Prof. John McMillan (University of Otago, New Zealand) (Homepage)
1. Publications
Book Chapters
- McMillan, J. The fact value distinction and empirical ethics. In Empirical Ethics Cambridge University Press 2015 in press
- McMillan, J. Bioethics. In Children’s Welfare and the Media Federation Press 2014 in press
- McMillan, J. “Electro-Convulsive Therapy” The Encyclopedia of Bioethics 4th edition MacMillan Reference USA 2014
- McMillan, J. “Sex Selection” The Encyclopedia of Bioethics 4th edition MacMillan Reference USA 2014
- McMillan, J. (2013). Psychiatric ethics. In H. LaFollette (Ed.), International encyclopedia of ethics (pp. 4186-4195). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee070
- McMillan, J. (2013). Psychosurgery. In H. LaFollette (Ed.), International encyclopedia of ethics (pp. 4206-4211). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee064
Refereed Journal Articles
- McMillan, J., Walker, S., & Hope, T. (2014). Valuing hope. Monash Bioethics Review, 32(1-2), 33-42. doi: 10.1007/s40592-014-0006-7
- King, M., Gavaghan, C., & McMillan, J. (2014). Medical regulation of cognitive enhancement devices: Some concerns [Peer commentary]. Journal of Law & the Biosciences. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/jlb/lsu020
- McMillan, J. (2014). Surgical castration, coercive offers and coercive effects: It is still not about consent [Commentary]. Journal of Medical Ethics, 40(9), 596. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101507
- McMillan, J., & Bowyer, L. (2014). An unfortunate experiment? The future of ethical review in New Zealand. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 23(3), 268-271. doi: 10.1017/S096318011300087X
- McMillan, J. “Making sense of child welfare when regulating human reproductive technologies” Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, (2014) 11(1), 47-55. doi: 10.1007/s11673-013-9495-y
- Malatesti, L. & McMillan, J. (2014). “Defending psychopathy: An argument from values and moral responsibility” Theoretical Medicine & Bioethics, (2014) 35(1), 7-16. doi: 10.1007/s11017-014-9277-5
- McMillan, J. “The kindest cut? Surgical castration, sex offenders and coercive offers.” lead article for The Journal of Medical Ethics (2013) Advance online publication. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101030
- McMillan, J., Hope, T., & Wilkinson, D. “Precision and the rules of prioritization” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, (2013) 22, 336-345. doi: 10.1017/S0963180113000182
- Lawn, S., McMillan, J., Comley, Z., Smith, A., & Brayley, J. “Mental health recovery and voting: Why being treated as a citizen matters and how we can do it.” Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. (2013) doi: 10.1111/jpm.12109
- Hope, T., Tan, J., Stewart, A., & McMillan, J. “Agency, ambivalence and authenticity: The many ways in which anorexia nervosa can affect autonomy” (2013) International Journal of Law in Context, 9(1), 20-36. doi: 10.1017/S1744552312000456
Non-refereed Journal Articles and reports
- McMillan, J. R. (2013). Written expert statement for the defendant, South Taranaki District Council, on the ethics of water fluoridation. In the matter of New Health New Zealand Inc. v the South Taranaki District Council. High Court of New Zealand, New Plymouth, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
2. Other significant conference involvement
- McMillan, J. “Regulation of research, efficiency and internationalization: Does one size fit all?” 12th World Congress of Bioethics, Mexico City, June 25-28, 2014 (peer reviewed proposal accepted)
- McMillan, J. “The Methods of Bioethics” 12th World Congress of Bioethics, Mexico City, June 25-28, 2014 (peer reviewed proposal accepted)
- Symposium paper “Value conservatism and critical morality in the enhancement debate” University of Melbourne, March 2014
- Symposium paper “Psychopathy and Responsibility” Preventative Detention Symposium, University of Otago, October 2013.
- McMillan, J. (2013). Conversion therapies: Why it is wrong to ‘treat’ homosexuality. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference.
- Gillett, G., Kerruish, N., McMillan, J., & Snelling, J. (2013). Growth attenuation in children with profound developmental disabilities. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference.
- Kerruish, N., & McMillan, J. (2013). When argument fails: How to reason publicly with those who are being unreasonable. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference.
- McMillan, J., & deLacey, S. (2013). Social justice and assisted reproductive technologies. Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference
- Symposium paper “Why bioethics needs empirical ethics and the social sciences” Comparative and Cross-Cultural bioethics Symposium, University of Otago, March 2013.
3. Conference Organisation
- The New Zealand Bioethics Conference (2014)
- Research Symposium on The Future of Ethical Review (2013)
4. Research Grants
- New Zealand Law Foundation (2014) ‘Mental Capacity: updating the law and practice’ International research fellowship (sponsor)$125,000
- New Zealand Law Foundation (2014) ‘The Future of preimplantation genetic testing: and analysis of the ethical, legal and social issues’(co-applicant), $80,380
- New Zealand Law Foundation (2013) ‘Post-sentence detention and predicting dangerousness’, (principal researcher), $17,500
- Wellcome Trust (2013) New investigator award ‘Neurointervention in crime prevention: an ethical analysis’ (collaborator), 484, 472 pounds sterling