American University of Sovereign Nations

Faculty list

This is an alphabetical list of faculty, linked to their individual profile pages.   The list indicates their position at AUSN and their principal other position. They all teach in the various degree programs [e.g. Ph.D., MBGPH, MPH, MSPD, MSTS, CEEGH, CCP, CBGPH, CPH]. 

Their is a Faculty list with the links through the pictures of each faculty member here.

  • Dedi Afandi, M.D.Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Forensic Medicine and Medical Ethics (University of Riau, Indonesia)
  • Farid Ahmed, AUSN Visiting Professor of Homeopathy and Islamic Philosophy (New Zealand)
  • Anna Alongi M.S. PA-C, MPH. AUSN Professor of Community Health (USA)
  • Latifah Amin, PhD., AUSN Visiting Professor of Biotechnology and Bioethics (UKM, Malaysia)
  • Alfredo Arias Cruz, M.D., Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Medicine and Immunology (Institute of Investigation in Bioethics, Mexico)
  • Rajesh Arora, Ph.D, MBA. AUSN Visiting Professor of Administration, Management and Policy (President, TQMS Global, India)
  • Atsushi Asai, MD Ph.D., MA Bioethics. AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics (Tohoku University, Japan)
  • Michiko Banba, D.Eng, M.Sc., AUSN Visiting Professor of Emergency Management (University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan)
  • Edi Basuki, D. Biol., Ph.D.  AUSN Visiting Professor in Entomology and Bioethics (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Angelica M Baylon Ph.D, MSBM, MBA, MS Chemistry, MBGPH, Member, Board of Governors, AUSN Visiting Professor in Chemistry, Maritime Science and Community Studies (Executive Director, MAAP, the Philippines)
  • Rogelio Bayod, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Indigenous Development Studies (Cor Jesu College, Digos City,  the Philippines)
  • ASM Anwarullah Bhuiyan, Ph.D., Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)
  • Lian Bighorse, MBGPH, Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Native American Studies, Bioethics and Decolonization (USA)
  • Andrew Bosworth, M.Sc., Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Cosmology and the Science of Chaos (British Columbia, Canada)
  • Christian Byk, M.A., Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Law and Bioethics (Secretary-General, International Association of Law, Ethics and Science, France)
  • Adriana Carlotta Cantu Salinas, M.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology (Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
  • Carlos María Romeo Casabona, MD, JD AUSN Visiting Professor of Law and Genetics (Bilbao University, Spain)
  • In-Suk Cha, Ph.D., D.Phil., AUSN Visiting Professor in Social Philosophy (UNESCO Chair in Philosophy, Seoul National University)
  • Rhyddhi Chakraborty, MA MPhil MBGPH, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Global Health (London Churchill College, England)
  • Anthony Chang, MD MBA MPH FACC AUSN Professor of Medicine, Public Health & Pediatric Cardiology
  • Mayashree Chinsamy, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Environmental, Biological and Conservation Sciences (University KwaZulu Natal, South Africa)
  • Shahanaz Chowdhury, MBBS, M.P.H. MBGPH, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Public Health and Bioethics (Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Bangladesh)
  • María Isabel Cornejo Plaza, Attorney at Law, LL.M.  AUSN Visiting Professor of Biolaw and Bioethics (University of Chile)
  • Nilza Maria Diniz, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Genetics and Bioethics (University of Londrina, Brazil)
  • Djuwari, Ph.D.,AUSN Visiting Professor of Education and Journalism (Surabaya, Indonesia)
  • Hasan Erbay, M.D., Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics ( Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey)
  • Richard Evanoff, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Intercultural Communication and Environmental Ethics (Professor, School of International Politics, Economics, and Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan)
  • Miko Ferine, M.D., MBGPH, AUSN Visiting Professor in Medical Education and Ethics (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Dale Frederick, M.Ed., Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Educational Leadership
  • Raul Garza Garza, M.D., Ph.D.    AUSN Visiting Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics (Institute of Investigation in Bioethics, Mexico)
  • Nader Ghotbi, MD, Ph.D    AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Economics and Public Health (Riksumeikan APU, Japan)
