Fr. Thomas Berg, M.A., Ph.D.
tberg@westchesterinstitute.net

 Fr. Thomas founded the Institute in 1998. He received an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Wesleyan University in 1997, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Rome's Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum in 1999. His areas of specialization include natural law theory, personhood theory, and biomedical issues dealing with the beginning of life.

E. Christian Brugger, D. Phil.
cbrugger@ipsciences.edu

E. Christian Brugger is an Associate Professor of Moral Theology at the Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado. He earned his D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from the University of Oxford. He also holds Masters degrees from Harvard Divinity School (moral philosophy) and Seton Hall University (moral theology).

He is the author of Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition (Notre Dame Press, 2003) and has published widely on the topic of moral theology and philosophy in journals like The Thomist, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Josephenum Journal of Theology and Global Virtue Ethics Review.

Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D.
maureen.condic@hsc.utah.edu

Dr. Condic is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine, with an adjunct appointment in the department of Pediatrics. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago , her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley and postdoctoral training at the University of Minnesota . Since her appointment at the University of Utah in 1997, Dr. Condic's primary research focus has been the development and regeneration of the nervous system.

Markus Grompe, MD
grompe@ohsu.edu

Dr. Grompe is Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Medical Genetics at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. He also is the Director of the Oregon Stem Cell Center and serves on the board of directors of the International Society for Stem Cell Research. He divides his time between laboratory research and clinical care of patients with genetic disorders. His laboratory is active in the investigation of novel stem cell and gene therapy approaches for metabolic liver diseases, type 1 diabetes and bone marrow failure.

Christopher Oleson, Ph.D.
chrisoleson@comcast.net

Since 1999, Chris Oleson has been an associate professor of philosophy at the Legion of Christ’s Center for Higher Studies in Thornwood, New York. He teaches the history of ancient and modern philosophy, the philosophy of culture, as well as various courses in moral and political philosophy. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Catholic University of America and a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School. He lives with his wife, Rachel, in Brewster, NY. They have 6 children.

Fr Peter Ryan, SJ, STD
pryan@msmary.edu

Peter F. Ryan, S.J., is associate professor of Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg , Md. , where he also does spiritual direction and formation advising.  A priest of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, he was ordained in 1987 and received his S.T.D. from the Gregorian University in Rome in 1996.  He has written articles on a variety of topics, including bioethics, academic freedom in the Catholic university, and the relationship between moral action and ultimate human fulfillment.  Fr. Ryan is presently working on a book on the theology of heaven and hell and its significance for the new evangelization.

Mark Stegman, MD
mstegman@westchesterinstitute.net

Dr. Mark Stegman, a senior fellow of the Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, is a Catholic physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, with a particular focus on evaluation and management of infertility, subfertility, and other women's health issues using methods that are fully respectful of the dignity of the woman, the man, and the child to be conceived, using the new science of NaProTechnology. He currently practices at the Center for Women's Health, a service of Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.