Alexandre A. Martins

Alexandre A. Martins, PhD, holds a joint position in the Theology Department and College of Nursing at Marquette University. He specializes in bioethics and social ethics, focusing on public health, global health, Catholic social teaching, and liberation theology. He is also a scholar in philosophy of religion, specialized in the work of French philosopher Simone Weil. His scholarship has been broad. He has engaged in ethics, theology, and health care through a dialogue with anthropology, philosophy, epidemiology, and medical science, especially engaging with marginalized voices and addressing issues from the perspective of the poor.

Born and raised in Brazil, throughout his academic and activist life, Alexandre has acted as an advocate for universal health care coverage through grassroots and social movements as well as through his scholarship and publications. He is deeply engaged in bioethics and global health through social movements organized from marginalized communities. Through humanitarian organizations and academic projects, he has also served in areas marked by poverty and lack of adequate health care assistance, such as Brazil, Bolivia, Haiti, and Uganda.