I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. I primarily work at the intersection of philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of social science.
My dissertation, supervised by Profs. Michael L. Anderson and Scott Schaffer, develops a novel practice-based account of affordance perception and action in socially structured environments, synthesizing Gibsonian ecological psychology with Bourdieusian sociology.
More broadly, my research harmonizes radical embodied cognition with social theory (and vice versa) to deepen our understanding of human behavior and collective action in s…
I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. I primarily work at the intersection of philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of social science.
My dissertation, supervised by Profs. Michael L. Anderson and Scott Schaffer, develops a novel practice-based account of affordance perception and action in socially structured environments, synthesizing Gibsonian ecological psychology with Bourdieusian sociology.
More broadly, my research harmonizes radical embodied cognition with social theory (and vice versa) to deepen our understanding of human behavior and collective action in society.
I hold an MA in Philosophy from Northern Illinois University and an MEng in Engineering Mechanics from Pennsylvania State University in the United States. I earned my bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Shiv Nadar University in India.
