Dr Faye Tucker
Lecturer in Professional Practice, Values and EthicsResearch Overview
My background is in moral and political philosophy. Broadly my research interests are: the moral and political status of children, particularly adolescents; the family; autonomy and decision making; consent; and, the intersection between philosophy and public policy.
Profile
I have a keen interest in adolescence as a distinctive part of development. In this area my PhD thesis focused on autonomy development and socialization, and how young people acquire the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. In particular, I examined the role of others in fostering agency in children and young people.
During my PhD studies I held a studentship with the EC-funded I.Family study. This study had two main objectives: (1) To understand the interplay between barriers against and drivers towards healthy food choice; (2) Develop and disseminate strategies to induce changes that promote healthy dietary behaviour in European consumers especially adolescents and their parents. As part of my work for the study, I considered current policy and intervention strategies that aim to support adolescent decision making.
I have published on adolescent medical consent. I am interested in decision making. In particular, how and why decision making is shared with others, the balance of autonomy against best interests, and what it means to share decision making when there is epistemic imbalance.
My current research looks at the epistemic difficulties in the adolescent parent-child relationship and the difficulties these pose for parents who have to make decisions about when to give their children the right to choose for themselves, or step-back from their children's lives (willingly or otherwise). In particular, I focus on the emergence of privacy rights and the restriction of parental knowledge and access to their children's lives.
Web Links
I.Family Study: http://www.ifamilystudy.eu
Health Innovation with Children and Young People
01/05/2023 → 31/01/2024
Research
Philosophy for Clinicians: The future of the 'good doctor paradigm'
Oral presentation
“I don’t think it’s just parents”: reflecting on parental insights into healthy lifestyles
Oral presentation
BeingWell Event
Other
Social Prescribing in the North West
Other
Dialogue Day: Adolescent emotional health and wellbeing
Other
Society of Applied Philosophy Postgraduate Essay Prize
Prize (including medals and awards)
Postgraduate Bioethics Conference 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society