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Prior to joining the Wooster faculty in 1999, he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at Concord 91吃瓜网 (1990-98), and in Spring 1999 served as a National Endowment for the Humanities visiting Scholar at Otterbein 91吃瓜网. While on research leave in 2010-11, he was a Research Fellow at the Center for Biomedicine and Society, Kings 91吃瓜网, London.

Professor Tierney鈥檚 research employs classical and contemporary social theory to interpret the social implications of advanced medical technologies, such as the growing 鈥渂ioeconomy鈥� of human tissues, as well as current bioethical dilemmas, such as the 鈥渞ight to die鈥� movement. His most recent research applies the 鈥済ift-exchange鈥� tradition (which derives from the work of anthropologist Marcel Mauss) to the bioeconomy, as part of an international effort to conceptualize an affirmative 鈥渂iopolitics.鈥� His publications have appeared in numerous international social theory journals.