Matthew J. Gaudet is Lecturer and Director of Ethics Programs and Initiatives for the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University.
His research lies at the intersection of moral theology and social science, with a particular interest in the ethical questions of technology, war and peace, disability, and the university. He has edited three special issues of the Journal of Moral Theology (on Artificial Intelligence, University Ethics, and Contingent Faculty) Gaudet is also leading member of the AI Research Group of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education serving as lead editor and a lead author for the group's forthcoming volume, Encountering AI: Ethical and Anthropological Explorations.
Gaudet serves as a Faculty Scholar in the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, on the Board of Directors for the Society of Christian Ethics, and on the the Editorial Board of the Journal of Moral Theology. Previously, he was an External Fellow at the Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and the Law (Duquesne University).
Education
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University;
MA in Theology, Loyola Marymount University;
Ph.D. in Ethics and Social Theory, Graduate Theological Union (an affiliate of UC Berkeley)
Awards
Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award (University of San Francisco - 2015); Innovations in Teaching Award (University of San Francisco -2018)
Courses Taught
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ENGR-16 - Values in Technology
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ENGR-19 - Ethics in Technology
Publications
Edited Volumes:
- M.J. Gaudet, N.Herzfeld, C. Labrecque, P. Scherz, and J.J Wales, et. al. Encountering AI: Ethical and Anthropological Explorations. AI Research Group for the Vatican Center for Digital Culture. (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Press, 2023). (Forthcoming)
- M.J. Gaudet and B.P Green, issue eds., Artificial Intelligence, themed issue of Journal of Moral Theology, vol. 11, special issue no. 1 (2022).
- M.J. Gaudet and J.F. Keenan, S.J., issue eds., University Ethics, themed issue of Journal of Moral Theology, vol. 9, special issue no. 2 (2020).
- M.J. Gaudet and J.F. Keenan, S.J., issue eds., Contingent Faculty, themed issue of Journal of Moral Theology, vol. 8, special issue no. 1 (2019).
Selected Articles:
- M.J. Gaudet. “Merit, Solidarity, and the Common Good: Recovering the University Community,” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, 43, no. 2 (2023).
- B.P. Green, M.J. Gaudet, L. Checketts, B. Cutter, N. Herzfeld, C.A. Labreque, A.Ramelow, P. Scherz, M. Vega, A. Vicini, J.J. Wales. “Artificial Intelligence and Moral Theology: A Conversation,” Journal of Moral Theology, 11, special issue no. 1 (2022): 13-40.
- M.J. Gaudet. “An Introduction to the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence,” Journal of Moral Theology, 11, special issue no. 1 (2022): 1-12.
- M.J. Gaudet. “The Two Types of Grades and Why They Matter to Ethics Instruction.” Teaching Ethics, 21, no. 2 (2021).
- M.J. Gaudet. “University Ethics: The Status of the Field.” Journal of Moral Theology, 9, special issue no. 2 (2020): 1-23.
- M.J. Gaudet and C.L.H. Traina. “Intersociety Survey on Contingency in the Religion Disciplines: Report to the Society of Christian Ethics and Cooperating Societies.” Society of Christian Ethics Task Force on Contingent Faculty (2020).
- M.J. Gaudet. “Toward an Inclusive Faculty Community.” Journal of Moral Theology, 8, special issue no. 1 (2019): 141-159
- M.J. Gaudet. “Reflections on the Contingent Workforce at Catholic Colleges,” in Catholic Identity in Context: Vision and Formation For the Common Good, Lane Center Series, volume 6, eds. Erin Brigham and Stephen Black (San Francisco: USF Press, 2018), 33-44.
- M.J. Gaudet. “On ‘And Vulnerable’: Catholic Social Thought and the Social Issues of Cognitive Disability,” Journal of Moral Theology, 6, special issue no 2 (2017): 32-53.
- M.J. Gaudet. “Increasing Engagement in Core Courses through Oral Exams.” Teaching Theology & Religion, 18, no. 1 (2015): 98.
- M.J. Gaudet. and W.R. O’Neill, S.J. “Restoring Peace: Toward a Conversation Between the Just War and Reconciliation Traditions,” Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, 31, no. 1 (2011): 37-55.
