Joel Reynolds, PhD, presented their lecture “Improving Quality and Equity of Care for Disabled Patients” as our Endowed Lecturer on Ethics and Decision Making on March 13. Joel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies at Georgetown University. He is the Director of Georgetown’s Disability Studies Program, is a Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, is a Fellow of The Hastings Center, and is a Faculty Scholar of The Greenwall Foundation. Bridging inquiry across the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences, Dr. Reynolds’ research explores foundational issues at the intersection of ethics, biomedicine, and society with a special focus on identifying, mitigating, and eliminating health inequities faced by disabled people. Reynolds is the author or co-author of over fifty articles and chapters in outlets including New England Journal of Medicine, AMA Journal of Ethics, Nature Biotechnology, and the Journal of Medical Ethics. He is also the author or co-editor of six books, including The Disability Bioethics Reader and Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies.