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Department of Philosophy

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

PhD Alumni

Please find below our PhD graduates, with a brief biography

Erik Nelson – PhD HÂþ»­ 2024

Erik is a visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Mount Allison University
Thesis:ÌýThe Nonlinguistic Mind: Nonlinguistic Concepts, Normativity and Animal Cognition

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Emily Bingeman - PhD HÂþ»­ 2020

Emily is the McCain Post-Doctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University.
Thesis: Epistemic Responsibility: on the Relevance of Feminist Epistemology to Mainstream Epistemology

Katie Stockdale - PhD HÂþ»­ 2017

Katie is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at .
Thesis: Oppression and the Struggle for Hope

Samantha Copeland - PhD HÂþ»­ 2015

Samantha is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics Philosophy of Technology section of the department of Values, Innovation and Technology at Delft University of TechnologyÌý
Thesis: The Case of the Triggered Memory: Serendipitous Discovery and the Ethics of Clinical Research

Eve Roberts - PhD HÂþ»­ 2015

Eve is an .Ìý
Thesis: System-driven research: legitimate experimental design for biological/biomedical research.

Warren Heiti - PhD HÂþ»­ 2014


Warren is a Professor in Liberal Studies and Philosophy at .
Thesis: An Ethics of Attention

Michael Doan - PhD HÂþ»­ 2014

Michael is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at .
Thesis: Complacency and Motivational Vice

Adam Auch - PhD HÂþ»­ 2012

Adam is a Writing Advisor at the HÂþ»­ Writing Centre
Thesis: "Show Me How You Do that Trick" Reconciling Linguistic Naturalism and Normativism

Meredith Schwartz - PhD HÂþ»­ 2011

Meredith is a Clinical and Organizational Ethics Councillor for the Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and Social Services. (Formerly Meredith was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Ryerson University).ÌýÌý
Thesis: "Respect and Health Care Ethics: Respect, Social Power and Health Policy"

Christina Behme - PhD HÂþ»­ 2011

Christina is a faculty member in the
Thesis: "Cartesian Linguistics: From Historical Antecedents to Computational Modeling"

Ami Harbin - PhD HÂþ»­ 2011

Ami is an .
Thesis: "Disorienting Responsibility"

Lisa Kretz - PhD HÂþ»­ 2008

Lisa was an Associate Professor in the
Thesis: "Reconceptualizing the Ecological Self"

Victoria Seavilleklein - PhD HÂþ»­ 2008

Victoria is a Clinical Ethicist in ’ Central Zone and a Clinical Lecturer with the John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre.
Thesis: "The Values and Practice of Prenatal Screening in Canada"

James Anderson - PhD HÂþ»­ 2007

James Anderson is a Bioethicist for , Toronto, Canada; and an Assistant Professor in the
Thesis: Clinical Research in Context"

Jenna Woodrow - PhD HÂþ»­ 2007

Jenna is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Thompson Rivers University.
Thesis: "Luck and Responsibility"

Kira Tomsons - PhD HÂþ»­ 2006

Kira is a faculty member in the .
Thesis: "Oppression: A Conceptual Analysis"

Christy Simpson - PhD HÂþ»­ 2001

Christy is an Associate Professor in the
Thesis: "The Intersections of Hope, Health, and Illness: Moral Responsibilities of Health Care Providers"

Carolyn McLeod - PhD HÂþ»­, 1999

Carolyn is a Professor in the She is also an affiliate member of the Department of Women's Studies and Feminist Research, and a member of Rotman Institute of Science and Values.
Thesis: "Self-Trust and Reproductive Autonomy"

Nancy Salay - PhD HÂþ»­, 1998

Nancy is Continuing Associate Professor in theÌý
Thesis: "Reconciling a Naturalistic Theory of Meaning with Intentions: The Causal/Conceptual Approach"

Wayne Fenske - PhD HÂþ»­, 1995

Wayne is a faculty member in the .Ìý
Thesis: "A New Theory of Noncognitivism"

Susan Dimock - PhD HÂþ»­ 1994

Susan is a University Professor in the .Ìý
Thesis: "Personal Autonomy"

Bob Bright - PhD HÂþ»­ 1991

Bob was an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, University of Manitoba until 2006.Ìý
Thesis: "Foundations of Utilitarianism"