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    Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
    Philosophy
    Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind
    717-291-4392
    Life Sciences & Philosophy
    Office: LSP-163
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    Education

    Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, May 2009.

    M.A. (doctoral candidate) in Philosophy, Boston College, May 2001

    B.A. (with honors) in Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, May 1998

    Research Interests

    My research concerns our ability to experience and think about the world around us. In particular, I am interested in understanding the nature of perceptual consciousness, and how it makes possible the acquisition of concepts and empirical knowledge. My current work investigates how perception can be understood as more primitive and explanatorily basic than mental states such as belief, imagination, and memory while also accounting for the cognitive capacities that allow us to make transitions between perceptual experiences and other mental states. My work draws on research from cognitive science on attention and categorization, and I also have significant research interests in theories of semantic reference and personal identity.

    Grants & Awards

    • Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship, Introduction to the Humanities Program, Stanford University, Fall 2009-Spring 2012.
    • Teaching Fellowship, Introduction to the Humanities Program, Stanford University, Fall 2008-Spring 2009.
    • APA Graduate Student Outstanding Paper Prize, Pacific APA, April 2007.
    • Graduate Student Travel Award, Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, June 2006.
    • Dean’s Normative Time Fellowship, Graduate Division, UC Berkeley, Fall 2005-Spring 2006. Support for dissertation research and writing.
    • France-Berkeley Fund Research Grant, Fall 2002-Spring 2003 (co-recipient). Grant for organizing two conferences on the influence of Kant’s philosophy.

    Publications

    1. "Evidential Constraints on Singular Thought" forthcoming in Mind & Language.
    2. "Concept Possession, Experimental Semantics, and Hybrid Theories of Reference." With Tania Lombrozo. Philosophical Psychology 25 (5) 717-742. 2012.
    3. "Theories of Reference and Experimental Philosophy." Philosophy Compass. 7 (2) 152-163. 2012.
    4. "Review of The Contents of Visual Experience (by Susanna Siegel)." Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 2011.
    5. "Concepts and Imagery in Episodic Memory." Anthropology and Philosophy. Vol 7 (1): Special Issue on Mental Imagery, 2006.

    Presentations

    1. "Cognitive Significance and Singular Thought." APA PAcific Division Meeting. April 2012.
    2. "Evidential Constraints on Singular Thought." Institute of Philosophy, Unviersity of London. June 2011.
    3. "Direct Perception Defended." Australia National University. June 2010.
    4. "Concept Attribution and Conceptual Structure." Society for Philosophy and Psychology Annual Meeting. June 2010.
    5. "How to be a Direct Realist." APA Eastern Division Meeting. December 2009.
    6. "Representationalism and the Transparency of Experience." University of Sienna (Italy). June 2008.
    7. "Perceptual Experience and Error." APA Pacific Division Meeting. April 2007.