Department of Philosophy

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Graduate Students

PhD STUDENTS  

Derek Andrews

BAH, Queens; MA, Waterloo/Mannheim; MA, Laurier.
Specialization:
Ethics/Bioethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Medicine
Awards:
SSHRC Doctoral Award (2019), Traves Bursary (2019)Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship; Special Provost Alumni Scholarship (Hon)
Research:
My research interests are focused on questions around personal identity, the nature of mental disorders, and healthcare access issues for marginalized populations. My doctoral research examines the tension between Canadian law on medical assistance in dying and the goal of maintaining and supporting patient autonomy for persons with mental health conditions.
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Tiffany Gordon

BA,York; MA, McMaster
Specialization:
Social and political thought, philosophy of race, feminist philosophy
Awards:
SSHRC Doctoral Award (2019) Traves Bursary (2019) Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarship; Special Provost Alumni Scholarship (hony), Dalhousie IMPACT Award Recipient (Student Activist of the Year), Dr. P. Anthony Johnstone Memorial Bursary (2021)
Curriculum Vitae

Jamaal Hyder

BA UVic; MA, Dalhousie
Specialization:
Social and Feminist Epistemologies, Reid, Wittgenstein
Awards:
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2015-2018); Presidents' Award (2015-2017; Killam Predoctoral Scholarship (2017-2019)
On Leave of Absence

Erik Nelson

BA, Dalhousie; MA, Concordia
Specialization:
Philosophy of Psychology, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Language
Awards: 
Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Award, (SSHRC)  (2018), President's Award (2018), Special Provost Alumni Scholarship(Hon)
Research:
My research draws from contemporary developments in machine learning and philosophy of language to better understand animal cognition.

Clarisse Paron

BSc, MA; University of Alberta
Specialization:
Bioethics, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Race
Awards:
NSGS

Lara Millman

BAH, Lethbridge; MA, Calgary
Specialization: 
Epistemology, Social Epistemology,  Feminist Philosophy.
Awards:
Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Award (SSHRC) (2021), President's Award (2021), PAS (2020)

MA STUDENTS

Ken Matheson

Peter Lee

Awards: CGS-M, NSGS award

Continuing MA's:

Armin Mirsanaye (Dalhousie BA)

Tejas Pandya

Benjamin Sidloski

Annie Haider (Part-time)