Deborah Stevens

A scientist and registered teacher, Deborah is an educational consultant in the discipline of Bioethics. The author and facilitator of New Zealand’s first dedicated bioethics curriculum at secondary school level, Deborah is in high demand as a conference presenter and as a facilitator of student and professional development seminars for teachers, across Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Deborah was recently a plenary and workshop presenter at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Conference on Bioethics Education in Seoul.

Deborah is currently engaged in doctoral research at the University of Waikato into bioethics education at the secondary school level.

As a member of the New Zealand Inter-Church Bioethics Council, Deborah is co-author of resource material on Human Reproductive Technologies, Stem Cell Research, Cloning, Euthanasia and Climate Change.

Education and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (Psychology, Embryology) Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
• Diploma of Teaching Victoria University, Wellington
• Master of Bioethics Monash University, Melbourne
• Trained counsellor, including education in relationship and grief counselling 

Significant presentations Deborah has made include:

• 11th World Congress of Bioethics, Rotterdam, June 2012
• New Zealand Bioethics Association Conference, Dunedin, Jan 2012
• Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics, Tasmania, June 2011
• 11th Asian Bioethics Association Conference and 5th UNESCO ethics roundtable, Singapore, August 2010
• 10th World Congress of Bioethics, Singapore, July 2010
• Australasian Bioethics Association and Health Law Conference, Adelaide, July 2010
• Independent Schools of NZ Conference, May 2008 - Plenary presenter
• Methodist Church of New Zealand conference, Nov 2007 - Workshop presenter 
• Association of Religious Education Teachers and School Chaplains National conference August 2007 - Keynote speaker 
• UNESCO Asia-Pacific Conference on Bioethics Education, Seoul, 2006 - Plenary and Workshop presenter
• Marion Pryer Memorial lecture 2006
• Eastbourne Winter Series 2005
• New Zealand Bioethics Association Conference, Dunedin, 2005
• New Zealand Churches Education Commission Conference, 2005 - Keynote speaker 
• Australasian Bioethics Association Conference, Sydney, 2004
• Numerous presentations to student, teacher, community and church groups across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom