User:GraceMMcLoughlin/Victoria Davion

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Dr. Victoria "Vicky" Davion, (1960-2017). Davion is most notably known for her contributions to research in environmental ethics and feminist philosophy.

Personal Life
Dr. Victoria "Vicky" Davion was born in Los Angeles, USA. With actors for parents (Mother: Ellen Caryl Klein and Father: Alexander Davion) she grew up in New York City. While she never married or had any children of her own, she was had several dogs throughout her life which she spoke quite fondly of.

Education
After earning her B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1982, she went on to earn her PhD in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989 with a dissertation in "Nuclear Deterrence and Wrongful Intentions." The thesis of her dissertation was centered around determining the morality of intent when it comes to making decisions with varying levels of background information in said decision-making process.

Career
In 1990, Davion joined the University of Georgia as a professor of philosophy. She was the first female in the department to earn the position of Full Professor and became the first woman to serve as the chair of the department. Her areas of study that she specialized in were: political philosophy, power and privilege, healthcare, nuclear deterrence, artificial intelligence, abortion, whiteness, and technology. After her passing in 2017, ISEE named an award in her honor, the "Victoria Davion Award for Intersectionality in Environmental Ethics.

Publications
In 1996, Davion founded the interdisciplinary journal, "Ethics and the Environment." This journal serves as a space for scholars of environmental ethics to publish articles, discussions, and book reviews in topics related to all things environmental. She published numerous other articles with topics relating to feminism, environmental ethics, interpersonal violence, war, among other related issues of philosophy.