Faculty Profile for Dr. Casey Landers

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Dr. Casey Landers
Assistant Professor — Philosophy
phone: (512) 245-2285

Biography Section

Biography and Education

PhD in Philosophy, University of Miami
MA in Philosophy, Georgia State University
BA in Philosophy and Psychology, Texas Tech University

Teaching Interests

Applied ethics; biomedical ethics; philosophy of technology; philosophy of mind; cognitive science; feminist theory; social philosophy

Research Interests

Philosophy of mind and cognitive science; Perception and categorization; Cognitive Penetration (how thought influences perception); Technophilosophy, especially work on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); feminist philosophy

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Landers, C. (2021). Specialized Visual Experiences. The Philosophical Quarterly, 71(1), 74–98.
  • Landers, C. (n.d.). ChatGPT, The Cupid Model, and Low-Stakes Writing. AAPT Studies in Pedagogy.
  • Heiphetz, L., Van Leeuwen, N., & Landers, C. (2021). Does “think” mean the same thing as “believe”? Linguistic insights into religious cognition. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 13(3), 287–297.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Undergraduate Student Committee, Department of Philosophy
October 2022-Present
Reviewer / Referee
CogSci 2024
February 2024
Reviewer / Referee
Episteme
September 2023
Attendee / Participant
The Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Women in Philosophy
June 11, 2023-June 13, 2023
Reviewer / Referee
Synthese
May 2023