Graduate Students

Ed Allore

Ed Allore

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: lallore@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

Foundation of Modern Physics, History of the Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science

Revna Altiok

Revna Altiok

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Anime and Animation Studies / Extremism and Cultural Propaganda/ Identity, Otherness, and Monstrosity

Daniel Arauz Nuñez

Daniel Arauz Nuñez

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Digital Mental Health, Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning, History of Psychology

Clair Baleshta

Clair Baleshta

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: cbalesht@uwo.ca

Office: Stevenson Hall 2136

Research Interest/Specialization

Feminist Philosophy, Applied Ethics, Philosophy of Harm Reduction, Ethics

Nicholas Birmingham

Nicholas Birmingham

Doctoral Student, Centre for the Study of Theory & Critcism

Research Interest/Specialization

Diagrams and Notation in the History of Science, Semiotics and Pragmaticism, Continental Philosophy (Leibniz, Kant, Cavaillès, Deleuze, Châtelet)

Daniel Bjorklund

Daniel Bjorklund

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: dbjorklu@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7115

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Mind, Intentionality, Artificial Intelligence

Jonathan Bowen

Jonathan Bowen

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: jbowen23@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7172

Research Interest/Specialization

Ecological Psychology, Theories of Conversation, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Isabella Braga

Isabella Braga

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Bioethics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind

Heather Champion

Heather Champion

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of AI, Philosophy of Machine Learning, Philosophy of Experiment

Owen Chevalier

Owen Chevalier

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Technology, Epistemic Injustice 

Eysan Demirkaya

Eysan Demirkaya

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Neuroscience, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind

Kendra Duke

Kendra Duke

Independent Scholar

Research Interest/Specialization

Environmental Philosophy, Existentialist Ethics, Feminist Philosophy

Rawan El Moghrabi

Rawan El Moghrabi

Master of Science Student, Department of Computer Science

Research Interest/Specialization

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, AI Safety and Alignment, Ethical and Philosophical Implications of AI

Erlantz Etxeberria

Erlantz Etxeberria

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language

Kawthar Fedjki

Kawthar Fedjki

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: kfedjki@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7115

Research Interest/Specialization

Bioethics and Biotechnology, Sociopolitical and Legal Philosophy, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, Moral Philosophy

Hilary Hall

Hilary Hall

Doctoral Student, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism

Research Interest/Specialization

Continental Philosophy, Phenomenology, Information Technologies (AI), Nursing

Michelle Hatzel

Michelle Hatzel

Master of Science Student, Department of Mathematics

Research Interest/Specialization

Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis

Eden Hoffer

Eden Hoffer

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies; and Faculty of Health Sciences

Research Interest/Specialization

Intimate Partner Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Violence Against Women and Girls, Institutional and Social Service Systems, Trauma- and Violence-Informed, Survivor-Centred Approaches

Incé Husain

Incé Husain

Doctoral Student, Neuroscience

Research Interest/Specialization

Human Cerebellum, Neuroimaging, Human Cognition 

Harshita (Hershy) Jaiprakash

Harshita (Hershy) Jaiprakash

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: hjaiprak@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7164

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Therapy and Mental Health, Perspective-Taking and Perspective Change

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: jjohn525@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

The Foundations of Statistical Methods in Physics, the Arrow of Time, Epistemic Notions of Probability

Carson Johnston

Carson Johnston

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Artificial Intelligence, Epistemology

Yi-Hsuan Kao

Yi-Hsuan Kao

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: ykao23@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7115

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Neuroscience, Philosophy of Biomedical Science, Philosophy of Mind

Jack Kausch

Jack Kausch

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Email: jkausch@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

Knowledge Translation, Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs, Human Computer Interaction, Neurosymbolic Computation , Knowledge Organization

Junyu Ke

Junyu Ke

Doctoral Student, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism

Research Interest/Specialization

Embodied Perception, Environment and Sustainability, Emerging Technologies

Daniel Kim

Daniel Kim

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Health Sciences

Research Interest/Specialization

Bioethics, Public Health, Health Policy

Michael Korngut

Michael Korngut

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Ancient Philosophy, Epistemology, Identity

Kardelen Kucuk

Kardelen Kucuk

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: kkucuk@uwo.ca

Office: Stevenson Hall 2137

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Zhitong Liu

Zhitong Liu

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: zliu2895@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7148

Research Interest/Specialization

History of Physics, Philosophy of Physics

Amy MacKinnon

Amy MacKinnon

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Psychiatry, Psychology (cognitive and clinical)

Suesan MacRae

Suesan MacRae

Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology

Research Interest/Specialization

Embodiment and Grounded Cognition, Memory, Cognitive Science

Takuya Maeda

Takuya Maeda

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Human-Computer Interaction, AI Ethics, Sociotechnical Systems

Charan Mandur

Charan Mandur

Doctoral Student, Department of History

Email: cmandur2@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7115

Research Interest/Specialization

Environmental History, History of Science and Technology, Digital History

Jasvinder Mann

Jasvinder Mann

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Policy, AI/Cybersecurity, Misinformation

