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Hadrian Agee

Hadrian Agee 

University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2024: B.A. (honors) in Philosophy

Research interests: Africana Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Moral Responsibility, Social Epistemology, and Philosophy of Law

zyaireagee@vt.edu

427 War Memorial Hall

Arya Amritansu

Arya Amritansu

Ashoka University, 2022: B.A. in Philosophy; 2023: Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research

Research interests: Epistemology, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind

amritansu@vt.edu

432 War Memorial Hall

Ian Bell

Ian Bell

The Ohio State University, 2022: BA in Philosophy

Research interests: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Aesthetics

ibell@vt.edu

430 War Memorial Hall

Sam Blair

Sam Blair

Carleton College, 2023: B. A. in Philosophy and Economics

Research interests: Epistemology, Metaethics, Decision Theory

samblair@vt.edu

432 War Memorial Hall

Chloe Ebrett

Chloe Ebrett

Virginia Tech, 2026: B.A. in Philosophy and PPE 

Research interests: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Epistemology

chloeebert@vt.edu

430 War Memorial Hall

Ashley Kim

Ashley Kim

Columbia University 2024: BS in Computer Science; Fulbright Scholarship 2024-2025 (Germany)

Research interests: Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology 

ashleykim@vt.edu

427 War Memorial Hall

Paulina Lavrova

Paulina Lavrova

Wellesley College 2022: BA in Philosophy & Education Studies

Research interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Epistemology

plavrova@vt.edu

432 War Memorial Hall

Sam Peden

Sam Peden

Virginia Tech 2026: B.A. (honors) in Philosophy

Research interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Jurisprudence, and Social Epistemology. 

samp27@vt.edu

427 War Memorial Hall

Jerry Qui

Jerry Qiu

New York University, 2023: BA (honors) in Philosophy

Research interests: Ethics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Metaethics, Philosophy of AI

jq24@vt.edu

430 War Memorial Hall

Poorna Rathi

Poorna Rathi

Ashoka University, 2022: BA in Philosophy; 2023: Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research

Research interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Philosophy of Mind

poorna24@vt.edu

432 War Memorial Hall

Rue Yang

Rue Yang

Wuhan University, 2024: BA in Philosophy

Research interests: Social Ontology, Feminist Philosophy, Political Philosophy

zryang@vt.edu

427 War Memorial Hall

Emily Zeme

Emily Zeme 

Harvard University, 2019: B.A. in Biology

Research Interests: Metaethics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Political Philosophy

emilyzeme@vt.edu

430 War Memorial Hall