Philosophy Speaker Series

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Friday, November 19 

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Contact: kdyck@wlu.ca for Zoom link

I have a BA in Philosophy. What now?

Join us via Zoom for a special panel with alumni from our Philosophy MA Program, Self, Agency, and Community. Several of our graduates will discuss the ways in which their experiences in the MA program contributed to their careers. They will also share their insights about how they successfully transitioned to PhD programs, jobs in the academy, health sciences, and law. Following a roundtable discussion, audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions.

Members of the panel:

Dr. Andria Bianchi is a Bioethicist and Clinician-Scientist at the University Health Network in Toronto. She is an Assistant Professor (status-only) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health - University of Toronto and an Affiliate Scientist with KITE Research Institute-Toronto Rehab. Andria completed her PhD at the University of Waterloo in 2018. In addition to her work at UHN, Andria is a board member of the Canadian Association for Practicing Healthcare Ethicists, a board member of Advance Gerontological Education (AGE Inc.), and she is on the Stakeholder Advisory Council of the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority of Ontario.

Alexander Carty is a fist year PhD student in philosophy at McGill University. In 2020 he completed his MA in philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier with Gary Foster, and before that (2015-2019) he was at the University of Guelph for his BA in philosophy. Following his time in the MA program he co-authored a paper with Neil Campbell. Some of his current areas of specialty include the philosophy of emotion and moral responsibility, but he also has interests in the works of Jean-Paul Sartre and Paul Ricœur.

Aaron Roberts is currently a PhD Candidate conducting research in applied ethics and policy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Graduate Research Assistant at McMaster's Institute on Ethics & Policy for Innovation (iepi.ca). Aaron serves on McMaster's Research Ethics Board (https://research.mcmaster.ca/ethics/mcmaster-research-ethics-board-mreb/) and as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Bioethics Society (https://www.bioethics.ca/about-cbs). At the core of his research interests are questions pertaining to ethical, social and cultural issues surrounding and arising from innovative technologies and methodologies. Currently his attention is focussed on ethics and policy issues pertaining to applications of synthetic gene drive biotechnologies in mosquitoes for malaria elimination. Aaron holds Hons. BA and MA degrees in philosophy from Wilfrid Laurier University and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ontario Lieutenant Governor's Community Volunteer Award, a Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship, several Ontario Graduate Scholarships, and most recently a federal SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Doctoral Award.

Mark E. Simon: Mark attended Wilfrid Laurier University from 2006 to 2014, obtaining a BA in philosophy, an MBA, and an MA in philosophy. In 2015, he went to the University of Windsor to study law, obtaining his JD in 2018. Mark articled and worked as an associate lawyer at a prestigious Waterloo law firm before transitioning to Millars Law in February of 2021. Mark practices in the areas of corporate law, real estate law, and wills and estates law.

Jamie Tuck is an Instructor Therapist with the Quinte Assessment and Treatment Group, who provides behavioural services for children who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, brain injury, or developmental disability. She completed her undergraduate degree at Wilfrid Laurier (2015-2019) with a double major in philosophy and religion and culture. In 2020, she continued at Laurier to pursue her MA in Philosophy with Dr. Jill Rusin. Her major research paper focused on social epistemology, however she also has interests in personal identity and theories of personal autonomy.

Ben Winkour is an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at York University and Seneca College, where he teaches a number of courses in applied ethics, philosophy of mind, and epistemology. He received his PhD in philosophy from York University in 2021, prior to which he received his MA from Wilfrid Laurier University and his BA from the University of Waterloo.