Vanderbilt Div School Class Visit

Vanderbilt Div School Class Visit

Grace Kao spoke to doctoral students of Prof. Melissa Snarr’s class about whether and how to do public-facing work as a “public scholar.” She shared how she made decisions expanding her media presence and public scholarship, how she has navigated the...
Visioning for Collective Liberation

Visioning for Collective Liberation

Dr. Kao participated in a 3-day gathering of human rights, reproductive justice, indigenous, and women’s rights scholars and activists in Las Vegas, Nevada. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the state of democracy in the U.S., how RJ activists might best do...
SCE Plenary Address

SCE Plenary Address

At the invitation of SCE President Bryan Massingale, Dr. Kao presented plenary remarks on the conference theme with fellow panelists Terrence Johnson, Kristin Heyer, and Aristotle Papanikolaou and Nichole M.  Flores (presiding). The panel will be published in the...
SCE Women’s Caucus

SCE Women’s Caucus

Grace Kao presented remarks about publishing as a woman during the 2023 Society of Christian Ethics. The informal panel and luncheon was hosted at a Ukrainian women-owned teahouse in downtown Chicago. The session was organized by the Women’s Caucus...
Evaluating Surrogacy Laws & Practices

Evaluating Surrogacy Laws & Practices

Grace Kao spoke with students in Jennifer Gumer’s BIOE 6200 Law and Bioethics class about the legal dimensions of surrogacy as well as her experiences as a former surrogate. She enjoyed fielding their question about the wellbeing of children, commercial...