  • Tamar Gidron, JD AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Law (Zefrat Center of Bioethics, Israel)
  • Hannah Grace, Ph.D., MA., CBGPH, AUSN Professor of Social Medicine and Gender Studies (USA)
  • Abhik Gupta, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Environmental Sciences and Bioethics (Assam University, India)
  • Soraj Hongladarom, Ph.D.    AUSN Visiting Professor of Ethics of Science and Technology and Philosophy (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
  • Dena Hsin-Chen Hsin, M.Sc. (Nursing), Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Nursing and Bioethics (China Medical University, Taiwan)
  • Wen-Yu Hu, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Clinical Research Nursing and Palliative Care (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
  • Zabidi Azhar Hussin, MBBS DCH MRCP FRCPCH, AUSN Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (Vice-Chancellor, Perdana University, Malaysia)
  • Rainier Ibana, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Ethics (Ateneo de Manila University, the Phillipines)
  • Hiromi Irizawa, J.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Law, Clinical Ethics and Holistic Therapy (Japan)
  • Bang-Ook Jun, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Research and Bioethics (Professor and former President, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Korea)
  • John Kabudi, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Law and Indigenous Knowledge (Hon. Minister of Justice, Tanzania)
  • Khem Karki, M.D., Ph.D. AUSN Clinical Professor of Community Medicine (Director, Nepal Health Research Council)
  • Hassan O. Kaya, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (Professor, University KwaZulu Natal, South Africa)
  • Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani, PhD., CPB, MBEth, BScN, AUSN Visiting Professor of Nursng and Bioethics (Principal, Saifee Burhani School of Nursing, Pakistan)
  • Konstantin Khroutski, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Biocosmology (Novgorod, Russia)
  • Man-Jae Kim, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Social Sciences (Gangneug National University, Korea)
  • Keiichiro Komatsu, D.Phil., AUSN Visiting Professor of Human Security and Global Affairs (Komatsu Research Advisory, Japan)
  • Paul Komesaroff, MBBS, MA, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Peace and Philosophy (Monash University, Australia)
  • Chamu Kuppuswamy, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Law and Indigenous Arts (University of Hertfordshire, England)
  • John E. LaMuth, M.Sc., Ph.D., AUSN Professor in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (USA)
  • Shamima Parvin Lasker, M.D., M.Phil., M.Sc., MPH Ph.D. Member, Board of Governors, AUSN Clinical Professor of Anatomy, Dentistry and Bioethics (Secretary, Bangladesh Bioethics Society)
  • Lana Le Blanc, MA, MBGPH, Ph.D. AUSN Professor of Social Justice and Modern Standard Arabic (USA; Thailand)
  • Leonard Le Blanc, III, M.A., M.Sc., MBGPH, MSTS, Ph.D. AUSN Professor in Social Sciences and Human Security; Dean (USA; Thailand)
  • Shui Chuen Lee, M.Phil., Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Chinese Philosophy and Bioethics (National Central University, Taiwan)
  • Steven Leeper, AUSN Visiting Professor of Peace and Community (Hiroshima Jogakuin University, Japan)
  • Diyah Woro Dwi Lestari, M.A., MBGPH, AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics and Psychology (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Marlon Lofredo, Ph.D., MSc. AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Public Policy, and Environmental Ethics (St. Paul's University, Quezon City, the Philippines)
  • Lara López-Hernáez, Ph.D., MSc., MBGPH, AUSN Visiting Professor of Mindfulness and Childhood Psychology (International University of La Rioja, Spain)
  • Manuel Lozano Rodríguez, Ph.D., MSSPD, AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics of Displacement; Spain
  • Darryl R.J. Macer, Ph.D., MPH, Hon. D., AUSN Professor of Bioethics and Biomedicine; Director, AUSN School of Indigenous Peoples and Global Studies; Director, AUSN Master’s Degree Program in Bioethics and Global Public Health; President, AUSN
  • Ardhini Rin Maharning, Ph.D. , AUSN Visiting Professor in Ecology and Bioethics (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Raffaele Mantegazza, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Education and History of Ideas (Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
  • Lewis Marshall, MD JD MS LLM FCLM, AUSN Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine (USA)
  • George Mentz, MBA JD, AUSN Professor of Ethics, Philosophy, Healthcare Management and Finance (USA)
