| Nicholas Abernethy | Nicholas Abernethy is a third-year PhD student. His research interests lie in ethics, especially applied ethics. In particular, he has done work in bioethics (mainly assisted dying but also institutional conscientious objection) and AI ethics (mainly human-AI collaboration for research and decision-making). He swears that he will eventually get serious about geoengineering ethics. His other interests include debating, rock climbing, and fishing. He received his BA from Queen’s University in Canada. |
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| Jinsung Bak | Jinsung Bak is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. He works in ethics, and especially in value theory and moral psychology. He did a B.A. at Seoul National University. |
| Ryan Bollier | Ryan is a fourth-year PhD student. He received an MPhil in analytic theology from the University of St. Andrews. More recently, he was a public high school teacher in Durham, North Carolina. His interests are in moral psychology and social philosophy, especially where these disciplines bear on and relate to human vulnerability. At present, he is interested in the moral psychology of loneliness, in moral injury, and in shame. He maintains additional interests in social work. |
| Maria Camila Castro Maldonado mcc294@cornell.edu
| I am a fifth-year PhD student at the Philosophy Department. Before coming to Cornell in 2021, I received an M.A. and B.A. in Philosophy from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia). I work in social and moral philosophy, particularly in forgiveness and its relationship with norms and identity. I also work on Sound Studies and I am currently doing research on silence and listening. |
| Urna Chakrabarty uc45@cornell.edu | I joined the Sage School in 2022. My interests include social and political philosophy, ethics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy. I have a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in philosophy from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. I am a current Telluride Scholar, and I also work as a Pronunciation Tutor at Cornell’s English Language Support Office (ELSO). |
| Sam Cherry | I’m a third year PhD student, also pursuing the graduate minor in Cognitive Science. I read Philosophy, Psychology, and Linguistics at St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, graduating with a BA (First Class) in 2023.
My work lies mostly in the philosophy of mind. I’m particularly captured by the problem of other minds, perception, and foundational issues in cognitive science. Recently I’ve started exploring some topics in formal epistemology too, particularly on topics related to the logic of knowledge and epistemic justification. I have a longstanding interest in the neuroscience of mystical states, prayer, and religious ritual, and lay interests in patristics and psychedelic studies.
In my spare time I enjoy singing plainchant, listening to electronic music, and reading fiction. I’m very happy to be contacted by prospective graduate students. |
| Heeyoon Choi hc822@cornell.edu | I am a fourth-year philosophy Ph.D. student pursuing a minor in cognitive science at Cornell University. I’m mostly interested in topics surrounding the ‘-tion’ clan in philosophy of mind (perception, attention, introspection, imagination, intention, emotion, to name a few) along with consciousness, phenomenology, and objects of thought. I’m also interested in relevant topics in aesthetics and early modern philosophy. For further information: https://blog.apaonline.org/2021/07/09/apa-member-interview-heeyoon-choi/. |
| Bobbi Cohn brc88@cornell.edu | Bobbi (she/her) is a PhD candidate at Cornell University. She joined the philosophy department at Cornell in 2018, directly after she completed a BA with high honors at the University of Florida. Her dissertation has a foothold in moral psychology and a variety of applied ethics–business ethics, philosophy of education, bioethics, and philosophy of disability–as she writes about the responsibility practices in professional relationships. When not philosophizing, she is relaxing with her two cats, Theory and Practice. |
| Sara De Leonardis sd936@cornell.edu | Sara joined the Sage School in 2020. She received her MA in Philosophy (magna cum laude) from the University of Florence, Italy.
Her area of specialization is ancient philosophy, with a focus on ancient epistemology and Plato’s psychology. Her dissertation explores the relationship between perception and cognition in Plato’s later dialogues. She is also interested in Plato’s natural philosophy, especially his cosmology. Beyond ancient philosophy, she has broader interests in feminist philosophy, especially in relation to technology.
