I am an associate professor in the philosophy department at the National University of Singapore. I got my Ph.D. from Rutgers, where I also got an M.S. in mathematics.
My research focuses on metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of physics – and extends into epistemology, feminist philosophy, and logic as well. Specific research programs include the following: theories of centered, indexical phenomena; typicality; scientifically up-to-date metaphysics; identity and higher-order languages; social philosophy; and the fundamentality of explanation as formalized by structural equation models.
Before philosophy, I worked as a documentary filmmaker in Chicago. These days, in addition to philosophy, I watch movies, play boardgames, write letters, hike, run, knit, and teach outside of the academy.