Our Members
Below is a complete list of Rotman Institute of Philosophy members. Use the links at right to jump to members organized by Faculty, Staff, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate Students, Visiting Fellows and Alumni.
Faculty
Gillian A. Barker
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Science
Robert Batterman
- Professor, Department of Philosophy
- University of Pittsburgh
Research Area:
- Applied Mathematics
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Science
Samantha Brennan
- Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Moral and Political Philosophy
- Normative and Applied Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
Jacquelyn Burkell
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Information
and Media Studies - Western University
Research Area:
- The role of cognition in interactions
between people and technology.
Louis C. Charland
- Professor, School of Health Studies; Department of Philosophy (joint)
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Emotions & Foundations of Affective Science
- Philosophy of Medicine (Psychiatry)
- Bioethics
Robert Corless
- Professor, Departments of Applied Mathematics, Philosophy & Computer Science (cross)
- Western University
Research Area:
- Scientific Computing
- Symbolic Computing
- Reliability of Numerical Methods for Dynamical Systems
Eric Desjardins
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Sciences
- Environmental Philosophy
Allan Donner
- Full Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of Biometry, Robarts Research Institute
- Western University
Research Area:
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Trials (especially cluster randomization trials)
Jeremy Grimshaw
- Full Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Director, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute
Research Area:
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Cluster Randomized Trials
- Health Knowledge Transfer and Uptake
William L. Harper
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
- Rotman Institute Senior Research Fellow (2011-2012)
Research Area:
- Evidence in Science
- Game Theory
- Kant’s empirical realism
Charles M. (Chad) Heilig
- Lead Methodologist, Tuberculosis Trials Consortium
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research Area:
- Clinical Trial Methodology
- Research Ethics
- Mathematical Statistics
Devin Henry
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Ancient Philosophy and Science
- History and Philosophy of Biology
Benjamin Hill
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- History of Early Modern Philosophy
- Epistemology
Elisa Hurley
- Education Director
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
- (PRIM&R)
Research Area:
- Moral Psychology
- Metaethics
- Bioethics
Dennis Klimchuk
- Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Law
- History of Political Philosophy
Henrik Lagerlund
- Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Medieval Philosophy
- Ancient and Early Modern Philosophy
- Metaphysics, Mind, Language
Joaquín (Quim) Madrenas
- Full Professor & Chair, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University
Research Area:
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases
- Transplantation
Carolyn McLeod
- Associate Professor & Graduate Chair, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Feminist Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy (Especially Moral Psychology)
- Bioethics (Especially Reproductive Ethics)
Andrew McRae
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2009-2011); Research Director, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary
Research Area:
- Emergency Medicine
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Bioethics
Angela Mendelovici
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Psychology
Paul Miller
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law
- Queens University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Private Law
- Fiduciary Law
- Business and Non-Profit Organizations
- Property
Wayne Myrvold
- Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Physics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Confirmation Theory
John Nicholas
- Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
- Pragmatist Epistemology
- Philosophy of Perception
Dorothea Olkowski
- Professor, Department of Philosophy
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Visiting Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2010)
Research Area:
- Phenomology
- Science
- Language
Kathleen Okruhlik
- Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy; Affiliate, Department of Women’s Studies & Feminist Research, Western University
Research Area:
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Feminist Analysis of Science
- Science and Values
Mark Perry
- Associate Dean, (Research, Grad Studies, & Operations), Faculty of Law; Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Computer Science, Western University
Research Area:
- Open Innovation
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Biotechnology Law
- Patterns
Cesare Romagnoli
- Radiologist, University Hospital
- Associate Professor, Medicine
- Western University
Research Area:
- Radiology
- Medical Imaging
Rami Rudnick
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry,
- University of BC; Medical Director, Mental Health & Addiction Services, Vancouver Island Health Authority
Research Area:
- Bioethics
- Philosophy of Medical Science
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Bhagirath Singh
- Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
- Director, Centre for Human Immunology
- Western University
Research Area:
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Regulation of Autoimmunity and Immunology of peptide antigens
Anthony Skelton
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Normative Ethics
- History of Ethics
- Practical Ethics
Christopher Smeenk
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
- History of Science
- Philosophy of Physics
Monica Taljaard
- Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Research Area:
- Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials
- Longitudinal Data Analysis
- Missing Data
John Thorp
- Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Ancient Philosophy
- Free Will
- Philosophy of Religion
Charles Weijer
- Professor, Departments of Philosophy, Medicine (joint); CRC in Bioethics
- Western University
Research Area:
- Bioethics
- Philosophy of Medical Science
- Clinical Trials
Visiting Fellows
Jonathan Waskan
- Visiting Fellow, Department of Philosophy
- University of Western Ontario
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Science
Postdoctoral Fellows
Erik Curiel
- Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Science
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
Graduate Students
Guillaume Beaulac
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Cognitive Science
- Philosophy of Mind
- Epistemology
Yann Benétreau-Dupin
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Science Education
Ariella Binik
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Research Ethics
- Bioethics
Reuven Brandt
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Science
Patrick Clipsham
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- The Nature of Moral Reasoning
- Moral Philosophy
Jennifer Epp
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Feminist Philosophy
Nicolas Fillion
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Logic
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Philosophy of Science (mainly Physics)
Katy Fulfer
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Reproductive Ethics
- Feminist Theory
- Hannah Arendt
Mackenzie Graham
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Bioethics
- Research Ethics
Michel Hébert
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Normative Ethics
- Value Theory
- History of Ethics
Spencer Hey
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Medical Science
- Bioethics
Melissa Jacquart
- Masters Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Science
- Ethics and Values in Science
Rebecca MacIntosh
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Evolutionary Game Theory
- Philosophy of Biology
Alex Manafu
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science (Physics, Chemistry)
- History of Science
- Philosophy of Mind
Jason Marsh
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Ethics
- Moral Psychology
- Bioethics
Nicolas McGinnis
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Language
- Experimental Philosophy
- Metaphysics
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Robert Moir
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- M.Sc. Student, Department of Applied Mathematics
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Applied Mathematics
James Overton
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
Andrew Peterson
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Medical Science
- Bioethics
- Neuroscience of combat stress in military veterans
Angelique Petropanagos
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Bioethics
- Feminist Philosophy
Valerie Racine
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Biology
- History and Philosophy of Science
Elliot Rossiter
- Doctoral Student
- Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Medieval Philosophy
- Political Philosophy (esp. Constitutionalism)
Morgan Tait
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Physics
- Philosophy of Science
- History of Philosophy
Kyoko Wada
- Doctoral Student, Department of Medicine
- Anesthesiologist; Palliative Care Specialist
- Western University
Research Area:
- Bioethics
- Ethics Education for Healthcare Professionals
Michael H. Walschots
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- History of Ethics
- History of German Philosophy
- Kant
Amy Wuest
- Doctoral Student, Department of Philosophy
- Western University
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
- History of Philosophy of Science
- Logic
Alumni
Jennifer Flynn
- Visiting Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2010-2011)
Research Area:
- Moral Philosophy
- Bioethics
Ryan Muldoon
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2009-2011)
Research Area:
- Social Contract Theory
- Social Norms and Dynamics
- Social Epistemology of Science
Trevor Pearce
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2010-2011)
Research Area:
- Philosophy of Science
- History and Philosophy of Biology
- American Pragmatism
Michael J. Shaffer
- Associate Professor, St. Cloud University
- Visiting Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy (2011)
Research Area:
- Epistemology
- Logic and the Philosophy of Science
