches bioethics and health equity in the M.D., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. Dr. Nair-Collins completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center in 2010 and was an Ethics Fellow at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine from 2007-2010.
Education
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Sinai School of Medicine |
2007-2010 |
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Graduate Center |
2010 |
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CUNY Graduate Center |
2007 |
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CUNY Graduate Center |
2007 |
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William Paterson University |
2004 |
Research Focus
Dr. Nair-Collins is currently engaged in a book-length project developing a theory of death from the perspective of scientific realism, while critiquing constructivist approaches to explaining the nature of death. This project is part of a broader effort to develop a comprehensive philosophical understanding of the nature of life, mind, and morality.
Publications
Selected Academic Articles
- Nair-Collins, M. 2024. Organismal Superposition and Death. Perspectives in Medicine and Biology 67(1): 22-30.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2023. Abortion, Brain Death, and Coercion. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 20: 359-365.
- Nair-Collins, M. 202 Must Hypothalamic Neurosecretory Function Cease for Brain Death Determination? Yes. The UDDA Revision Series. Neurology 101(3):134-136.
- Nair-Collins, M. and Joffe, A.R. 2023. Frequent Preservation of Neurologic Function in Brain Death and Brainstem Death Entails False-Positive Misdiagnosis and Cerebral Perfusion. AJOB Neuroscience 14(3): 255-268.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2022. Spinal Reflexes and Brain Death. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 7:143-14
- Nair-Collins, M. 2022. Expanding the Social Status of “Corpse” to the Severely Comatose: Henry Beecher and the Harvard Brain Death Committee. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 65(1):41-58.
- Nair-Collins, M. and Joffe, A.R. 2021. Hypothalamic Function in Patients Diagnosed as Brain Dead and its Practical Consequences. Handbook of Clinical Neurology vol. 182 (3rd series). The Human Hypothalamus: Neuropsychiatric Disorders. D. Swaab et al., eds. Elsevier.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. Evaluating the Translational Value of Postmortem Brain Reperfusion Technology. Translational Neuroscience 12:297-300.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. From the Slaughterhouse to the Laboratory Bench: On the Ethics of Using Slaughtered Animals for Biomedical Research. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 64(2): 173-188.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. We Die When Entropy Overwhelms Homeostasis. In: Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying, eds. M. Cholbi and T. Timmerman, Routledge.
Additional Information
Michael Nair-Collins, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at Florida State University College of Medicine. Dr. Nair-Collins studies death, the mind, and morality, with a particular focus on brain death, and teaches bioethics and health equity in the M.D., M.S., and Ph.D. programs. Dr. Nair-Collins completed his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center in 2010 and was an Ethics Fellow at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine from 2007-2010.
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Sinai School of Medicine |
2007-2010 |
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Graduate Center |
2010 |
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CUNY Graduate Center |
2007 |
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CUNY Graduate Center |
2007 |
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William Paterson University |
2004 |
Dr. Nair-Collins is currently engaged in a book-length project developing a theory of death from the perspective of scientific realism, while critiquing constructivist approaches to explaining the nature of death. This project is part of a broader effort to develop a comprehensive philosophical understanding of the nature of life, mind, and morality.
Selected Academic Articles
- Nair-Collins, M. 2024. Organismal Superposition and Death. Perspectives in Medicine and Biology 67(1): 22-30.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2023. Abortion, Brain Death, and Coercion. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 20: 359-365.
- Nair-Collins, M. 202 Must Hypothalamic Neurosecretory Function Cease for Brain Death Determination? Yes. The UDDA Revision Series. Neurology 101(3):134-136.
- Nair-Collins, M. and Joffe, A.R. 2023. Frequent Preservation of Neurologic Function in Brain Death and Brainstem Death Entails False-Positive Misdiagnosis and Cerebral Perfusion. AJOB Neuroscience 14(3): 255-268.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2022. Spinal Reflexes and Brain Death. Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 7:143-14
- Nair-Collins, M. 2022. Expanding the Social Status of “Corpse” to the Severely Comatose: Henry Beecher and the Harvard Brain Death Committee. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 65(1):41-58.
- Nair-Collins, M. and Joffe, A.R. 2021. Hypothalamic Function in Patients Diagnosed as Brain Dead and its Practical Consequences. Handbook of Clinical Neurology vol. 182 (3rd series). The Human Hypothalamus: Neuropsychiatric Disorders. D. Swaab et al., eds. Elsevier.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. Evaluating the Translational Value of Postmortem Brain Reperfusion Technology. Translational Neuroscience 12:297-300.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. From the Slaughterhouse to the Laboratory Bench: On the Ethics of Using Slaughtered Animals for Biomedical Research. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 64(2): 173-188.
- Nair-Collins, M. 2021. We Die When Entropy Overwhelms Homeostasis. In: Exploring the Philosophy of Death and Dying, eds. M. Cholbi and T. Timmerman, Routledge.