GABBRIELLE M JOHNSON
Curriculum Vitae
Philosophy Department, UCLA
Box 951451, Dodd 321
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Email: gmjohnson@humnet.ucla.edu
Website: www.gmjohnson.com/
AOS
Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Science
AOC
Philosophy of Psychology (perception, implicit bias), Metaphysics
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, CA
PhD, Philosophy, expected Spring 2018
2012-present
Dissertation in progress
Committee: Sam Cumming, Gabriel Greenberg
MA, Philosophy, Spring 2014
Proposition: “Explanations in Context: explanations as complete mention-some answers to whyquestions”
Readers: Sam Cumming (Advisor), Katrina Elliott
2007-2011
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, OH
BA, Philosophy, cum laude, with Honors in Arts and Sciences and Honors Research
Distinction in Philosophy, 2011.
Thesis: “Reference Magnetism and Macro-Naturalism”
Advisor: Ben Caplan
AWARDS
2015
2015
Summer 2014
Summer 2013
2012
2007-2011
2011
PRESENTATIONS
UCLA
Robert M. Yost Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Philosophy Department
Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship, Graduate Division
Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Grant, Graduate Division
Mellon Summer Funding Award
University Fellowship
OSU
Provost Scholarship
William E. Bingham Award for Best Undergraduate Essay, Philosophy Department
2015
UCLA
“Explanations in Context”, Albritton Society
2011 OSU
“Reference Magnetism and Macro-Naturalism”, Bingham Award Ceremony
TEACHING
Summer 2015
Spring 2015
Winter 2015
As Lecturer:
Phil 8: Intro to Philosophy of Science
As Teaching Associate:
Upper Division
Phil 129: Philosophy of Psychology
Phil 170: Anti-Individualism
Instructor:
Tyler Burge
Tyler Burge
Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Winter 2014
Fall 2013
Lower Division
Phil 7: Intro to Philosophy of Mind*
Phil 7: Intro to Philosophy of Mind*
Phil 8: Intro to Philosophy of Science
Phil 100C: Ancient Greek Philosophy
Gabriel Greenberg
Gabriel Greenberg
Sheldon Smith
Samuel Baker
( * = Lead TA )
GRADUATE
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Spring 2014
Winter 2014
Winter 2014
Winter 2014
Winter 2024
Fall 2013
UCLA
Iconicity
Epistemology
Time Travel*
Truth and Imprecision*
Abduction: Interpretation and IBE
Problems in Moral Philosophy
Ethical Theory: Reconstruction
Medieval Conceptions of the Self
Meaning and Convention*
Explanation*
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus*
Fall 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Winter 2013
Winter 2013
Winter 2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason
Meta-metaphysics
First Year Seminar: Moore to Sellars
Phil Mind: Origins of Objectivity
Pictorial Semantic
First Year Seminar: Frege to Kripke
Metalogic
Leibniz
First Year Seminar: 20th Century Ethics
COURSEWORK
Winter 2015
Fall 2014
Winter 2013
Spring 2011
Winter 2011
UCLA LINGUISTICS
Montague Grammar and Dynamic
Semantics
The Semantics of Speech Acts
Semantic Theory I
OSU
Contextualism and Relativism*
Metaphysics of Propositions
( * = audited )
Gabriel Greenberg
Tyler Burge
Katie Elliott
Josh Armstrong
Sam Cumming, Sheldon Smith
Pamela Hieronymi
AJ Julius
Calvin Normore
Sam Cumming
Katie Elliott
David Kaplan, Andrew Hsu, Gavin
Lawrence, Tony Martin
Tyler Burge
Sheldon Smith
Andrew Hsu
Tyler Burge
Gabriel Greenberg
David Kaplan
Tony Martin
John Carriero
Barbara Herman
Jessica Rett
Jessica Rett
Jessica Rett
Stewart Shapiro
Ben Caplan
SERVICES
Spring 2015
2014-2015
2014-2015
Spring 2015
2014
2013-2014
2015 Iconicity Conference Organizer with Gabriel Greenberg and Gabriel Dupre
Graduate Student Representative
Research Assistant for Seana Shiffrin
Regional Representative, MAP SoCal Conference Philosophy and Inclusive Pedagogy
Co-founder and Lead Organizers, Minorities and Philosophy, UCLA Chapter
Graduate Student Social Czar
Last Updated June 2015
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