Kathryn Joyce joined the Center for Ethics and Human Values (CEHV) in June 2023 as its Civil Discourse Program Director. In that capacity, she leads CEHV's efforts to connect its Civil Discourse for Citizenship program with existing student programs and other partners at Ohio State. She also teaches CEHV's 3-credit course (ARTSSCI 2400/2400E) called "Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society," and works closely with other steering committee members on outreach opportunities connected to civil discourse and conducts research on related topics.

Joyce specializes in social and political philosophy, philosophy of education, and ethics. Her research primarily concerns the character of relationships among equals, egalitarian theories of social jusice, evidence-based decision-making in education, and educational justice. Previously, she was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Values & Public Policy at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. She received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego in 2020.