Ph.D. - History and Philosophy of Science
University of Chicago - 2008
Professional Preparation
M.A. - Philosophy
University of Western Ontario - 2001
University of Western Ontario - 2001
B.A. - Philosophy, Psychology
Simon Fraser University - 2000
Simon Fraser University - 2000
Research Areas
Research Interests
Philosophy of Science, History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Psychiatry, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Neuroscience, History of Analytic Philosophy, History of 20th Century Philosophy of ScienceTeaching Interests
Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Psychology and Psychiatry, Philosophy of Mind/ Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Technology, Philosophy of Medicine, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Social Science, History of 20th Century Analytic Philosophy, Logical Empiricism, American Pragmatism.Publications
The Ambiguous Legacy of Kuhn's Structure for Normative Philosophy of Science. In K. Brad Wray (ed.), Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2024 - Book Chapter
The Contrast Class for Madness and Mental Disorder. Commentary on Justin Garson. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology 2023 - Journal Article
Gregory J. Robson and Jonathan Y. Tsou (eds.) Technology Ethics: A Philosophical Introduction and Readings. New York: Routledge 2023 - Edited Book
Jonathan Y. Tsou and Kate Padgett Walsh. Ethical Theory and Technology. In Gregory J. Robson and Jonathan Y. Tsou (eds.) Technology Ethics: A Philosophical Introduction and Readings. New York: Routledge 2023 - Book Chapter
Biological Essentialism, Projectable Human Kinds, and Psychiatric Classification. Philosophy of Science 2022 - Journal Article
Function, Dysfunction, and the Concept of Mental Disorder. Commentary on Anne-Marie Gagné-Julien. Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology 2021 - Journal Article
The Social Construction of Human Categories. Review of Ásta, Categories We Live By: The Construction of Sex, Gender, Race, and Other Social Categories (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018). Metascience 2021 - Book Review
Appointments
Director
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology [2023–Present]
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology [2023–Present]
Professor of Philosophy
University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
The Marvin and Kathleen Stone Distinguished Professor of Humanities in Medicine and Science
University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
Professor of Philosophy
Iowa State University [2021–2022]
Iowa State University [2021–2022]
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Iowa State University [2014–2021]
Iowa State University [2014–2021]
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Iowa State University [2009–2014]
Iowa State University [2009–2014]
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
University of British Columbia [2008–2009]
University of British Columbia [2008–2009]
News Articles
Activities
Member of the Governing Board of the Philosophy of Social Science Rountable (POSS-RT), 2024-present
Member of the Governing Board of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), 2023-2026
Member of the Executive Council for the Association of the Advancements of Philosophy and Psychiatry (AAPP), 2018-present
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: Philosophy of Medicine, 2021-present
Faculty Mentor: Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Program, 2019-present
Member of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Archive Committee, 2018-present
Member of the Poster Forum Committee: Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2022), Pittsburgh, PA, 2022
Member of the Program Committee: Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2020/2021), Baltimore, MD, 2021
Member of Organizing Committee: HOPOS Conference, post-Kant program committee, Minneapolis, MN, 2016
Member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) Committee on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies, 2014-2017
Faculty Mentor: Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), 2013-2014
Member of Organizing Committee: Objectivity in Science Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2010
Member of the Governing Board of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), 2023-2026
Member of the Executive Council for the Association of the Advancements of Philosophy and Psychiatry (AAPP), 2018-present
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: Philosophy of Medicine, 2021-present
Faculty Mentor: Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Program, 2019-present
Member of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) Archive Committee, 2018-present
Member of the Poster Forum Committee: Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2022), Pittsburgh, PA, 2022
Member of the Program Committee: Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA 2020/2021), Baltimore, MD, 2021
Member of Organizing Committee: HOPOS Conference, post-Kant program committee, Minneapolis, MN, 2016
Member of the American Philosophical Association (APA) Committee on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies, 2014-2017
Faculty Mentor: Minorities and Philosophy (MAP), 2013-2014
Member of Organizing Committee: Objectivity in Science Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2010