2023

Jingyi Wu

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, 2023-Present

David Freeborn

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, London, 2023-Present

Saira Khan

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2023-2024

Nathan Gabriel

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Cognitive and Information Science, University of California, Merced, 2023-Present

Jessica Gonzalez

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Assistant Professor, Orange Coast College, 2023-Present

Tom Colclough

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Postdoctoral Fellow, Humanities Center for Knowledge, Technology, and Society at the University of California, Irvine, 2023-Present

Daniel Herrmann

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Postdoctoral Research, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen, 2023-Present

Helen Meskhidze

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Postdoctoral Fellow, Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University, 2023-Present

Toni Queck

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Bruce Rushing

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2023

Ross-Lynn Postdoctoral Fellow, VRAI Lab, Purdue University, 2023-Present

2022

Kevin Kadowaki

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2022

Postdoctoral Fellow, Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry project, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022-present

Charles Leitz

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2022

Lee Killam

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2022

High School Teacher, High Bluff Academy High School

2021

Kino Zhao

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Fall 2022-Present
Lecturer at University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Philosophy Fall 2021

Elliott Chen

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Xavier University, 2022-Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Western University, 2021-2022

Will Stafford

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Kansas State University, 2024-Present
Marie Curie Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Bristol, 2022-2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Philosophy at the Czech Academy of Sciences, 2021-2022

Aydin Mohseni

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 2022-Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2021-2022

Alysha Kassam

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Adjunct Professor, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton, 2021-Present

2020

Fabio Lampert

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Postdoctoral Fellows, Department of Philosophy, University of Greifswald, 2021-Present

Travis Lacroix

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University, 2021-Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto,  2020-2021
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research, Université de Montréal, 2020-2021

Mike Schneider

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri, 2023-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021-2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2020-2021

Chris Mitsch

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2022-Present
Adjunct instructor at Nebraska Wesleyan University. History, Math, and Philosophy and Religion departments, 2021-2022

Tim Schmitz

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Quantitative Researcher, Ultra Safe Nuclear, 2023-Present
Technical Writer, PlayerZero, 2022
Math and Science Teacher, Brightmont Academy, 2020-2021

Greg Lauro

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, 2022-Present

Gerard Rothfus

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2022-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of Konstanz, 2020-2022

Sam Eklund

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2020

2019

Jeffrey Schatz

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2019

Yale Law School, 2023-Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bergen, 2021-2023

Sarita Rosenstock

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2019

Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, 2023-Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Philosophy, Research School for Social Science, Australian National University, 2019-2023

Marian J.R. Gilton

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2019

Assistant Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Fall 2019

2018

John Ethan Galebach

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2018

Senior Actuarial Analyst, Quanata, 2022-Present
Actuarial Analyst, California Casualty, 2019-2022
Actuarial Analyst, Applied Underwriters, 2018-2019

2017

Sarah Lawsky

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2017

Professor of Law, Northwestern, Pritzker School of Law, Fall 2016-present
Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, Fall 2010-2016

Hannah Rubin

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2017

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri, 2023-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Notre Dame University, 2018-2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Groningen, 2017- 2018

2016

Ben Feintzeig

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2016

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, 2021-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, 2016-2021

2015

Bennett Holman

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2015

Associate Professor, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, 2021-Present
Assistant Professor, Underwood International College, Yonsei University, 2015-2021

2014

Bennett McNulty

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2023-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2016-2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of Central Arkansas, 2015-2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Salzburg, 2014-2015

Gregory McWhirter

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Senior Software Engineer, Abnormal Security, 2024-Present
Software Engineer, Bolt, 2021-2023
Software engineer on the search team at ZipRecruiter, 2016-2021
Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher, The Windward School, Los Angeles, 2014-2016

Benjamin Rin

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Assistant Professor, Department for Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University, Netherlands, 2016-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation, University of Amsterdam, 2015-2016
Lecturer, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, Fall 2014

Michael Ernst

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Software Engineer, Concept Tapestry, 2015-Present
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, 2014-2015

