I'm an assistant professor in the Theoretical Philosophy section of the department Philosophy and Religious Studies. Before coming to Utrecht, I worked at the University of Twente where I taught courses on the philosophy of technology. My research interests fall within the philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. I am interested in representation, especially in the question of internalism versus externalism with respect to mental representation. I wrote my dissertation in the philosophy of language at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, under supervision of Jonathan Schaffer. I have also taught at Smith College in Massachusetts and Auburn University in Alabama. My Philosophical Family Tree looks like this.

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