Biography and expertise
Dr. Landers is from McKinney, Texas. She received her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Miami in 2022. She was a Fellow in Philosophy at Harvard University in 2019. She earned her MA in Philosophy from Georgia State University in 2015 and a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Texas Tech University in 2011.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Philosophy
University of Miami, 2022
Master's Degree
MA in Philosophy
Georgia State University, 2015
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Philosophy and Psychology
Texas Tech University, 2011
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Landers, C. (2025). On Perceptual Wronging. Southwest Philosophy Review.
- Landers, C. (2024). ChatGPT, The Cupid Model, and Low-Stakes Writing. AAPT Studies in Pedagogy.
- Landers, C. (2024). The Offload Response for Low-Level Theorists. Erkenntnis. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-024-00852-1
- Landers, C. (2020). Specialized Visual Experiences. The Philosophical Quarterly, 71(1), 74–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqaa018
- 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.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors for 2025, Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Texas State Chapter. November 3, 2025

Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
AI and Society
- Reviewer / Referee
Philosophical Psychology
- Organizer
Graduate Student Workshop on Writing Samples for PhD Applications
- University Mentor
Workshop for Graduate Students Applying to PhD Programs