Jaipreet Mattu

Jaipreet Mattu

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: jmattu@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Neuroscience, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Psychedelics 

Francisco Mendina

Francisco Mendina

Doctoral Student, Health Information Science

Research Interest/Specialization

Humanitarian Health Ethics, Global Health Equity

Ashar Mobeen

Ashar Mobeen

Doctoral Student, Department of Visual Arts

Email: amobeen@uwo.ca

Office: VAC 240

Research Interest/Specialization

History of Science, Philosophy of Science, Cosmology and Visual Culture

Kat Newman-Seymour

Kat Newman-Seymour

Doctoral Student, Department of Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Queer Ecology, Environmental Justice, Social Determinants of Health

Saher Panjwani

Saher Panjwani

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Mind, Unity of Consciousness, Philosophy of Neuroscience

Maximilian Petrowitsch

Maximilian Petrowitsch

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: mpetrowi@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

(Higher) Category Theory, Mathematical Logic, Homotopical Algebra

Angelica Ramoutar

Angelica Ramoutar

Master of Arts Student, Department of Georgraphy & Environment

Email: aramout2@uwo.ca

Office: SSC 2306

Research Interest/Specialization

Environment: Law and Policy, Industrial Agriculture, Environmental Justice

Sidath "Sid" Rankaduwa

Sidath "Sid" Rankaduwa

Doctoral Student, Neuroscience

Email: srankad@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 6th Floor

Research Interest/Specialization

Consciousness Studies, Neuroscience of Psychedelics, Visual Illusions and Cognition

Aditya Rao

Aditya Rao

MSc Student, Department of Mathematics

Email: arao82@uwo.ca

Research Interest/Specialization

Neural Networks, Dynamical Systems, Theoretical Neuroscience

Simon Raposo

Simon Raposo

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Ontology, Metaphysics

Varun Ravikumar

Varun Ravikumar

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: vraviku@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7115

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Cognitive and Social Science, Philosophy of Mind, History and Philosophy of Science

Yifei Ren

Yifei Ren

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: yren272@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7148

Research Interest/Specialization

The Emergence/Reduction of Spacetime in Quantum Gravity.

Pascal Rodríguez-Warnier

Pascal Rodríguez-Warnier

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: prodri5@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7164

Research Interest/Specialization

Foundations and Philosophy of Physics, General Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics of Science

Farid Saberi

Farid Saberi

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophies of Evolutionary Biology, Neuroscience, and Mind

Rojina Sabetiashraf

Rojina Sabetiashraf

Doctoral Student, Visual Arts

Research Interest/Specialization

Visual Culture, Embodiment, Protest

Veljko Simovic

Veljko Simovic

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Physics, Political Philosophy

Andrew Siwabessy

Andrew Siwabessy

Doctoral Student, Centre for the Study of Theory & Criticism

Research Interest/Specialization

Phenomenology, Planetary Geology, Existentialism

Isabella Spensieri

Isabella Spensieri

Master of Science Student, Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

Research Interest/Specialization

Public Health Ethics, Bioethics, Feminist-Relational Philosophy

Edoardo Tagliani

Edoardo Tagliani

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: etaglian@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Cosmology, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Philosophy of Science

Nafiye Ulku Coskuner

Nafiye Ulku Coskuner

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science

Sara Varón Echeverri

Sara Varón Echeverri

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Email: svaron@uwo.ca

Office: Stevenson Hall 1152

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Simulations

Aditi Vashistha

Aditi Vashistha

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Research Interest/Specialization

Human Computer Interaction, Policy, Ethics in AI

Kaitlyn Wade

Kaitlyn Wade

Doctoral Student, Department of Computer Science

Email: kwade4@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7175

Research Interest/Specialization

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Algorithmic Fairness, AI application in Healthcare

Haoran Wang

Haoran Wang

Doctoral Student, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Research Interest/Specialization

Computational Social Science, Policy Communication, Large Language Model

Meghan Winsby

Meghan Winsby

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Ethics, Moral Psychology, Bioethics

Devra Winslow

Devra Winslow

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Moral Psychology, Feminist Philosophy, Mad Studies

Daniel Wyzynski

Daniel Wyzynski

Doctoral Student, Faculty of Health Science

Research Interest/Specialization

Clinical Ethics, Health Policy, Mental Health

Yusheng Xia

Yusheng Xia

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Meta-metaphysics, Metaphysics of Virtual Reality, Social and Political Philosophy

Sijie Yang

Sijie Yang

Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy

Research Interest/Specialization

Philosophy of Physics, History of Physics, History of Ethics

Binchi Zhang

Binchi Zhang

Master of Science Student, Department of Computer Science

Email: bzhan484@uwo.ca

Office: WIRB 7156

Research Interest/Specialization

Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Wenqing Zhang

Wenqing Zhang

Master of Science Student, Department of Computer Science

Research Interest/Specialization

Human-Centered AI, Human-Computer Interaction, AI Fairness