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Dr. Christopher Riddle Awarded Prestigious Clark Endowed Professorship
The award is presented every 5 years to a faculty member who has faithfully served the University for at least ten years, who holds the rank of full professor, and who has an outstanding record of teaching scholarship and professional service.
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Dr. Christopher Riddle has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Clark Endowed Professorship.
The award is presented every 5 years to a faculty member who has faithfully served the University for at least ten years, who holds the rank of full professor, and who has an outstanding record of teaching scholarship and professional service.
“An impressive record of noteworthy scholarship, the author of six books, over 35 journal articles, 12 book reviews, and over three dozen presentations, several of which were delivered on the international stage,” Provost Damiano noted of Dr. Riddle. “In addition, he has delivered expert testimony before various state houses and assemblies.”
Dr. Riddle received his Ph.D. from Queen's University at Kingston. He specializes in Applied Ethics (especially philosophical issues arising from the experience of disability) and Social & Political Philosophy (especially the Capabilities Approach).
In 2020 he was a visiting scholar at the Hastings Center in New York, and in 2016 he was a visiting researcher at the Brocher Foundation in Switzerland.
He has published in numerous journals, including The Journal of Medical Ethics; The Journal of Social Philosophy; Bioethics; The American Journal of Bioethics; Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy; Essays in Philosophy; Journal of Human Development and Capabilities; Topoi; Public Health Ethics; Disability & Society, and Disability Studies Quarterly.
He has authored 4 books: Disability & Justice (Lexington / Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Human Rights, Disability, & Capabilties (Palgrave MacMillan, 2016), The Ethics of Assisted Dying (Routledge, 2025), The Ethics of Disability (Routledge, 2025). He is the editor of 2 books: From Disability Theory to Practice (Lexington / Rowman & Littlefield, 2018), Disability & Death (Routledge, 2025).
Recently, Dr. Riddle’s vast expertise in ethics was sought by the Canadian government for his perspectives on the merits of a challenge that claims the country’s Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) policy is in violation to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
His ever-increasing and impressive resume includes having earned the Harold T. Clark Jr Award for Distinguished Faculty Scholarship and Professional Accomplishment and the Dr. Virgil Crisafulli Distinguished Teaching Award. Service to the University included membership on the Curriculum Committee, the Faculty Affairs Committee, the General Education Council, the Professional Developmental Committee, and various other University or departmental committees.
“In teaching, scholarship, and service, he excels,” Provost Damiano said.
The Harold T. Clark Jr Professorship was endowed with a generous gift from Harold “Tom” Clark, a longtime benefactor of the college, first chair of the college’s board of trustees, and a local entrepreneur. The award is given in order to advance teaching and scholarly activity, benefit the intellectual life of the college, and promote students’ learning in a particular field of study.
Dr. Riddle is the fifth professor to receive this prestigious award, following in the footsteps of Zhaodan (Jordan) Huang, Theodore Orlin, Lawrence Aaronson and Thomas Crist.
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