Website: https://www.saradeleonardis.com/ |
| Simon Dietz | Simon is a third-year PhD student. |
Nikhil Dominic | Nikhil is a third-year PhD student. | |
Verônica Dufrayer | Verônica is a second-year PhD student. | |
Tyler Farmer tdf43@cornell.edu | Tyler is a second-year PhD student. | |
| Jaime Andres Fernandez Uribe | Jaime is a third-year PhD student. |
| Adelle Goldenberg cag328@cornell.edu | Adelle Goldenberg is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Sage School of Philosophy, and a J.D. Candidate at Harvard Law School. Her research focuses on contemporary and historical topics in feminist, political, and legal philosophy. She holds an A.B. in Philosophy from Harvard College, and an M.Phil. in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from Cambridge University. |
| Sebastian Dasso Gallardo
| Sebastián is a first-year Ph.D. student. His interests are in moral psychology, metaethics, and the philosophy of cognitive science. He holds an M.Phil. in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. |
| "Henry" Ying Kit Kwok | I joined the Sage School of Philosophy in 2023. Before joining the department, I received my BA from the University of Oxford. I work on early modern philosophy, specializing in Spinoza, but I am also interested in other figures including Descartes, Conway, and Amo. I also have interests in philosophy of mind and metaphysics more generally. |
| Danielle Limbaugh dzl4@cornell.edu | Danielle Limbaugh is a PhD Candidate at the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University. Prior to starting her PhD, Danielle obtained her JD from the University at Buffalo. Danielle’s main area of research is in human rights. Outside of philosophy, Danielle loves cooking, hiking, and spending time with her husband and two sons. |
| "Steph" Xiaoyi Lu | I’m a PhD student at Cornell. I completed my B.A. in University of Hong Kong and the B.Phil. in Oxford. My main interests are epistemology, especially knowledge-how and action theory. |
| Lavaris McCellion lm825@cornell.edu | I am a PhD. Candidate in the Sage School of Philosophy. My research interests are in Cognitive Science, Language and Logic. And I have some related interests in the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of mathematics. |
| Itay Melamed im337@cornell.edu | I joined the Sage School of Philosophy as a Ph.D. student in the fall of 2022. I received my Bachelor of Law degree (magna cum laude) from Bar-Ilan University in Israel in 2013. Following law school, I worked for several years as a lawyer in the public and private sectors, dealing mainly with constitutional law, commercial law, and human rights. During this period, I discovered my desire for philosophy and decided to pursue philosophical studies at the highest level possible. My research interests are mainly moral psychology, philosophy of emotion, and the philosophy of law. Outside of philosophy, I enjoy live music concerts, hiking, and playing tennis. |
| Michael Milhim mcm379@cornell.edu | I joined Cornell in 2020. Before Cornell I received my master’s in philosophy from Northern Illinois University and my bachelor’s in journalism and philosophy from Bowling Green State University. My research interests are mostly in moral psychology and empirically oriented normative philosophy generally. Currently I’m working on a project arguing that moral considerations seep into harm judgements and how that impacts philosophical theories of harm. Some other topics I’m interested in are parasocial relationships, the recalcitrance of caring about conventional beauty, and the many ways that employees are wronged by their employers. Outside of philosophy I play disc golf, enjoy cinema and museum art, and listen to a lot of ASMR. Feel free to contact me if you’re interested in my harm project or have a mutual philosophical interest. I’m always able to make time to talk philosophy. |
| Madeline Monge mm3554@cornell.edu | Madeline is a first year Ph.D. student who received her B.A. from University of California at Irvine and her M.A. from San Francisco State University. Her areas of interests include moral psychology and feminist philosophy, particularly as they pertain to the various dimensions of interpersonal trauma. She is also interested in how interpersonal trauma affects the epistemic understanding of oneself. When she has time, she enjoys cooking, baking, and reading fiction. |
| Z.K. Payne zkp2@cornell.edu | ZK (she/they) is a PhD candidate at the Sage School of Philosophy. After receiving her BA in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2018, she worked as a research coordinator in the Psychology department at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. ZK's philosophical interests lie primarily at the intersection of moral psychology, (meta)ethics, and aesthetics. More specifically, her dissertation focuses on empathy and its involvement in our complex affective responses to art. Outside of philosophy, ZK enjoys fiction, music, yoga, and gardening. |
