Ashley Kennedy

Ashley Graham Kennedy, PhD holds degrees in astrophysics, humanities and philosophy, and is assistant professor of philosophy in the honors college and assistant professor of clinical biomedical science in the medical college of Florida Atlantic University. Her research focuses on diagnostic and clinical reasoning, and some of her recent work has appeared in British Medical Journal, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, and Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Ashley also teaches philosophy of medicine, biomedical ethics and logic to pre-medical and medical students.

Photograph of several petrie dishes with growing cultures in them

Medicine

Ashley Kennedy

26 Jun 2018

Solving Antibiotic Resistance with the Power of Evolution

Growing resistance to antibiotics is dangerous, but the evolutionary processes that cause it might just provide a solution.

Featured

Ashley Kennedy

11 May 2015

The Vaccine Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?

The vaccine debate is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: there is an article published on the topic almost daily, and it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have an opinion on the subject. But for all the discussion, it seems that we are making very little progress towards resolving the issue: vaccination rates continue to … Continue reading "The Vaccine Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?"