Education
- Ph.D. in Theology with concentrations in Christian Ethics, Theology & Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary
- M.A. in Theology: Biblical and Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary
- M.A. in Bioethics, Trinity International University
- M.B.A. with concentrations in Quantitative Analysis, Information Systems, Louisiana Tech University
- B.S. in Business Management and Administration, Information Systems, Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Matthew Eppinette, MBA, PhD, is Executive Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) and Professor of Bioethics, Theology, & Culture at LeTourneau University. Dr. Eppinette has more than two decades of experience in the field of bioethics, including serving CBHD previously, from 2002-2007.
As an MBA student, Matthew worked on research in the areas of diffusion of innovation and expert systems. He then worked in information technology in the wholesale sporting goods and pharmaceutical industries before returning to graduate school to study bioethics.
In his first tenure at CBHD, he served in a variety of capacities including Director of Research & Analysis and Assistant Director. From CBHD, he joined Americans United for Life as Director of Communications. When he moved to California to attend Fuller, Matthew joined the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC) where he served as New Media Manager and Executive Director from 2009-2018.
During his time at the CBC, he co-wrote and co-produced six documentary films addressing bioethics issues. Three of the films were Official Film Festival Selections, and one was awarded Best Documentary at the California Independent Film Festival.
Dr. Eppinette’s current research interests include transhumanism, Alasdair MacIntyre’s ethics and epistemology, and the intersection of fiction, film, and other areas of culture, particularly popular culture, that raise or address bioethics issues.
