Profile
Biography
I have been a member of the Department of Philosophy at York since 2021, having worked on a number of research projects at the Department since 2019. I completed my PhD at the University of York in 2017 after completing my MA here.
Departmental roles
Department Management Team
Memberships
- Secretary, Philosophy of Memory Organisation (2024–Present)
- Steering Committee Member, Philosophy of Memory Organisation (2017-Present)
- Honorary Researcher, Complex Trauma Institute (2021-Present)
Editorial duties
Research
Overview
My research has primarily been in the philosophy of mind, with a particular interest in memory and self-knowledge, and a focus on traumatic intrusion. I’m also interested in dreams and cognitive biases. I have worked on a number of projects around the topic of complex trauma and other topics including corporate decision-making.
Projects
- Dreams, nightmares, and complex trauma
Research group(s)
Collaborators
Outside of the Department, I engage with several philosophers of memory globally through the Philosophy of Memory Organization, and have an ongoing collaboration with a member of staff at St. Paul’s University in Canada.
Supervision
I am interested in supervising students working in philosophy of mind, especially memory and self-knowledge, those working in social/political epistemology, and on trauma.
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making, and Democracy (3rd year)
- Knowledge and the Social Sciences (2nd Year)
Other teaching
Modules taught previously include:
- Memory and Trauma (3rd year advanced project)
- Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making, and Democracy (MA)
- Beginning Philosophical Research (1st Year)