  • Daniel Mishori, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Environmental and Public Health Ethics, and Body-Consciousness Studies (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
  • Taro Mochizuki, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Peace (Osaka University, Japan)
  • Taslima Monsoor, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Law (Dhaka University, Bangladesh)
  • Ravichandran Moorthy, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Strategic Studies & International Relations (UKM. Malaysia)
  • Amalia Muhaimin, MD MSc CCP,  AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics and Medical Education (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Pramod Multani MD FACC FAAC MAAC    AUSN Professor of Medicine & Cardiology
  • Anwar Nasim, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Science Diplomacy, Science Policies and Developing Countries (COMSTECH; Canada)
  • Ahmad Neaz, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Economics and Social Sciences (American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB))
  • Neoh Choo Aun, M.D., Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor in Chinese and Complimentary Medicine (Pingtung Christian Hospital, Taiwan)
  • Siti Nurani Mohd Noor, M.Sc., Ph.D., M.Phil.  AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics (Malaysia)
  • Wendsler Nosie, Sr., AUSN Professor in the Practice of Indigenous Knowledge (San Carlos Apache Nation)
  • Miyako Okada-Takagi, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Biochemistry and Bioethics (Nihon University, Japan)
  • Yinyong Paisooksantivatana, PhD, AUSN Visiting Professor in Horticulture and Rural Development (Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  • S. Paneerselvam, Ph.D, AUSN Professor of Philosophy (ICPR; Madras University, India)
  • Suma Parahakaran, AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Environmental Education; Malaysia
  • Govindan Parayil, Ph.D MA MS, AUSN Visiting Professor of Environment, Science and Society (Dean & Professor, Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, Tampa)
  • Maria Patrão Neves, Ph.D., MA, AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Public Health and Research Policies (Presidential Advisor, Portugal)
  • Deborah Kala Perkins, AUSN Professor of Astrobioethics and the Psychology of Religion (USA)
  • James Winston Phillips, MD JD MBA LLM    AUSN Professor of Healthcare Management
  • Maude Phipps, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics, Genomics and Genetics (Professor of Human Molecular Genetics, Monash University, Malaysia)
  • Irina Pollard, Ph.D., AUSN Professor in Life Science Ethics and Reproduction (Macquarie University, Australia)
  • Romanus E Prabowo, Ph.D. , AUSN Visiting Professor of Marine Biology (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Osama Rajhkan, MS, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Integrative Health (UNESCAP; Saudi Arabia)
  • Eric Rasmussen, MD, MDM, FACP, AUSN Professor of Humanatarian Medicine and Global Health (CEO, Infinitum Humanitarian Systems, USA)
  • Michael Reiss, MA, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Science Education (Institute of Education, University College London, U.K.)
  • Leroy Rhein, M.D. AUSN Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology (USA)
  • Martha Marcela Rodríguez Alanis, M.D.; M. Bioethics; Ph.D., Member, Board of Governors, AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics and Dermatology (President, Institute of Investigation in Bioethics, Mexico)
  • Augusto Rojas Martinez, MD, Ph.D, AUSN Visiting Professor of Genetics (Tecnologico de Monterrey/ITESM, Mexico)
  • Sergio Romeo-Malanda, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor in International and Comparative Biolaw (University of Las Palmas, Spain)
    Eduardo Alfonso Rueda Barrera, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics Education (Pontificia University Javeriana, Colombia)
  • VADM Eduardo Ma R Santos, AFP (Ret), AUSN Visiting Professor of Oceans and Maritime Affairs (President, MAAP, the Philippines)
  • Teguh Haryo Sasongko, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Genetics (USM, Malaysia)
  • Soenarto Sastrowijoto, MD ,Ph.D, AUSN Clinical Professor of Ear, Nose, & Throat Surgery, and Bioethics (UKM, Indonesia)
  • Mariodoss Selvanayagam, Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Bioethics, Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Loyola College, India)
  • Agnes Sequino, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of  Business Ethics, Sustainability Science and Innovation (University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR), the Philippines)
