Conroy Vita January 2014 Christina Conroy Curriculum Vitae CURRENT POSITION Fall 2010-present Assistant Professor of Philosophy Department of History, Philosophy, Religion and Legal Studies 342 Rader Hall Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 Fields of Specialization: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Logic EDUCATION PhD MA BA 2010 University of California, Irvine; Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science Dissertation: A Relative Facts Interpretation of Everettian Quantum Mechanics. Committee: Jeffrey Barret (co-chair), Sven Bernecker (co-chair), Jeremy Heis 2006 University of California, Irvine; Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science 2004 City University of New York, Hunter College (Major: Philosophy, Minor: Math) Graduate Summa cum Laude and with honors in Philosophy PRIOR TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2004-2010 University of California, Irvine; Graduate Teaching Associate and Teaching Assistant MEMBERSHIP IN ACADEMIC HONOR ORGANIZATIONS Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Tau (International philosophy honor society) TEACHING Teaching load each semester: 4 courses Spring 2014 PHIL 106-001 Beginning Logic PHIL 106-004 Beginning Logic PHIL 412 Symbolic Logic 1 course release – Program Coordinator Conroy Vita Fall 2013 FYS 101-023 Puzzles, Paradoxes and Games FYS 101-053 Puzzles, Paradoxes and Games PHIL 400 Philosophy of Science PHIL 499c Senior Seminar 2 course releases – 1 for Program Coordinator, 1 for Centralized Advisor Spring 2013 Phil 306-001 Introduction to Logic Phil 308-001 Philosophy of the Arts Phil 399-001 Philosophy and Science Fiction Phil 476-001 Independent Study – Advanced Logic – 3 credit hours FYS 101-009 Winnie the Pooh and Buddha Too 1 course release – Program Coordinator Fall 2012 Phil 200-001 Introduction to Philosophy Phil 399-001 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics FYS 101-003 Winnie the Pooh and Buddha Too 1 course release – Program Coordinator Spring 2012 Phil 100-003 Beginning Philosophy Phil 312-001 Symbolic Logic FYS 101-049 First Year Seminar: Winnie the Pooh and Buddha Too 1 course release – Program Coordinator Fall 2011 Phil 100-003 Beginning Philosophy Phil 300-001 Philosophy of Science Phil 420-001 Metaphysics FYS 101-049 First Year Seminar: Winnie the Pooh and Buddha Too Spring 2011 Phil 203-001 and 002 Introduction to Social Ethics Phil 308-001 Philosophy of the Arts Phil 430-001 Epistemology Fall 2010 Phil 203-001 and 002 Introduction to Social Ethics Phil 306-001 Introduction to Logic Phil 399-001 Puzzles, Paradoxes and Games January 2014 Conroy Vita January 2014 Teaching evaluations summary Student: Evaluations that I have gotten from students – those done formally by the department, IDEA forms and those administered by me – have been overwhelmingly positive. I have included more detailed summaries in the supporting documents. Student contact activities 80 undergraduate advisees I am the centralized advisor for all Philosophy students. Undergraduate Research Fellows: Isaac Casto, Fall 2011-Spring 2012 – Accepted to 2012’s Posters on the Capitol Students accepted to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research: Asa Hosoda 2013 Tyler Mullins 2013 TEACHING AWARDS AND HONORS Fall 2012 - Chosen to be on the Pilot II group of the FYS QEP plan. I was an instructor chosen to implement the critical thinking instruction that was developed during this semester. Spring 2011 - Awarded a $750 grant from the CLPD to develop and implement a workshop called “Active Learning in the Classroom”. Spring 2011 - Chosen to be one of the pilot group of the SB1 Student Success Faculty Members. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Scholarship List of published articles Forthcoming, “Branch-Relative Identity” in Individuals Across Sciences. Edited by Alexandre Guay and Thomas Pradeu. Oxford University Press: New York. Conroy Vita January 2014 2012, “The Relative Facts Interpretation and Everett’s note added in proof” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics” 43: 112-120. 2011, “On Lim On Kim” Southwest Philosophy Review 27, 2. 