Jessica Pierce Ph.D.

Jessica Pierce, Ph.D., is an American bioethicist known for her work in the fields of environmental bioethics, animal ethics, and the philosophy of human-animal relationships. Her work spans from broad considerations of human responsibilities for nature to detailed explorations of human-animal relationships. She has published thirteen books, including Who’s a Good Dog? And How to Be a Better Human, A Dog’s World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, and, most recently, Dogpedia: A Brief Compendium of Canine Curiosities. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, TIME, and Scientific American. Dr. Pierce is a faculty affiliate at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical School. Her passionate advocacy for the well-being of animals has sparked global conversations and driven positive changes in the way society perceives and treats non-human beings.