Before moving permanently to the United Kingdom, Dr Lauren Traczykowski (she/her) worked for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Office of International Affairs. She moved to the UK to pursue an MA and then later a PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK) on the moral imperative to intervene post-natural hazard. She is now a Senior Lecturer at Aston University teaching various modules on applied ethics including Business Ethics and Ethics in a Crisis. Lauren currently serves as Director of External Engagement for the Aston Centre for Crisis Management and is an active member of the Decolonizing the Curriculum Working Group (DCWG). She is also a Board Director of the Birmingham Food Council CIC and an Ethics Board Member for FutuResilience, a Horizon Europe-funded project. Lauren’s research broadly focuses on two areas: disaster ethics and pedagogy, particularly playful learning, and has several publications related to both as separate and overlapping topics. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (now AdvanceHE).

Dr. Sara L. Uckelman (she/her) is Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Language at Durham University, with a research emphasis on history of logic, women in logic, and philosophical problems generated by fiction. After completing her PhD in logic at the University of Amsterdam, she held research positions in Amsterdam, Tilburg, and Heidelberg before coming to Durham in 2014. In addition to her logical and philosophical publications, she is also an author, reviewer, and publisher of speculative fiction (mostly science fiction and fantasy).

Dr. Emily Esch (she/her) is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Director of the Honors Scholars program at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. She teaches on philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and propaganda, often with a focus on race and gender. She has been on the Board of the American Association of Philosophy Teachers for fifteen years and serves as the President of the Teaching Philosophy Association, which oversees the journal Teaching Philosophy. She is the founding editor of AAPT Studies in Philosophy.

Henry (he/him) is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is primarily interested in Ancient philosophy, especially Plato and the literary form of his dialogues. He has recently been thinking a lot about authorial intention and interpretation. When he is in Madison, you might find him at the Henry Vilas Zoo checking out orangutans and gibbons or looking at cool rocks in the Geology Museum.

Noa (he/him) is an instructor in the philosophy department at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo Michigan, where he also earned his MA. His primary interests are in cognitive science, the philosophy of science, and their intersection, with additional interests in issues of gender and race. Outside of philosophy, he likes ballet and modern dance—formerly to do, but now mostly to watch.

Bio: Chris Bousquet (he/him) is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Syracuse University, focusing on social and political philosophy and philosophy of law. Chris’s research has two main emphases: questions of rights and their foundations, particularly the right to free expression; and issues related to work and its role in our lives. When not doing philosophy, you can find Chris playing golf, basketball, or guitar, listening to NBA podcasts, or reading/watching something good.