Ina Roy

Sunnyvale

Ina Roy-Faderman’s writings have recently appeared in Trash Panda, Pigeon Papers and Numum, among others. She was educated at Stanford (AB, MA, MD) and U.C. Berkeley (PhD) and currently teaches biomedical ethics and philosophy of science. She is an assistant editor at Right Hand Pointing, chair of the Poetry Postcard Fest board, and on the board of directors for Writers Rising Up.

Projects

  1. Tupelo 30/30 Project: 2025

    The 30/30 Project is a challenge and fundraiser for Tupelo Press, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) literary press. Each month, volunteer poets run the equivalent of a “poetry marathon,” writing 30 poems in 30 days, with “sponsors” to donate and cheer them on.

    1. Literary Arts

  2. Poetry Postcard Festival Board

    The Poetry Postcard Festival (formerly the August Poetry Postcard Festival) is an annual postcard exchange between people from all over the world through the month of August.

    1. Literary Arts
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    2. Social Justice

  3. Last Song of the Sirens

    Genetic modification was once the norm. Now, a girl whose parents modified her to become a vision of mermaid-style beauty and a woman who sleeps with a "failed experiment" collide with The Collectors -- an organization obsessed with owning modified human beings.

    1. Literary Arts

  4. Gnu

    Chapbook: Poems, beautiful monstrousness of nature

    1. Literary Arts

  5. Ethics of Patient Mask-Wearing: Point/Counterpoint

    Project with four U.S. ENTs , for *Otolarygology*'s Point/Counterpoint column.

    1. Philosophy

  6. Elisabeth Lloyd Festschrift Chapter

    Invited chapter honoring Elisabeth Lloyd's philosophical, feminist, & scientific work. Topic: Why isn't the phenomenon of Wolffian duct removal in female fetal development treated to an evolutionary explanation, despite the potential for an obvious adaptationist story?

    1. Philosophy
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    2. Social Justice

  7. The Dilemma of “Forced Intervention” in the Seemingly Hopeless Situation

    Ethical considerations in providing tracheostomy for severely and permanently impaired children.

    1. Philosophy
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    2. Medicine
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    3. Social Justice

  8. Rumpus Mini-Interview Project: author Lindsay Merbaum

    In conversation with poet, fiction writer, editor, and cocktail expert Lindsay Merbaum about her debut novel, The Gold Persimmon. For the Rumpus Mini-Interview Project.

    1. Literary Arts

  9. Genetic Information: New Models of Ownership

    Philosophical analyses provide several definitions of "genetic information," many working "backwards" from possible uses of this information to a definition. I'll examine several different analogies (art, gift, organ) to identify characteristics specific to genetic information.

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    3. Medicine

  10. Poetry Postcard Festival: Poet Interviews

    The (August) Poetry Postcard Festival is an exchange of poems on postcards each August. I was an editor of 56 Days of August, an anthology of fest poems. So when I had the opportunity to interview three other participatants, I jumped at it.

    1. Literary Arts

  11. 90 Days of Creativity: a log

    I'm joining in Joe Landini's inspiring "90 Days of Creativity" project. I'm hoping participating will reshape my priorities to place my physical health and creative work at the top of my daily activities, rather than being crammed into the dusty corners of my work & family lives

    1. Literary Arts

  12. Project Holding Area

    The academic year ends, and boom! I conceive a billion writing projects. I track lit projects individually, but I have far too many phil sci and ethics ideas and end up ditching most of them. I'm going to try logging them here, seeing if patterns emerge in what gets used.

    1. Philosophy
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    3. Medicine

Skills

  1. Literary Arts

    Focus
    Teaching, Writing, Editing
    Genres
    Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Flash Fiction, Free Verse Poetry

  2. Philosophy

    Topics
    Gender & Sexuality, Academic Ethics, Biomedical Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Gender & Sexuality Ethics, Technology Ethics, Feminist Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Biontech
    Traditions
    Analytic Philosophy, Continental Philosophy

  3. Social Justice

    Focus
    Policy Advocacy, Subtle Activism
    Topics
    Gender & Sexuality, Healthcare Reform

  4. Medicine

    Focus
    Education, Healthcare Science, Medical Research
    Specializations
    Infectious Disease
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