Carolyn Dicey Jennings
Contact Information
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road
Merced, CA 95343
(209) 617-1006
[email protected]
http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/cjennings3
Research Interests
AOS: Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
AOC: Philosophy of Science, Phenomenology, and Applied Ethics
Professional Experience
University of California, Merced
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science
2013 – present
University of Antwerp
Postdoctoral Researcher, Bence Nanay’s Between Perception and Action project
2012 – 2013
Boston University
Research Assistant, Takeo Watanabe’s Vision Lab
2011 – 2012
Education
PhD Philosophy, Boston University
Dissertation Title: “Attention, Subject, and World”
Committee: Daniel Dahlstrom, Walter Hopp, Ned Block, and John Campbell
2006 – 2012
MA Psychology, Boston University
Program: Brain, Behavior, and Cognition
Advisor: Takeo Watanabe
2011 – 2012
MA Philosophy (undergraduate degree), University of St Andrews, Scotland
2000 – 2004
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
[7] Jennings, C.D. (forthcoming) “The Standard Theory of Conscious Perception” Proceedings of
the Cognitive Science Society Meeting.
[6] Jennings, C.D. and Nanay, B. (forthcoming) “Action without Attention,” Analysis.
[5] Jennings, C.D. (forthcoming)“Consciousness without Attention,” Journal of the American
Philosophical Association.
[4] Jennings, C.D. (2015) “Attention and Perceptual Organization,” Philosophical Studies 172(5):
1265–1278.
[3] Jennings, C.D. (2012) “The Subject of Attention,” Synthese 189(3): 535–554.
[2] Suchy-Dicey, C.M. (2012) “Inductive Parsimony and the Methodological Argument,” Consciousness & Cognition 21(2): 605–609.
[1] Suchy-Dicey, C. (2009) “It Takes Two: Ethical Dualism and the Vegetative State,” Neuroethics
2(3): 125–136.
Response Articles
[1] Suchy-Dicey, C.M. (2012) “Properly Pragmatic: A Response to Corns and Campbell,” Consciousness & Cognition 21(2): 615–616.
Book Reviews
[3] Jennings, C.D. (forthcoming) “Hidden in Plain Sight by Eviatar Zerubavel,” Choice Reviews.
[2] Jennings, C.D. (2014) “Attention by Wayne Wu,” Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Retrieved from http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/53659-attention/.
[1] Suchy-Dicey, C.M. (2010) “Review of The Ego Tunnel by Thomas Metzinger,” Journal of
Consciousness Studies 17(5-6): 228–232.
Proceedings Abstracts
[1] Suchy-Dicey, C.M. and Watanabe, T. (2010) “Re-thinking the active-passive distinction in
attention from a philosophical viewpoint,” Journal of Vision: Abstracts from the Vision Science
Society Meeting 10(7): 218.
Papers in Preparation, Revision, or Under Review
“Attention, Action, and Reponsibility”
“The Myth of Bottom-Up Attention”
TBD (with Eric Schwitzgebel)
Major Revisions Requested
In Preparation, Invited Chapter
In Preparation, Symposium Paper
Presentations
“The Standard Theory of Conscious Perception”
Cognitive Science Society Meeting, Pasadena (peer-reviewed poster)
July 2015
“An Empirical Look at Gender and Research Specialization”
Panel Presentation with Alexander Guerrero and Meena Krishnamurthy at Hypatia Conference,
Philadelphia (peer-reviewed symposium)
May 2015
Minorities and Philosophy Workshop, Boston University (invited talk)
May 2015
“Conscious Entrainment”
Pacific Division of the APA, Vancouver (peer-reviewed symposium)
Northern California Consciousness Meeting, UC Davis (invited talk)
Apr. 2015
Oct. 2014
“Attention and Perceptual Organization”
PhiloSTEM-6, Purdue University (peer-reviewed talk)
Philosophy of Psychology Workshop, UC Riverside (invited talk)
Apr. 2014
Oct. 2013
“Attention and the Problem of Unity”
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, San Diego (peer-reviewed talk)
Cognitive & Information Sciences, UC Merced (invited talk)
Department of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College (invited talk)
July 2013
Feb. 2013
Jan. 2013
“Attention, Action, and Responsibility”
Philosophy Department, Boston University (invited talk)
Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford University (invited talk)
Sept. 2013
June 2013
“Attention: It’s Under Control”
Eastern Division of the APA, Atlanta (peer-reviewed colloquium)
Dec. 2012
“Conscious Experience beyond Cognitive Control”
Neurocog: Consciousness and Cognitive Control, Brussels (peer-reviewed poster)
Dec. 2012
“The Standard Theory of Conscious Perception”
Perceptual Attention Workshop, University of Antwerp (invited talk)
Pacific Division of the APA, Seattle (peer-reviewed symposium)
Aug. 2012
Apr. 2012
“Immersion Consciousness”
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Brighton (peer-reviewed talk)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference on Consciousness, Boston (invited talk)
Philosophy Department, University of Connecticut (invited talk)
July 2012
Apr. 2012
Jan. 2012
“Re-thinking the Active-Passive Distinction in Attention”
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Toronto (peer-reviewed talk)
Vision Sciences Society, Naples (peer-reviewed poster)
July 2010
May 2010
“Experiential Richness: Beyond the Grasp of Attention?”
