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PeopleWelcome Our New PhD Students

Please Join Us in Welcoming Our New PhD Students

 

Timothy Jaeger

TA - PHI 108.30 Logical and Critical Reasoning

T Jaeger

Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2024
MA, Philosophy, Boston College, 2022-2024
BA, Philosophy, BA, Political Science, Salve Regina University, 2017-2021

Areas of interest: Classical Phenomenology, the Realist Phenomenology of the Munich and Göttingen Schools (esp. Max Scheler, Adolf Reinach, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Edith Stein, and Hedwig Conrad-Martius), Personalism, Phenomenology of Values, Phenomenology of Religion, Phenomenological Ontology, Existentialism, Early Modern and Contemporary Political Philosophy (esp. Hannah Arendt), Aesthetics.

I am incredibly excited to begin my PhD at Stony Brook! I look forward to continuing my studies in phenomenology with some of the most renowned phenomenologists in America and honing my teaching skills along the way. Besides being obsessed with the niche world of early phenomenology, I am also an avid hiker, and I love all things music! It's not uncommon for me to relax at the end of the day by playing my bass guitar.

Raymond O'Donnell
TA - PHI 112.01 Technology and Modern Life

R O"Donnell

PhD, Philosophy, Stony Brook University, 2024-
BA, Liberal Arts, St. John's College, 2016 - 2020

Areas of interest: Classical Philosophy and German idealism with a particular focus on metaphysics and epistemology.

 

 



Andres Roa
TA - PHI 108.31 Logical and Critical Reasoning

T Mastrelli

PhD, Philosophy, Stony Brook University, 2024-
MPhil, Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Magna Cum Laude, 2023
MA, Philosophy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Magna Cum Laude, 2021
BA, Philosophy, Los Andes University, 2018
BA, Law, Los Andes University (Bogotá, Colombia), 2018

Areas of interest: Phenomenology (esp. Husserl), 20th century Continental Philosophy, Kant, Philosophy of Science.

 

 

Dilara Sengul
TA - PHI 108.31 Logical and Critical Reasoning

D Sengul

Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2024 -
BA, Boğaziçi University 2018-2024

Areas of interest:  (critical) phenomenology, Black and PoC subjectivity, Africana and Latinx philosophies, de-colonialist and feminist writings in social & political philosophy and epistemology, epistemic injustice, and Jewish  Philosophy.

I am currently interested in the concepts of 'otherness' and 'self-otherness' in colonized or marginalized communities, and the ways of de-colonizing theory.

Originally from Istanbul and holding a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Boğaziçi University, I have developed a deep interest in critical phenomenology, as well as the philosophies of race and gender. My background as a Circassian woman and my passion for Caribbean literature have profoundly shaped my perspective on intersectionality. I am excited to join the PhD program at SBU, where I look forward to engaging with the distinguished faculty and vibrant community. I am enthusiastic about contributing to and growing within this stimulating environment, collaborating with philosophers who share my dedication to these areas of inquiry.