2008, “No Lacuna and No Vicious Regress: A Reply to LePoidevin” Acta Analytica 23, 4: 367-72. Work in Progress “Everettian Quantum Mechanics Without Realism” “Intrinsic Properties in the Relative Facts Interpretation”. Drafted with a Research and Creative Productions Summer Fellowship from 2012-2013. “A Preliminary Comparison of Critical Thinking Gains in First Year Seminars”. A paper coauthored with Dr. Gina Blunt Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Health, Wellness and Human Performance at MSU, in which we attempt to show that teaching philosophy to first year students, and not teaching specific critical thinking skills in addition, is sufficient to increase their critical thinking skills as measured by a nationally recognized test of critical thinking ability. List of conference papers/posters/presentations February 2014 “A Preliminary Comparison of Critical Thinking Gains in First Year Seminars” presentation at the group meeting of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers during the 2014 Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. August 2013 “`Branch-Relative Identity’ in Everettian Quantum Mechanics” paper presentation at the 12th International Conference on Persons in Lund, Sweden. March 2013 “`Branch-Relative Identity’ in Everettian Quantum Mechanics” paper presentation at the Fifth Workshop in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at IPFW. May 2012 “Survival in Everettian Quantum Mechanics” paper presentation at the Individuals Across Sciences Conference; The Sorbonne, Paris, France. May 2012 “Survival in Everettian Quantum Mechanics” invited talk at the Individuals in Physics and Metaphysics colloquium at Urbino University, Urbino, Italy. May 2011 “The Relative Facts Interpretation and Everett’s note added in proof” paper presentation at The Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science Conference; University of Toronto, Toronto. Fall 2010 “On Lim on Kim” comments on a paper presentation for the Southwest Philosophical Association Fall meeting; Memphis, Tennessee. SCHOLARLY GRANTS Awarded Conroy Vita January 2014 2012-2013 Research and Creative Productions Summer Fellowship Project: “Intrinsic Properties and the Relative Facts Interpretation” 2011-2012 Research and Creative Productions Summer Fellowship Project: “Identity and Relative Facts” 2011 AAUW Short-term Research Publication Grant Project: “Bridging the Gap Between Quantum Mechanics and Metaphysics” Pending 2014 NEH Summer Stipend “Intrinsic Properties in the Relative Facts Interpretation” Applied for but not funded 2013-2014 Research and Creative Productions Summer Fellowship Project: “Everettian Quantum Mechanics Without Realism” 2013 NEH Summer Stipend – I applied at the University level but was not chosen to apply at the national level. 2012 NEH Summer Stipend “Intrinsic Properties in the Relative Facts Interpretation” 2011 NEH Summer Stipend “Relative Facts: Bridging Physics and Philosophy” PURE RESEARCH COMPLETED 2012 2011 2009-2010 “Branch-Relative Identity in Everettian Quantum Mechanics” “The Relative Facts Interpretation and Everett’s note added in proof” Researcher under NSF grant No. SES-0924135 "Everett Papers Archive and Commentary". Primary Investigator: Jeffrey Barrett, Professor of Philosophy at University of California, Irvine, Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science. ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS Memberships American Philosophical Association Kentucky Philosophical Association Southwestern Philosophical Association American Association of Philosophy Teachers American Association of University Women Work as a reviewer 2011-present Referee for the journal Philosophy of Science Conroy Vita January 2014 2012-present Referee for the journal Erkenntnis Summer 2010 Reviewer for Southwest Philosophy Association 2010-present Periodic review of textbooks and on-line course components for Pearson Publishing and Cengage/Wadsworth Publishing Continuing Education Seminars attended and form of participation SACS COC Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation, July 2013 - Participant American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning meeting at the American Philosophical Association, Central Division meeting; February 22nd, 2013 – Participant American Association of Philosophy Teachers, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning meeting at the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division meeting; April 5 th, 2012 – Participant Student Success Summit with Tara Parker; March 28, 2012 – Participant Diversity Matters: Understanding Diversity in Schools with Dr. Lynn Spradlin; April 20, 2011 – Participant Stewart Ross of Dee Fink – Integrated Course Design for Significant Learning; November, 2010 – Participant Workshops attended and form of participation Online