Dr. Matthé Scholten
Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Ruhr University Bochum
Malakowturm
Markstraße 258a
44799 Bochum
Germany
Tel | +49 (0)234 32-28628
Fax | +49 (0)234 32-14205
matthe.scholten@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
My main interests are in ethics in psychiatry, moral responsibility and Kantian ethics. Together with Jakov Gather, I coordinate the Bochum SALUS Project, a large and interdisciplinary research project on coercion in psychiatry. I'm also the principal investigator for the project EQUALISE. Previously, I worked on the project ENSURE and was the principal investigator for the project HumanMeD.
I received my Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam with a dissertation on moral responsibility and Kantian ethics. Alongside my B.A. and M.A. studies, I worked as an auxiliary nurse in a rehabilitation center.
Curriculum Vitae
Academic positions
| 2016 - |
Researcher, Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum |
| 2016 |
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Groningen
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam |
| 2011 - 2015 |
Ph.D. candidate, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam |
| 2010 - 2014 |
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam |
| 2011 |
Lecturer, ArtEZ Art Academy, Zwolle |
Education
| 2016 |
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Amsterdam |
| 2010 |
M.A. Philosophy (research master), University of Amsterdam |
| 2007 |
B.A. Philosophy, University of Amsterdam |
Visiting scholarships
| 2019 |
Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA, visiting scholar, host: Scott Kim |
| 2015 |
Department of Philosophy, University of Tokyo, visiting scholar, host: Masaki Ichinose |
| 2013 - 2014 |
Department of Philosophy, UC Berkeley, visiting student researcher, host: Jay Wallace |
| 2012 - 2013 |
Department of Philosophy, Goethe University Frankfurt, visiting scholar, host: Marcus Willaschek |
| 2008 - 2009 |
Free University Berlin, visiting student |
| 2004 - 2005 |
University of Alcalá de Henares, visiting student |
Project funding
| 2021 - 2023 |
QualiEth - Research ethics in qualitative health research: An interdisciplinary and international spring school, German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), co-applicant |
| 2021 - 2022 |
EQUALISE - Improving the ethical review of qualitative health research, FoRUM Program of the Medical Faculty of the Ruhr University Bochum, principal investigator |
| 2021 - 2022 |
Science Communication by Scientists, Royal Dutch Academy of the Sciences (KNAW), jointly with the other editors of the online philosophy platform Bij Nader Inzien |
| 2018 - 2024 |
SALUS - The ethics of coercion: Striking a balance between autonomy, well-being and security in psychiatric practice, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), co-investigator |
| 2018 - 2021 |
HumanMeD - Human rights and mental health: Implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of health care, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), principal investigator |
Fellowships
| 2022 |
Fellowship, Japanese Association of Bioethics and International Association of Bioethics (JAB-IAB) |
| 2017 - 2019 |
Research fellowship, Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) |
| 2015 |
Research fellowship, Canon Foundation in Europe |
| 2013 - 2014 |
Research fellowship, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and De Breed Kreiken Innovatiefonds |
| 2012 - 2013 |
Research fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service |
| 2011 - 2015 |
Ph.D. fellowship, University of Amsterdam |
| 2011 - 2014 |
Ph.D. fellowship, German Academic Exchange Service (declined) |
| 2008 - 2009 |
Study grant, Free University of Berlin |
| 2004 - 2005 |
Study grant, Erasmus Program |
Awards
| 2020 |
Award for Philosophy and Ethics in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy for the article "Equality in the informed consent process," German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN) |
| 2019 |
Award for the best presentation, German Academy for Ethics in Medicine (AEM) |
| 2017 |
Article Award for the article "Schizophrenia and Moral Responsibility: A Kantian Essay," Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA) |
| 2013 |
De Breed Kreiken Innovation Award |
Recognition
| 2020 - |
Member of the Alzheimer Europe ethics working group |
| 2020 - |
Member of the Research Ethics Committee of the Medical Faculty of the Ruhr University Bochum |
| 2017 - 2019 |
Member of the expert and author group on behalf of the German Academy for Ethics in Medicine for the AWMF S2 clinical guideline “Informed consent to medical treatment for persons with dementia” |
| 2017 - 2019 |
Member of the MERCUR Global Young Faculty |
| 2018 |
Member of the scientific committee, EACME Conference 2018 |
Other activities
| 2017 - |
Editor of the Dutch online philosophy magazine Bij Nader Inzien (www.bijnaderinzien.com) |
Memberships
| 2020 - |
EU COST Action FOSTREN – Fostering and strengthening approaches to reducing coercion in European mental health services |
| 2019 - |
International Association of Bioethics (IAB) |
| 2016 - |
German Academy for Ethics in Medicine (AEM) |
| 2016 - |
German Society for Analytic Philosophy (GAP) |
| 2011 - |
German Society for Philosophy (DGPhil) |
| 2011 - |
Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) |
