Curriculum Vita
Jennifer
McKitrick
Department
of Philosophy
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
1008
Oldfather Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
(402)
472-2073
Academic
Appointments
- University
of Nebraska-Lincoln (8/2004 – Present).
- Associate
Professor (2006-Present)
- Assistant
(2004-2006)
- University of Alabama
at Birmingham,
Assistant Professor (8/1999 – 5/2004).
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Visiting
Instructor (12/1998 – 5/1999).
Education
- Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Ph. D. in Philosophy (1999).
Dissertation:
The Metaphysics of Dispositions
- Brown University,
Providence, Rhode Island
B.A.,
magna cum laude, Honors in Philosophy (1994).
Areas of Specialization: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science
Publications
Papers
- “Rosenberg
on Causation,” Psyche (2006).
- “Are Dispositions
Causally Relevant?” Synthese
(2005).
- “A Defense of the Causal Efficacy of
Dispositions,” Sats: Nordic Journal
of Philosophy (2004).
- “A
Case for Extrinsic Dispositions,” Australasian Journal of Philosophy
(June 2003).
- “The
Bare Metaphysical Possibility of Bare Dispositions” Philosophy and
Phenomenological Research (March 2003).
- “Reid’s
Foundation for the Primary Quality / Secondary Quality Distinction,” Philosophical
Quarterly (October 2002); Reprinted in The Philosophy of Thomas
Reid: A Collection of Essays, John Haldane and Stephen Read, eds.,
Blackwell (2003).
Book Chapters
- “Dispositional Pluralism,” in Debating
Dispositions, DeGryter (forthcoming).
- “Dispositions, Causation, and
Reduction,” in Dispositions and Causes, Oxford University Press
(forthcoming).
- “Gender Identity Disorder,” in Establishing
Medical Reality: Essays in the Metaphysics and Epistemology of Biomedical
Science, Springer, (2007).
- “Liberty,
Gender, and the Family,” in Liberty
and Justice, Hoover
University Press
(2006).
Edited Collections
·
Establishing Medical Reality: Essays in the
Metaphysics and Epistemology of Biomedical Science with Harold Kincaid, Philosophy and Medicine Series, Springer (2007).
·
Dispositions and Laws of Nature, Synthese (2005).
Other
Publications
- Review of Dispositions and Causal
Powers, Edited by Max Kistler and Bruno Gnassounou (forthcoming).
- Review of Ryan Nichol’s Thomas
Reid’s Theory of Perception, Philosophical Books (forthcoming).
- Review of Giddeon Yaffee’s Manifest
Activity: Thomas Reid’s Theory of Action, Journal of Value Inquiry
(2007).
- “Establishing Medical Reality,” in Establishing
Medical Reality: Essays in the Metaphysics and Epistemology of Biomedical
Science, with Harold Kincaid, Springer (2007).
- “Introduction,”
Synthese: Dispositions and Laws of Nature, (2005).
In Preparation
·
Manifestations as Effects (submitted as part of
a book proposal of the collected papers from the Oxford Powers conference.)
·
Real Potential (invited contribution to “Handbook
on Potentiality,” Kristina Englehard, ed.)
·
Natural Necessity
Invited Presentations
- “Natural
Necessity,” Cologne
University (5/09)
- “Natural
Necessity,” University
of Warsaw (5/09)
- “Manifestations as Effects,” Powers:
Their Grounding and Their Realization Conference, University of Oxford (7/08)
- “Dispositional Pluralism,” Debating
Dispositions Conference, Wittenberg,
Germany (6/06)
- “Dispositions,
Causes, and Reduction,” Dispositions and Causes Conference, University of Bristol, UK (12/05)
- “Gender Identity Disorder,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(1/06).
- “Dispositions,
Causes, and Reduction,” University
of Nebraska – Omaha (10/05)
- “Liberty, Gender, and
the Family,” Molinari Society Symposium, Eastern Division Meeting
of the American Philosophical Association (12//04).
- “A Critique of Gender Difference
Research,” Progress Studies Group, Mountainbrook, AL (1/04)
- “Analyzing ‘Causally Relevant
Properties’,” UNL Department of Philosophy (12/03).
- “Extrinsic
Dispositions,” Auburn
University (9/99).
- “Extrinsic
Dispositions,” University of Massachusetts – Amherst (4/99).
- “A
Defense of the Causal Efficacy of Dispositions,” University of Alabama-Birmingham
(3/99).
- “A
Defense of the Causal Efficacy of Dispositions,” St. Louis University,
(3/99).
- “A
Defense of the Causal Efficacy of Dispositions,” Florida International
University (2/99).
- “A
Defense of the Causal Efficacy of Dispositions,” University of Delaware
(2/99).
- “What
is Social Knowledge?” MIT Graduate Women's Lunch Series, (98).
Invited
Commentaries
- Comments
on Roderick Long’s “Market Anarchism as Constitutionalism,” APA Eastern
Division Meeting (12/08)
- Comments
on Neil Williams’ “Intrinsic Powers,” Central APA (12/07).
