Faculty Profile for Dr. Bob Fischer

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Dr. Bob Fischer
Associate Professor — Philosophy
CMAL 207-F
phone: (512) 245-2403

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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. (Ed.). (n.d.). Weighing Animal Welfare: Comparing Well-being Across Species. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • 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&
  • Weston, A., & Fischer, B. (2023). A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox. New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-21st-century-ethical-toolbox-9780197617557?cc=us&lang=en&

Selected 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: Liberal Arts Golden Apple Award for Scholarship, Texas State University. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Texas State University. 2017

Selected 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
2019-Present
President
Society for the Study of Ethics & Animals
2016-Present
Chair
Assessment Coordinator
May 2012-Present
Chair
2019-2020 Search Committee
2019-2020
Faculty Advisor
Animal Rights Club
2016-2020