  • Mihaela Serbulea, M.D., Ph.D.,  AUSN Visiting Professor of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicines (Romania/Japan)
  • Ravi Shanker, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and Business Administration (Head, Dept. Politics and Public Affairs, Madras University, India)
  • Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff, M.D., Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Medicine and Biotechnology, India
  • Vincent Shieh, Ed.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Community and Peace (Professor, National Kaohsiung Normal University,Taiwan)
  • Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Indic Studies and Ayurvedic Biotechnology (Director, Institute of Advanced Studies, USA)
  • Aruna Sivakami, Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Environmental, Social and Political Sciences (India)
  • Raquel Smith, M.A, M.Sci., Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Clinical Psychology and Emergency Preparedness (USA)
  • Robert Snyder, JD MPH,  AUSN Professor of Healthcare Management and Finance (USA)
  • Yati Soenarto, MD, PhD , AUSN Clinical Professor of Pediatrics (UGM, Indonesia)
  • Endang Sukara, Ph.D., D. Biol., AUSN Visiting Professor in Biodiversity, Microbiology and Bioethics (Director, Study Center for Environmental Ethics Universitas Nasional Jakarta Indonesia)
  • Athula Sumathipala, MBBS, DFM, MD, FSLCGP(Sri Lanka), MRCPsych, CCST (UK), PhD (Lond)   AUSN Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Bioethics (Keele University, UK)
  • Tatik Suryana, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Business and Education (STIE Perbanas Surabaya, Indonesia)
  • Michael Cheng-Tek Tai, MA, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Clinical Bioethics and Social Sciences (Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan)
  • Atsushi Tajima, Ph.D., AUSN Visting Professor of Agriculture and History (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
  • Ryo Takahashi, Ph.D., M.Ed., AUSN Clinical Professor of Gerontology (Sendai University, Japan)
  • Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, M.Sc., MBGPH, Ph.D. AUSN Professor of Leadership Development, Bioethics and Global Public Health (Thailand)
  • Duujian Tsai, MD, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Medicine and Medical Anthropology (Pingtung Christian Hospital, Taiwan).
  • Kayo Uejima, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Ethical Community Economics (Japan)
  • Chutatip Umavijani, Ph.D.  AUSN Professor of Philosophy and Humanities (Thammasat University, Thailand)
  • Erick Valdés Meza, B.Sc., Ph.D.  AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Biolaw (University Derecho, Chile)
  • Daphne Viveka, Ph.D., AUSN Professor of Ethics and Nursing (Patna, India)
  • Lakshmi Vyas, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Hindu Religion, Environmental and Socio-cultural Studies(President, Hindu Forum of Europe, U.K.)
  • Alex Waller, Ph.D. AUSN Visiting Professor of Science Education and Environmental Ethics (Thailand)
  • Cyril H. Wecht, MD, JD  AUSN Professor of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Healthcare Management and Health Law (USA)
  • John Frederick Weckert, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor of Applied Ethics and Ethics of Science and Technology (Australia)
  • Anke Weisheit, Ph.D., M.Sc, B.Sc. Eng., MBGPH, AUSN Visiting Professor of Traditional Medical Knowledge  (Chair Innovation & Business Management, PHARMBIOTRAC, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mbarara, Uganda )
  • Gratiana Ekaningsih Wijayanti, Ph.D.  AUSN Visiting Professor in Reproductive Sciences and Bioethics (UNSOED, Indonesia)
  • Gregor Wolbring, Ph.D.,  AUSN Visiting Professor of Ability Expectation and Ableism Studies (University of Calgary, Canada)
  • Maria Keiko Yasuoka, Ph.D., Ph.D., MA, AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Anthropology and Medical Ethics (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  • Rowena Zoilo, M.A., CCP, AUSN Visiting Professor of Social Sciences and Community Engagement (Bicol University, the Philippines)

Roll of Honor (Our deceased professors, who we dearly miss. May they rest in peace; obituaries link)

Jayapaul Azariah, PhD, AUSN Visiting Professor of Zoology and Bioethics (India)

Umar Anggara Jenie, Ph.D., AUSN Visiting Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Bioethics (UGM, Indonesia)

Takao Takahashi, Ph.D.  AUSN Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics (Kumamoto University, Japan)