Biography and expertise
Bob Fischer has been at Texas State since 2011. He earned his PhD at the University of Illinois at Chicago and his BA at the State University University of New York at Geneseo. He works on a wide range of projects connected to animal welfare. He's especially interested in research and resources that can serve real-world decision-making.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Philosophy
Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 2011
Master's Degree
MA in Philosophy
Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 2010
Master's Degree
MA in Christian Studies
Trinity Intnl Univ-Coll Arts&Sci, 2006
Master's Degree
MA in Philosophy of Religion
Trinity Intnl Univ-Coll Arts&Sci, 2006
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Philosophy and English
State Univ of NY Coll at Geneseo, 2004
Featured grants
- Fischer, Bob. Wildlife Ethics: Animal Ethics in Wildlife Conservation and Management, $8000. (Funded: 2022). Grant.
- Fischer, Bob. Open Educational Resources Course Development and Implementation Grant, $7327. (Funded: 2021 - 2022). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Fischer, B. (Ed.). (2024). Weighing Animal Welfare: Comparing Well-being Across Species. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/weighing-animal-welfare-9780197745762
- Fischer, B., Gamborg, C., Hampton, J., Palmer, C., & Sandoe, P. (2023). Wildlife Ethics: Animal Ethics in Wildlife Management and Conservation. New York: Blackwell. Retrieved from https://www.wiley.com/en-ae/Wildlife+Ethics%3A+The+Ethics+of+Wildlife+Management+and+Conservation-p-9781119611264
- Fischer, B. (2021). Animal Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from https://www.routledge.com/Animal-Ethics-A-Contemporary-Introduction/Fischer/p/book/9781138484436
- Fischer, B. (Ed.). (2020). College Ethics: A Reader on Moral Issues that Affect You. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/college-ethics-9780190063337?cc=us&lang=en&
- Gilbertson, E. N., & Fischer, R. W. (n.d.). The Ethics of Doping in Animal Sport. In The Oxford Handbook of Sports Ethics. Oxford University Press.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Excellence in Research Funding and Sponsored Programs, Texas State University. 2022 - 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Golden Apple Award for Scholarship, Texas State University. 2022 - 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Developmental Leave Supplemental Award, Texas State University. 2020 - 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Texas State University. 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Liberal Arts Golden Apple Award for Scholarship, Texas State University. 2017
Featured service activities
- President
Animal Welfare Economics Working Group
- Officer
Insect Welfare Research Society
- Editor
American Entomologist
- Member
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- President
Society for the Study of Ethics & Animals
- Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed