Faculty
| Name | Research Area | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Baigrie | Philosophy of Science; Early Modern Natural Philosophy | Associate Professor | brian.baigrie@utoronto.ca |
| Hakob Barseghyan | Philosophy of Science, Theory of Scientific Change | Assistant Professor | hakob.barseghyan@utoronto.ca |
| Joseph Berkovitz | Philosophy of Probability, Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Economics | Associate Professor | joseph.berkovitz@utoronto.ca |
| Lucia Dacome | History of medicine | Associate Professor | lucia.dacome@utoronto.ca |
| Yiftach Fehige | Christianity and science | Associate Professor | yiftach.fehige@utoronto.ca |
| Craig Fraser | History of mathematics | Professor | craig.fraser@utoronto.ca |
| Nikolai Krementsov | History of biology and of medicine | Professor | n.krementsov@utoronto.ca |
| Mark Solovey | History and philosophy of the social sciences | Assistant Professor | mark.solovey@utoronto.ca |
| Wen-Ching Sung | Medical anthropology; anthropology of science and technology | Assistant Professor | wenching.sung@utoronto.ca |
| Marga Vicedo | History of biology | Associate Professor | marga.vicedo@utoronto.ca |
| Denis Walsh | Philosophy of biology | Professor | denis.walsh@utoronto.ca |
| Rebecca Woods | History of technology | Assistant Professor | rebecca.woods@utoronto.ca |
| Chen-Pang Yeang | History of physics | Associate Professor | chenpang.yeang@utoronto.ca |
Affiliates
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(Members of the Graduate Faculty of the IHPST from other University of Toronto departments, or external to the University of Toronto, and Professors Emeriti)
| Name | Institutional Affiliation | Area of specialization | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| James R. Brown | Professor Emeritus of the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto | Philosophy of science, foundations of physics, philosophy of mathematics, sociology of science | jrbrown@chass.utoronto.ca |
| Anjan Chakravartty | Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame | Philosophy of science | chakravartty@miami.edu |
| Ronald B. De Sousa | Professor Emeritus of the Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto | Philosophy of mind; philosophy of biology | sousa@chass.utoronto.ca |
| Yves Gingras | Professor, Dept. of History, UQAM | History of physics | gingras.yves@uqam.ca |
| Maya J. Goldenberg | Associate Professor, Dept. of Philosopy, University of Guelph | Medical epistemology in social context | mgolden@uoguelph.ca |
| Daniel J. Goldstick | Professor Emeritus of the Dept. of Philosophy | Philosophy of Science | (416) 978-2055 |
| Franz Huber | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto | Formal epistemology, general philosophy of science and philosophical logic | franz.huber@utoronto.ca |
| Philippe Huneman | Professor, Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques (IHPST), Paris | Philosophy of biology; philosophy of medicine; Kantism and modern German philosophy; history of 18th-19th century biology; philosophy of science | huneman@wanadoo.fr |
| Edward Jones-Imhotep | Associate Professor, Department of History, York University | History of technology and the history and philosophy of the physical sciences | imhotep@yorku.ca |
| Joel Katzav | Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland |
Philosophy of Science and technology, epistemology, metaphysics, and the history of 20th century philosophy, philosophy of climate science | |
| Bernard Lightman | Professor, Division of Humanities, York University | Science and religion | lightman@yorku.ca |
| Michelle Murphy | Professor, Dept. of History and Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto | History of science, technology, and environment; Feminist science and technology studies | michelle.murphy@utoronto.ca |
| Steve Penfold | Associate Professor, Dept. of History, University of Toronto | 20th century Canada, social, cultural, political | steve.penfold@utoronto.ca |
| William E. Seager | Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto | Philosophy of science; philosophy of mind | seager@utsc.utoronto.ca |
| Edward (Ned) Shorter | Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto | History of medicine; history of psychiatry | history.medicine@utoronto.ca |
| Brian Cantwell Smith | Faculty of Information, University of Toronto | Foundations and philosophy of computing, both in the practice and theory of computer science and in the use of computational metaphors in other fields such as philosophy, cognitive science, physics, and art | brian.cantwell.smith@utoronto.ca |
| Stephen D. Snobelen | Associate Professor, History of Science and Technology, University of King’s College | History of science (Early Modern and 19th century); science and religion, Isaac Newton; the popularization of science; radical theology in the Early Modern period; and millenarianism | Stephen.snobelen@ukings.ca |
| Paul Thompson | Professor Emeritus of the IHPST | Philosophy of biology | p.thompson@utoronto.ca |
| Ross E.G. Upshur | Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto | Philosophy of Medicine | ross.upshur@utoronto.ca |
| David A. Wolfe | Professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of Toronto | Economics of innovation and technology transfer | david.wolfe@utoronto.ca |
Administrators of the IHPST
Academic Administrators
| Name | Research Area | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen-Pang Yeang | History of Physics | Director | chenpang.yeang@utoronto.ca |
| Brian Baigrie | Philosophy of Science; Early Modern Natural Philosophy | Director of Graduate Studies | baigrie@chass.utoronto.ca |
| Marga Vicedo | History of Biology | Director of Undergraduate Studies | marga.vicedo@utoronto.ca |
Administrative Staff
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Muna Salloum | Business Manager and Executive Assistant to the Director | muna.salloum@utoronto.ca 416-978-5131 |
| Denise Horsley | Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Assistant | denise.horsley@utoronto.ca 416-978-5397 |
| Adriana Leviston | Administrative Assistant | adriana.leviston@utoronto.ca 416-946-7414 |
Graduate Students
| Name | Research Area | Program | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Alliksaar | Philosophy of science | PhD | mark.alliksaar@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Esther Atkinson | Eighteenth century medicine; 18th century childhood | PhD | esther.atkinson@utoronto.ca |
| Vincent Auffrey | Social History of Medicine, History of Eugenics, History of Canada | PhD | vincent.auffrey@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Oana Baboi | History of medicine, South Asian studies | PhD | oana.baboi@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Jeni Barton | History of technology; history of earth sciences | PhD | jeni.barton@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Donald Borrett | Philosophy of science | PhD | d.borrett@utoronto.ca |
| Mariya Boyko | History of mathematics and mathematics education | PhD | mariya.boyko@mail.utoronto.ca |
| David Collins | History of technology | MA | davi.collins@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Zhixiang Cheng | philosophy and (intellectual) history of biology, general philosophy of science | PhD | zhixiang.cheng@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Aleksandar Djedovic | Philosophy of biology, philosophy of cognitive science | PhD | alex.djedovic@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Austin Due | Austin Due | MA | a.due@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Oubai Elkerdi | Metaphysics; epistemology; science and religion; technology and culture | MA | oubai.elkerdi@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Roula Faraj | Epistemology, philosophy of Perception, history and philosophy of physics | PhD | roula.faraj@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Victoria Fisher | Science & Technology Museums & Collections | PhD | victoria.fisher@utoronto.ca |
| Jennifer Fraser | History of medicine, science and technology studies, public health history, and Aboriginal health | PhD | jenniferlindsey.fraser@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Gary Graham | Philosophy of physics; philosophy of quantum mechanics, specifically the justification of retrocausalsolutions by means of current casual models | PhD | gary.graham@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Jessica Hall | Philosophy of mind, cognition and AI; philosophy of mathematics | PhD | Jessie.hall@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Daniel Halverson | History of biology, c. 1850-1950; philosophy of history | PhD | daniel.halverson@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Jan Henning | History of Technology, History of Medicine | PhD | jan.henning@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Andrew Jones | Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Psychedelic Science | PhD | aj.jones@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Sunguk Jung | History of Genetics, History of Eugenics, and History of Medicine | PhD | jung.sunguk@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Atoosa Kasirzadeh | Philosophy of Science | PhD | atoosa.kasirzadeh@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Aaron Kenna | Philosophy of probability | PhD | aaron.kenna@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Craig Knox | Philosophy of psychiatry | PhD | craig.knox@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Sophie LeBlanc | History and Philosophy of Technology and the Environment | PhD | sophie.leblanc@utoronto.ca |
| Aaron Lepp | Science and religion; social epistemology; and philosophy of science | PhD | aaron.lepp@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Sara Lavigne | History of Technology | MA | sara.lavigne@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Bree Lohman | History of Technology | PhD | |
| Karl Loszak | Philosophy of mind; and history of psychoanalysis | MA | karl.loszak@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Charlotte Marcotte-Toale | Philosophy of science | PhD | charlotte.marcotte.toale@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Marc-Antoine Marquis | Philosophy of Medicine | MA | marc-antoine.marquis@utoronto.ca |
| Soroush Marouzi | Philosophy of Probability, Philosophy of Economics, History of Economic Thought, Decision Theory, and Pragmatism | PhD | soroush.marouzi@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Candace Massey | History | PhD | candace.massey@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Mathew Mercuri | Philosophy of medicine | PhD | mathew.mercuri@utoronto.ca |
| Andrew Oakes | History of astronomy | PhD | andrew.oakes@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Rohini Patel | History | PhD | rohini.patel@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Paul Patton | Philosophy of cognitive science; philosophy of neuroscience; and philosophy of biology | PhD | paul.patton@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Bruce J. Petrie | History of mathematics | PhD | b.petrie@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Denisa Popa | History of Medicine | MA | denisa.popa@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Sarah Qidwai | History of science and religion; science and Islam; Colonialism and Science; South Asian Studies | PhD | sarah.qidwai@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Toby Reid | History of astronomy; history and philosophy of cosmology; history and philosophy of the (general) theory of relativity; philosophy of technology (forecasting) | PhD | toby (dot) reid (at) mail (dot) utoronto (dot) ca |
| Greg Rupik | History and philosophy of biology | PhD | greg.rupik@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Emmersen Love | Philosophy of Economics; Evolutionary Decision Theory; Game Theory | MA | emmersen.scott@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Juan Serrano | History of astronomy and cosmology, early modern science, the scientific revolution, science and religion, general philosophy of science | PhD | jd.serrano@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Filippo Maria Sposini | History of Normality, History of Psychiatry, History of Medicine, History of Psychology, History & Philosophy of Social Sciences | PhD | filippomaria.sposini@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Clara Steinhagen | History of medicine and epidemiology | PhD | clara.steinhagen@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Felix Walpole | Philosophy of biology | PhD | felix.walpole@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Adrian K. Yee | History & Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy of Science, Political Philosophy | PhD | adriankyle.yee@mail.utoronto.ca |
| Fan Zhang | Epistemology, structuralism; philosophy of science; archaeological theory | PhD | f.zhang@utoronto.ca |