- Comments
on Christopher Hitchcock’s “Prevention, Preemption, and the Principle of Sufficient
Reason,” Workshop on Causation, University
of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
(3/07)
- Comments
on Jesse Prinz’s “The Normativity Challenge,” Conference on Virtue Ethics
and Moral Psychology, University
of Denver (10/05).
- Comments
on Andrew Melnyk’s “Physicalism and Causal Closure,” Southern Society for
Philosophy and Psychology Annual Meeting (3/02).
Other Presentations
- “Dispositions,
Causes, and Reduction,” Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Annual Meeting (3/06)
- “Gender
Identity and Sexual Orientation,” UNL Women’s Studies Colloquium (11/05)
- “Dispositions, Causes, and Reduction,”
UNL Gradutate Student Colloquium (11/05)
- “Gender Identity Disorder,” Philosophical Issues in the Biomedical
Sciences Conference, University of Alabama
at Birmingham,
(5/04).
- “Defending Your Character: A Reply to
Harman” Alabama Philosophical Society (10/03).
- “Are
Dispositions Causally Relevant?” Dispositions and Laws of Nature
Conference, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
(2/2003).
- “What
is Causal Relevance?” Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology,
(3/02).
- “Defending Your Character: A Reply to
Harman,” Mid-South Conference, (2/02).
- “What
is Causal Relevance?” Presidential Address, Alabama Philosophical Society, (10/01).
- “Thomas
Reid on Secondary Qualities,” NEH Seminar on Thomas Reid, (7/00).
- “Extrinsic
Dispositions,” Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, (4/00)
(winner of Griffith Award for best paper).
- “Virtual
Associations and the Social Norms That Govern Them,” Free Associations and
Civil Society Conference, Institute for Civil Society, (2/00).
- “Extrinsic Dispositions,” Alabama
Philosophical Society, (10/99).
- “What is Social Knowledge?” The Institute
for Civil Society Conference, (97).
- “Talking
About Dispositions” Institute for Humane Studies, (97).
- “Fragility
Causes Breaking: A Defense of the Causal Efficacy of Dispositions,” Harvard/MIT
Graduate Conference in Philosophy, (97).
Honors
- British Society for the Philosophy of
Science travel grant: $1500 to travel to Oxford for Powers Conference (2008).
- National
Society of Collegiate Scholars, Distinguished Member (2003).
- Faculty
Development Grant, UAB (2002-2003).
- NEH
Summer Seminar Participant (2000).
- Griffith
Award for best paper by a recent Ph.D. recipient (2000)
- Paper:
“Extrinsic Dispositions.”
- Humane
Studies Fellowship (1998).
- MIT
Full Graduate Fellowship (1994-1998).
- First
Prize, Sloan Philosophy of Science Essay Competition (1995)
- Essay:
Van Fraassen’s Dangerous Duet.
Service
Departmental
- Ethics
Search Committee (2008)
- Philosophy
Graduate Committee, Recruitment Chair (2006-present).
- Philosophy
Graduate Committee, Recruitment (2004-present).
- Coordinator,
Epistemology and Metaphysics Graduate Area Paper Committee (2004-present).
- Philosophy
Speaker Committee (2004-present).
- Chambers
Chair Search Committee (2004-2007).
University
- Promotion
and Tenure Committee (2008)
- College
Curriculum Committee (2007-2008).
- Graduate Student Grant Committee (2006-2008).
- Advisor, Organization for Free Inquiry on Campus (2005-2007).
- Faculty Senate (2005-2007).
- Women’s
Studies Awards and Scholarship Committee (2005).
Professional
- British
Journal for Philosophy of Science
- Philosophical
Quarterly
- Australasian
Journal of Philosophy
- American
Philosophical Quarterly
- Synthese
- Erkenntinis
- Philosophy Compass
- Mind
- Philosophy and Phenomenological
Research
- Journal of Philosophical Research
- Guest
Editor, Synthese.
- Review
of Book Proposals, Oxford
University Press
- External
Review for promotion and tenure, Baylor University
(08)
- Progress Studies Group, guest lecturer.
- Molinari Society,
- Secretary-Treasurer (2002-present).
- Chair annual meeting (12/2005)
- Alabama
Philosophical Association
- Director
of Public Relations (2002-2004)
- President
(2001)
- Vice
President (2000).
- Southern
Society for Philosophy and Psychology,
- Governing
Council (2003-2006)
- Griffith Committee
(2001-2002).
- National
Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Seminar Participant (2000).
Courses Taught
- Introduction
to Philosophy
- Contemporary
Moral Issues
- Medical
Ethics
- Practical
Reasoning
- Metaphysics
- Metaphysics
of Personhood
- Philosophy
of Feminism
- Honors
Seminar: Sex, Gender and Science
- Philosophy
of Science, undergraduate
- Philosophy
of Science, graduate
- Advanced
Metaphysics (Causation)
- Advanced
Metaphysics (Dispositions)
- Advanced
Metaphysics (Ontology)
- Advanced
Social and Political Philosophy (Feminism)