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Dr Vanessa Schouten MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm

Professional

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts - Victoria University (2007)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Princeton University (2015)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics, Sex and Sexuality

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Applied Ethics (220100): Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000)

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
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Research Outputs

Journal

McDonald, S., Henrickson, M., Cook, C., & Schouten, V. (2023). Māori realities, intimacies, and sexual expressions: reconceptualising consent to uphold kaumātua mana in aged residential care. AlterNative. 19(2), 457-465
[Journal article]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V., Henrickson, M., Cook, CM., MacDonald, S., & Atefi, N. (2023). Value pluralism about sexual intimacy in residential care. Nursing Ethics. 30(3), 437-448
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Cook, C., Henrickson, M., & Schouten, V. (2022). Palliative Care, Intimacy, and Sexual Expression in the Older Adult Residential Care Context: “Living until You Don’t”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(20)
[Journal article]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Cook, CM., Schouten, V., Henrickson, M., McDonald, S., & Atefi, N. (2022). Sexual harassment or disinhibition? Residential care staff responses to older adults' unwanted behaviours. International Journal of Older People Nursing. 17(3)
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Schouten, V., Henrickson, M., Cook, CM., McDonald, S., & Atefi, N. (2021). Intimacy for older adults in long-term care: a need, a right, a privilege—or a kind of care?. Journal of Medical Ethics. 48(10), 723-727
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Henrickson, M., Cook, CM., MacDonald, S., Atefi, N., & Schouten, V. (2022). Not in the Brochure: Porneia and Residential Aged Care. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. 19(2), 588-598
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Henrickson, M., Cook, CM., & Schouten, V. (2022). Culture clash: responses to sexual diversity in residential aged care. Culture, Health and Sexuality. 24(4), 548-563
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Mulgan, T., Enright, S., Grix, M., Jayasuriya, U., Ka‘ili, TO., Lear, AM., . . . Watene, K. (2021). Charting just futures for Aotearoa New Zealand: philosophy for and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 51(S1), S167-S178
[Journal article]Authored by: Matthewson, O., Schouten, V.
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Cook, C., Henrickson, M., Atefi, N., Schouten, V., & Mcdonald, S. (2021). Iatrogenic loneliness and loss of intimacy in residential care. Nursing Ethics. 28(6), 911-923
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Cook, CM., Schouten, V., & Henrickson, M. (2018). Ethical Underpinnings of Sexuality Policies in Aged Care: Centralising Dignity. Ethics and Social Welfare. 12(3), 272-290
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Cook, C., Schouten, V., Henrickson, M., & McDonald, S. (2017). Ethics, intimacy and sexuality in aged care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 73(12), 3017-3027
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Schouten, V., & Weijers, D. (2013). An assessment of recent responses to the experience machine objection to hedonism. Journal of Value Inquiry. 47(4), 461-482 Retrieved from http://www.springer.com/
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Book

Schouten, V. (2017). Sex and intimacy. In SR. Chadwick (Ed.) How should we live? Everyday ethics in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 121 - 143). : Massey University Press
[Chapter]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Chadwick, SR. (Ed.) (2017). How should we live? Everyday ethics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press
[Edited Book]Authored by: Chadwick, S., Schouten, V.Edited by: Chadwick, S.
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Thesis

Schouten, V. (2015). Explaining the wrong of rape. (Doctoral Thesis, Princeton University) Schouten, V. (2015). Explaining the wrong of rape. (Doctoral Thesis)
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Report

Henrickson, M., Cook, C., Schouten, V., McDonald, S., & Atefi, N.(2020). What counts as consent? Sexuality and ethical deliberation in residential aged care. Palmerston North, NZ: Massey University
[Technical Report]Authored by: Schouten, V.

Conference

Cook, CM., Henrickson, M., & Schouten, V.(2017, September). Elder justice: Intimacy & sexuality in residential aged care – balancing rights and a duty of care. .
[Conference]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Cook, CM., Henrickson, M., & Schouten, V.(2017, September). What counts as consent? Sexuality and ethical deliberation in aged care. .
[Conference]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2016, November). Reproductive Morality in a Broken World. Presented at Ethics for a Broken World
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2016, July). What To Do About Tuvalu: Our Obligations to Climate Change Refugees. Presented at Australasian Association of Philosophy Annual Conference. Monash University, Melbourne.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Cook, CM., Henrickson, M., & Schouten, V.(2016, October). Intimacy and sexuality in residential aged care: Ethical challenges and opportunities. .
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Schouten, V. (2015, July). When the presumption of innocence does not apply. Presented at Australian Association for Professional and Applied Ethics Annual Conference. Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2015, July). When the PoI Does Not Apply. Presented at Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference. Macquarie University, Sydney.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2015). When the PoI Does Not Apply. , Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference 2015
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Schouten, V. (2014, July). Morally Permissible Non-consensual Sex?. Presented at Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference. Canberra.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Schouten, V. (2013, April). Intuitions About Welfare vs Intuitions About Obligations. Presented at Victoria University of Wellington Postgraduate Retreat
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Schouten, V. (2013, July). A new strategy for assessing welfare theories. Presented at Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference. Queensland, Australia.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Schouten, V. (2012, December). One Way to Assess Theories of Welfare. Presented at Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference (NZ Division)
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Other

Schouten, V. (2015, October). When (and why) Consent Principles are Superfluous.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2015, May). Explaining the Wrong of Rape.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2015). Explaining the Wrong of Rape (Dissertation).
[Other]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2015, May). A Problem for the Consent View in the Ethics of Sex. In Waikato University.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
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Schouten, V. (2014, August). Morally Permissible Non-Consensual Sex?.
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Schouten, V. (2013, May). Capturing the Relationship Between Obligations and Harms. Presented at Victoria University of Wellington.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Schouten, V.
Schouten, V. (2012, March). Honouring the Dead at the Cost of the Living.
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Teaching and Supervision

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 1 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Alyson Baker - Doctor of Philosophy
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