Collaborative Experience course, Fall 2013 – Participant Keynote Follow-up: QEP & Critical Thinking with Cathy Bays, Fall 2013 – Participant Keynote Follow-up: QEP & Critical Thinking with John Nash, Fall 2013 – Participant Preparing for the QEP Pilot on Critical Thinking, Fall 2013 – Participant 2nd Annual Professional Development Day - Participant Day-long, Professional Development Workshop at Morehead State University – “Strategies for Improved Teaching: Active Learning Techniques for Faculty”, August 14, 2012 – Facilitator Conroy Vita January 2014 Student Success Summit: Encouraging Faculty and Staff Dialogues about Student Successes – “Sharing Strategies for Improved Teaching: Active Learning Techniques for Faculty Members” , March 29, 2012 –– Facilitator Grant Opportunities Reception with the CLPD and the CRE; September 29, 2011 – Participant Technology Users Group – “Anti-Plagiarism Software”, September 29, 2011 – Participant Active Learning Strategies for the Classroom with Dr. Christina Conroy; September 13, 2011 – planner, organizer and facilitator Blackboard Bridge Training, August 2011 – Participant American Association of Philosophy Teachers workshop on the scholarship of teaching and learning in philosophy; March 3rd and 4th – Participant Pamela Petty workshop, January 13, 2011 – Participant Oodles of Moodles, Training on Moodle Rooms – Participant Tenure and Review Process, September 2010 – Participant Other evidence of professional growth Member of the FYS Learning Community, Fall 2012-present. Service on the Fall 2012 Pilot II group for the FYS QEP project Service on the 2010-2011 Pilot group of the SB1 Student Success Faculty and Professional Staff Group SERVICE List of University, college, department and Faculty Senate ad hoc and standing committees with level indicated in each case. University Spring 2014-Fall 2015 Fall 2013 Spring 2013 Spring 2013 Gen-Ed Council First Year Seminar QEP Study Instructor 8th Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship Judge Search Committee for Library I position Conroy Vita Fall 2012 2011-2013 Fall 2011 January 2014 First Year Seminar QEP Pilot II Instructor Scholarship Appeals Committee – Representative of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Academic Appeals Committee – representative of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Department Spring 2013 2013-present 2012-present 2012-present 2011-Fall 2013 Search Committee for Chair of HPRL Philosophy and Religious Studies Central Advisor Member of Department Curriculum Committee Philosophy and Religious Studies Program Coordinator Philosophy and Religious Studies Assessment Coordinator Coordination of and participation in Morehead State University workshops, conferences, clinics, inservice and special events. Workshop facilitator August 14, 2012 Professional Development workshop presenter “Strategies for Improved Teaching: Active Learning Techniques for Faculty” March 29, 2012 Student Success Summit presenter “Sharing Strategies for Improved Teaching: Active Learning Techniques for Faculty Members” September 13, 2011 Active Learning Strategies for the Classroom September 2011 Graduate School Application Workshop for HPRL students interested in applying to graduate/law school Spring 2011 Graduate School Application Workshop for HPRL students interested in applying to graduate/law school Participant: March 28, 2012 Student Success Summit with Tara Parker September 29, 2011 Grant Opportunities Reception with the CLPD and the CRE September 29, 2011 Technology Users Group – “Anti-Plagiarism Software” Conroy Vita January 2014 August 2011 Blackboard Bridge Training August 16, 2011 New Faculty Orientation; panel member April 20, 2011 Diversity Matters: Understanding Diversity in Schools with Dr. Lynn Spradlin; Participant January 13, 2011 Pamela Petty Workshop Spring 2011 Oodles of Moodles, Traning for Moodle Rooms November 2010 Stewart Ross of Dee Fink – Integrated Course Design for Significant Learning September 2010 Tenure and Review Process Development of proposals to benefit the University Active Learning in the College Classroom Workshop proposal; submitted Spring 2011; accepted and awarded a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Student Success Grant for 2011 Cost/benefit analysis of adopting a campus-wide subscription to TurnItIn.com. Worked on over Christmas break 2010. Volunteer Activities New Faculty Orientation 2011; member of a panel of second and third year faculty members Student Move-in Day August 2011