The Role of Joy with Cameron Kim and Laura Dunham
Cameron Kim is assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University and Laura Dunham is dean of the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. Listen in for a conversation about the nature of joy with these authors that contributed to the spring 2026 edition of the Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing magazine.
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Cameron Kim is assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University and Laura Dunham is dean of the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. Listen in for a conversation about the nature of joy with these authors that contributed to the spring 2026 edition of the Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing magazine.
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MoreMeet the Speaker: Cameron Kim
Cameron Kim is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering and the Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies at Duke University, Associate Faculty in the Duke Science & Society Initiative, and a member of the Duke Center for Advanced Genomic Technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford University, where his research centered on engineering protein and RNA-based control systems for mammalian synthetic biology. His current work bridges biotechnology education with ethical responsibility, focusing on equipping future engineers with the tools to address ethical challenges in emerging technologies like gene and cell-based therapies. His scholarship of engineering formation, characterized by curiosity and intellectual humility, informs his approach to pedagogy and mentorship. He also actively contributes to the ethical discourse surrounding engineering biology through his involvement in various ELSI committees, including those within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Engineering Biology Research Consortium.
Meet the Speaker: Laura Dunham
Laura Dunham, PhD, is the dean of the Opus College of Business and an associate professor in the Entrepreneurship Department at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business.
Dunham joined St. Thomas in 2003 from the University of Virginia, where she earned her PhD and MBA from the Darden School of Business. She teaches undergraduate, graduate and executive programs on innovation and entrepreneurial strategy.
Dunham’s research focuses on the managerial and ethical challenges involved in innovation and new business start-up and development. Before her doctoral studies, she worked as a management consultant in the strategy division of Renaissance Worldwide, helping clients such as Oracle, IBM, Lucent and GTE identify, evaluate and develop new growth initiatives.