| Lanxin Shi ls794@cornell.edu | Lanxin is a PhD candidate at the Sage School of Philosophy. She earned a B.A. in Humanities from NYU Shanghai in 2021. She works on 19th-20th century European philosophy, with a focus on the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Her dissertation analyzes important ideas in Kierkegaard's religious and moral psychology, including spiritual trial, eternity, the demonic, and selfhood. Besides doing history of philosophy, she also has an interest in the contemporary discussion of (religious and non-religious) faith. Outside of philosophy, she loves knitting and spending time with her cat. |
| Arundhati Singh |
Arundhati is a third-year PhD student in the Sage School of Philosophy. |
| Margret Sullivan mts258@cornell.edu | Margret is a second-year PhD student. She is interested in medieval and contemporary philosophy surrounding the human condition—particularly, questions of moral responsibility, free will, and personal identity. Lately, she has become devoted to thinking about the topic of devotion. Margret holds bachelor’s and master's degrees in philosophy and theological studies (respectively) from Harvard. Her name is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. |
| Anni Sun as3293@cornell.edu | Anni joined the Sage school in 2022. She is interested in ethics, philosophy of language, and moral psychology. Before coming to Cornell, she received her B.A. at Peking University in China. |
| Mengqun Sun | I joined the Sage School of Philosophy as a PhD student in 2023. Before coming to Cornell, I did my MA in Philosophy at Tufts University and BA in Philosophy at Colgate University. In philosophy, I’m primarily interested in meta-normative questions, such as questions about the nature of the normative and how things within the normative domain fit together. Outside of philosophy, I enjoy listening to music and consuming Pokémon content. |
| Farhad Taraz ft246@cornell.edu | I am a sixth-year graduate student. Although I have, indeed, very broad interests in philosophy, I try to focus on questions surrounding public reason. I find those questions interesting because: first, thinking about them gratifies my desire for a practical approach to philosophy, and second, they are located at the intersection of some of my main interests: political philosophy, social epistemology, moral psychology, and philosophy of language. Before coming to Cornell I lived an eventful life. |
| Gus Turyn mat298@cornell.edu |
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy. I work in epistemology, moral psychology, and social philosophy. Before coming to Cornell, I completed an M.A. in philosophy at Georgia State University. |
| Siyi (Claudia) Wang sw726@cornell.edu | I am a fifth-year PhD candidate at the Sage School of Philosophy. I work on Plato's political philosophy and moral psychology. I received my BA from NYU (manga cum laude with honors in philosophy) where I majored in philosophy and minored in Classics. In my free time, I enjoy lifting with friends and cycling. |
| Geoffrey Weiss gw299@cornell.edu | Geoffrey joined the Sage School in 2021, arriving after some graduate work at Tulane University. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Hunter College in 2011 and took some time off to travel the world and save sick and injured penguins before getting his Master’s Degree in Philosophy in 2016 from Claremont Graduate University. Geoffrey’s research interests are primarily in metaethics, moral psychology and normative ethics. He is currently working on a dissertation on what it means for something to be morally unthinkable. |
| Yiǧit Kahyaoǧlu | Yiğit is a first-year PhD student. He is interested in moral philosophy and philosophy of language. Before coming to Cornell, he completed his BA at Macalester College, and his MPhil at the University of Cambridge.
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| Guyu Zhu gz238@cornell.edu |
Guyu’s website: www.zhuguyu.com |
| Wren Muirhead | Wren Muirhead (any/all) is a first year Philosophy PhD candidate. Wren received two Bachelor’s degrees from University of Delaware, one in Sociology and the other Philosophy. They graduated undergrad with distinction for research on moral disagreement and familial obligation. Their broad interests in philosophy reside mainly in ethics and social philosophy, with a more specific interest on disagreement within interpersonal relationships. They look forward to expanding this interest to consider how identity and power can influence our relationships and disagreement within them. |