Kristin Andrews Explained

Kristin Andrews
Birth Place:Nashville, United States
Occupation:Professor
Education:B.A., 1992, Antioch College
M.A., 1995, Western Michigan University
PhD, Philosophy, 2000, University of Minnesota
Thesis Title:Predicting mind: belief attribution in philosophy and psychology
Thesis Year:2000
Workplaces:Appalachian State University
York University

Kristin Alexandra Andrews is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at York University and she holds the York Research Chair in Animal Minds.

Early life and education

Andrews attended Antioch College and conducted co-op research at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Hawaii. After earning her Bachelor of Arts, she moved to Western Michigan University for her Master's degree where her first article was published in Etica et Animali.[1]

Career

After earning her PhD from the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Ronald Giere, she became an assistant professor of philosophy at Appalachian State University from July 2000 until June 2002.[2] Andrews joined the faculty at York University following encouragement from York Psychology Professor Anne E. Russon.[1] She received the Western Michigan University Distinguished Alumni Award in 2011.[3] The next year, she published "Do Apes Read Minds? Toward a New Folk Psychology" through the MIT Press.[4]

In 2015, Andrews was elected a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists from the Royal Society of Canada.[5] The next year, she was appointed a Tier II York Research Chair in Animal Minds,[6] and received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant for her project, "Animals and Moral Practice."[7] Andrews was also awarded the Philosophy of Science Women's Caucus Award[8] and recognized by York University as a research leader.[9]

In 2018, Andrews was a member of York's Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force.[10] She also published her second book, titled Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers' Brief . The following year, she earned $250,000 over two years for her project, "Zero-Gravity 3D Bioprinting of Super-Soft Materials," with Alex Czekanski, Tara Haas, and Roxanne Mykitiuk.[11] In 2024, Andrews, along with Jeff Sebo and Jonathan Birch, launched the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: People of YorkU . peopleofyu.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: KRISTIN ALEXANDRA ANDREWS CV . kristinandrews.org . November 10, 2019 . November 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191111025355/https://kristinandrews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/KristinAndrewsCV.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Alumni 2011 Achievement Awards . wmich.edu . November 10, 2019 . 17 . 2011.
  4. Web site: Do Apes Read Minds?: Toward a New Folk Psychology . phil.laps.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: RSC names three York U professors to the College of New Scholars, Artists & Scientists . yfile.news.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . October 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: Muhammad Ali Khalidi . Professor Kristin Andrews appointed to York Research Chair . phil.laps.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . April 12, 2017.
  7. Web site: Muhammad Ali Khalidi . Two SSHRC Insight Grants for Professors Andrews and Code . phil.laps.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . August 29, 2016.
  8. Web site: Muhammad Ali Khalidi . Philosophy of Science Women's Caucus Award to Professor Kristin Andrews . phil.laps.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . December 6, 2016.
  9. Web site: York University research leaders recognized at annual celebration . yfile.news.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . February 28, 2016.
  10. Web site: Co-Chairs and members of the Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force announced . yfile.news.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . November 26, 2018.
  11. Web site: York professors awarded close to $1M in New Frontiers in Research funding . yfile.news.yorku.ca . November 10, 2019 . May 14, 2019.
  12. Web site: Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare. Dan. Falk. 19 April 2024. Quanta Magazine.