Society for Philosophy and Psychology, Portland (peer-reviewed poster)
June 2010
“Inductive Skepticism and the Methodological Argument”
Online Consciousness Conference, consciousnessonline.com (peer-reviewed talk)
Feb. 2010
“Epistemic Restraint: An Antidote to Zombie Poison”
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Berlin (peer-reviewed poster)
Rocky Mountain Philosophy Conference, Boulder (peer-reviewed talk)
Metaphysics of Mind Graduate Conference, St Louis (peer-reviewed talk)
July 2009
Apr. 2009
Mar. 2009
“What the Gist? A Case Study in Perception and Attention”
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, Taipei (peer-reviewed poster)
July 2008
Teaching Experience
As Primary Instructor
Ganden Jangtse College (in the Tibetan settlement at Mundgod, India)
Neuroscience (as part of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative)
Summer 2015
University of California, Merced
PHIL 148/COGS 173: Consciousness in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Spring
COGS 285: Graduate Seminar on Consciousness
Fall
PHIL 171/COGS 160: Free Will in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
Spring 2014,
PHIL 172/COGS 161: Experimental Philosophy
Fall
COGS 250: Mind, Technology, and Society Graduate Seminar and Speaker Series
Spring
COGS 298: Graduate Seminar on Attention
Spring
2016
2015
2015
2014
2015
2014
Boston University
PH 270: Philosophy of Science
Northeastern University
PHLS 1101: Introduction to Philosophy
Summer 2009
Fall 2008 – Spring 2010
As Teaching Fellow
Boston University
PH 160: Reasoning and Argumentation (with Prof. Jaakko Hintikka)
PH 251: Medical Ethics (with Prof. Alfred Tauber)
PH 160: Reasoning and Argumentation (with Prof. Judson Webb)
PH 150: Introduction to Ethics (with Prof. Susanne Sreedhar)
PH 160: Reasoning and Argumentation (with Prof. Alisa Bokulich)
PH 150: Introduction to Ethics (with Prof. Charles Griswold)
As Guest Lecturer
Boston University
PS 222: Perception and Behavior (Guest Lecturer for Prof. Watanabe)
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
Fall 2011
Advising
Yuliya Chernykhovskaya, Cognitive and Information Sciences PhD program
Sam Spevack, Cognitive and Information Sciences PhD program
Morgan Fleming, Cognitive and Information Sciences PhD program
2014 – 2015
2014 –present
2013 – present
Service
University of California, Merced
Inequality, Power, and Social Justice Research Initiative
Faculty Accreditation Organizer
Website Committee Chair
Undergraduate Events Coordinator
Philosophy Curriculum Coordinator
Philosophy Meeting Coordinator
Boston University
Neuphi (monthly workshop with invited speakers) Founder and Organizer
Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference on Consciousness Founder and Organizer
Takeo Watanabe’s Vision Lab Associate Member
Graduate Student Organization Professional Development Panel Invited Speaker
Mind and Brain Society Invited Speaker
Undergraduate Philosophy Association Invited Speaker
Proofreader for Re-examining the Quantum-Classical Relation by Alisa Bokulich
2014 – present
2013 – 2015
2013 – present
2013 – present
2013 – present
2013 – present
2007 – 2013
2008 – 2011
2009 – 2011
2010
2010
2009
2008
Profession
Cognitive Science Society Conference Organizing Committee
2014 – 2015
Placement data gathering and analysis (www.newappsblog.com/placement-data/) 2011 – present
Reviewer for Blackwell, Cognitive Science, Mind, Philosophical Psychology,
2010-2014
Philosophy of Science, and Synthese
Grants, Honours, and Awards
University of California, Merced
American Philosophical Association Grant (for “Academic Placement Data and Analysis”) 2015
Mind Science Foundation Grant (for Cognitive Science Society Meeting)
2014 – 2015
Boston University
Mind Science Foundation Grants (for Neuphi and IGCC)
Dissertation Fellowship
Travel Grant
Shimony Prize (for the best paper in philosophy of science)
Teaching Fellowship
Language Proficiency
French (reading)
References available upon request.
2009 – 2012
2009 – 2011
2008 – 2011
2010
2006 – 2009