Graduate Students
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
412 War Memorial Hall, zyaireagee@vt.edu
Tanisha Agarwal
Ashoka University, 2022: B.A. in English; 2023: Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (Philosophy)
Research interests: Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind, Moral Psychology
414 War Memorial Hall, atanisha@vt.edu
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
432 War Memorial Hall, amritansu@vt.edu
Yves Andradas Jr.
Fordham University, 2025: B.A. (honors) in Philosophy and Theology
Research interests: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion
414 War Memorial Hall, yandradas@vt.edu
Iris Bird
Biola University, 2026: B.A. in Philosophy; Torrey Honors College
Research interests: Applied Ethics, Metaethics, Philosophy of Religion, Political Philosophy
412 War Memorial Hall, irisbird@vt.edu
Sam Blair
Carleton College, 2023: B. A. in Philosophy and Economics
Research interests: Epistemology, Metaethics, Decision Theory
432 War Memorial Hall, samblair@vt.edu
Chloe Ebert
Virginia Tech, 2026: B.A. in Philosophy and PPE
Research interests: Ethics, Political Philosophy, Epistemology
430 War Memorial Hall, chloeebert@vt.edu
Asher Israel
Suffolk University, 2026: B.A. (honors) in Philosophy
Research interests: Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics, Epistemology
430 War Memorial Hall, asheri@vt.edu
Ashley Kim
Columbia University 2024: BS in Computer Science; Fulbright Scholarship 2024-2025 (Germany)
Research interests: Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Epistemology
412 War Memorial Hall, ashleykim@vt.edu
Luke Metzger
North Carolina State University, 2026: B.A. in Philosophy
Research interests: Ethics, Moral Psychology, Asian/Pacific and Comparative Philosophy
432 War Memorial Hall, lukem26@vt.edu
María Grazia Sibille
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, 2021: BA in Philosophy
Research interests: Social Ontology, Social Epistemology, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy of Animals, and Ethics
430 War Memorial Hall, mgsibille@vt.edu
Eleanor Tappen
Bard College, 2023: BA Spanish Studies, Fulbright ETA in Mexico 2023-2024
Research interests: Feminist Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Social Epistemology
414 War Memorial Hall, eleanortappen@vt.edu
Jiaming (Felix) Zhan
Renmin University of China, 2026: B.A. in Philosophy
Research interests: Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind
432 War Memorial Hall, jiaming26@vt.edu