Samuel C. Fletcher

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Professor of Philosophy of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 2024-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2021-2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2015-2021
Marie Curie Fellow, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, 2014-2016

Justin Bruner

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2014

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University at Buffalo, 2023-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Economy and Moral Science, University of Arizona, 2019-2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Groningen, 2018-2019
Lecturer, School of Politics, Australian National University, 2016-2018
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Australian National University, 2014-2016

2013

Cailin O'Connor

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2013

Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2021-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2018-2021
Associate Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2013-2018

2012

James Owen Weatherall

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2012

Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2016-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2014-2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2012-2014

Elliott Wagner

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2012

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Kansas State University, 2013-2018
Post-doctoral Researcher, Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation, University of Amsterdam, 2012-13

2011

Brett Bevers

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2011

Senior Engineering Manager, First American Title, 2023-Present
Principal Software Engineer, Row, Inc, 2021-2023
Head of Data Science and Infrastructure, 2019-2020
Software Engineer, Data Engineering Lead, Dollar Shave Club, 2015-2018
Developer, NationBuilder Corp., Los Angeles, 2012-2015
Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina, 2011-12

Brian Rogers

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2011

Associate, Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, 2015-Present
J.D., Stanford Law School, 2012-2015  

Jordan Stein

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2011

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy, New York City College of Technology, 2011-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Marymount Manhattan, Spring 2011
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Brooklyn College, 2010-Present

2010

Eric Updike

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2010

Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Glendale Community College, AZ, 2010-Present

John Rapalino

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2010

Adjunct Faculty,  Department of Philosophy, Chapman University, 2012- present

Christina Conroy

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2010

Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy, and Legal Studies, Morehead State University, 2016-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Philosophy, and Legal Studies, Morehead State University, 2010-2016

2009

Rory Smead

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California. Irvine, 2009

Ronald L. and Linda A. Rossetti Professor for the Humanities, Northeastern University, 2017-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University, 2016-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University, 2010-16
Tutorial Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, The London School of Economics, 2009-10

JB Manchak

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2009

Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2017-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine, 2015-17
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington in Seattle, 2013-2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington in Seattle, 2009-2013

2007

Kevin Zollman

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Herbert A. Simon Professor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2023-Present
Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2020-2023
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2013-2020
Assistant Professor,  Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009-13
Herbert Simon Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 2008-09

Waldemar Rohloff

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Present
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 2007

Sean Ebels-Duggan

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Visiting Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 2007-Present

Sam Hillier

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2007

Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta

2006

Curtis Franks

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2006

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 2013-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 2006-2013

2005

Brian Woodcock

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2005

Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2008-2015
Visiting Assistant Professor, Carleton College, 2007-2008
Rotman Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, 2005-2007

Carol Skrenes

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2005

2004

Teri Merrick

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2004

Professor, Department of Theology and Philosophy, Azusa Pacific University, 2005-Present
Associate Faculty of Philosophy, Bethel College, 2004-05

Doug Hill

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2004

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton

2003

Chris Hom

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2003

Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Texas Tech University, 2014-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Texas Tech University, 2008-14
Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy, Washington University in St. Louis, 2005-07
Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003-05

2002

Patricia Marino

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2002

Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, 2016-Present
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, 2009-16
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, 2004-09
Fellow, Stanford Humanities Fellows Program, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2002-04 

2000

J. McKenzie Alexander

Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 2000

Professor, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, 2013-Present
Reader, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, 2006-2013
Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, 2005-2006
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, 2001-2005
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, 2000-2001

 

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UCI Ph.D.s who worked with current LPS faculty prior to the formation of LPS

Don Fallis
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 1995
Professor of Information Resources & Library Science, 2015-Present
Adjunct Associate Professor of Philosophy, 2005-Present
University of Arizona

William Harms
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 1996
Philosophy Instructor and Independent Scholar, 2000-Present
Seattle Central Community College

Peter Lewis
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, Irvine, 1996
Professor of Philosophy, 2017-Present
Dartmouth College

Peter Vanderschraaf
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California, 1995
Professor, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
University of California, Merced