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Nicole Hassoun is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Binghamton University, State University of New York. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Arizona in 2007, with a dissertation titled "Shrinking Distance: Globalization and Global Justice," an M.A. in Philosophy from the same institution in 2005, and a B.A. summa cum laude in Philosophy from the University of Colorado in 2001. Her academic career includes positions as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University from 2007 to 2012, Associate Professor at Binghamton University from 2012 to 2018, and promotion to Full Professor in 2018. She has served as co-director of the Institute for Justice and Well-Being at Binghamton University from 2017 to 2021 and holds affiliations with the Masters of Public Health Program and the Department of Health Outcomes and Administrative Sciences in the School of Pharmacy since 2015 and 2018, respectively. Hassoun has been a visiting scholar at institutions including Cornell University, Stanford University, the United Nations’ World Institute for Development Economics Research, and the Franco-Swedish Program in Philosophy and Economics in Paris.

Hassoun's research focuses on global justice, global health, ethics, and related areas, including the development of the Global Health Impact Index and project leadership for the Global Health Impact initiative. She is the author of two books: Globalization and Global Justice: Shrinking Distance, Expanding Obligations (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and Global Health Impact: Extending Access to Essential Medicines for the Poor (Oxford University Press, 2020). Selected publications include "Good Enough? The Minimally Good Life Account of the Basic Minimum" (Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 2021), "Just Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines" with Anders Herlitz et al. (British Medical Journal Global Health, 2021), "The Global Health Impact Index: Promoting Global Health" (PLoS ONE, 2015), and "New Data on the Representation of Women in Philosophy Journals: 2004–2015" with Sherri Conklin and Isaac Wilhelm (Philosophical Studies, 2018). She has received awards such as the Lois B. DeFleur Prize for Academic Achievement (2018), American Association of University Women Dissertation Fellowship (2006–2007), and grants from the World Health Organization, Dean’s Fund, and National Science Foundation.