Maria Brincker
Curriculum Vitae 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The Italian Academy, Columbia University

1161 Amsterdam Avenue, NY 10027

212 854 1623

mb3597@columbia.edu

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POSITIONS:

  • Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston. (Starting September 2012)

  • Fellow in Arts and Neuroscience at the Italian Academy of Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University (2011-2012)

  • Visiting Scholar at the Philosophy department at New York University (2010-2011)

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Philosophy with interdisciplinary concentration in Cognitive Science from the Graduate Center at City University of New York (2010)

Dissertation Advisor: Jesse Prinz

Other Committee members: Nickolas Pappas, Barbara Montero, Massimo Pigliucci & David Rosenthal

Title: Moving Beyond Mirroring: A Social Affordance Model of Sensorimotor Integration during Action Perception.

M.A. Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center. (2004)
M.A. studies of Philosophy & Psychology at University of Copenhagen (1999-2001)
As part of my MA studies in philosophy and funded by University of Copenhagen I studied in Paris primarily at Sorbonne (ParisIV) & Nanterre University (ParisX) for the academic year 1999-2000. 

B.A. in Philosophy at University of Copenhagen with minor in Psychology (1999)

BA Advisor: Dan Zahavi

Areas of Specialization (AOS):

Philosophy of Mind & Neuroscience, Philosophical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Bergson.

Areas of teaching Competence (AOC):

Philosophy of Science (biology), History of Philosophy (19th and 20th century Continental, Pragmatism), Epistemology (naturalized), Logic (first-order), and Feminism.

LANGUAGE COMPETENCES:

  • English (fluent)
  • French (proficient)
  • German (basic comprehension and expression)
  • Danish (mother tongue)
  • Swedish & Norwegian (proficient). 

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS: click here

TEACHING/EMPLOYMENT: 

Positions:
  • Adjunct lecturer at the Fashion Institute of Technology - SUNY (Spring 2011)
  • Writing Fellow at CUNY BMCC (2004-2006)

Teaching Consultant: Position part of a CUNY-wide WAC initiative, creating workshops and helping faculty design innovative writing assignments, curricula and teaching strategies that focus on the use of writing as a tool for learning

  • Adjunct lecturer of Philosophy at City College (2003-2004)
  • Adjunct lecturer of Philosophy at Long Island University (2003-2004)
  • Adjunct lecturer of Philosophy at LaGuardia Community College (2001-2003)

Courses taught:

  •  Philosophy: Ethics
  •  Introduction to Philosophy 
  •  Philosophical Explorations II (200 level course)
  •  The Rational Animal (300 level Advanced Survey course)
EXTRA CURRICULAR SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS:
  • Enaction school 2010 on “Skill”, Ireland. 2010
  • "Social Cognition and Social Narrative" Summer school at University of San Marino. 2008
  • "The Embodied Mind" Ph.D. course at Center for subjectivity Research in Copenhagen. 2004
  • Language Reading courses at CUNY GC: German (I & II) and French (II). 2003-2004   

ACADEMIC SERVICES:

  • Reviewer for Philosophical Psychology (2010) & The Review of Philosophy and Psychology (2011).
  • Contributions to CUNY graduate student journal Aurora. 2006-2007
  • Moderator at the 2005 Nietzsche in New York event at Hunter College. 2005.
  • Chairing of Sessions at the annual CUNY graduate student conference. 2003, 2005.
  • Reviewer for the annual CUNY graduate student conference. 2002-2008. 
  • Student representative on the CUNY GC Executive committee. 2004-2005.
  • Student representative on the CUNY GC Colloquium committee. 2002-2004.

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS & AWARDS (selected):

  • CUNY Writing Fellow at Borough of Manhattan Community College. 2004-2006
  • CUNY GC University Fellowship & Tuition Fellowship. 2003 & 2004
  • Honors on Comprehensive Exam in History of Philosophy, CUNY. 2004
  • PSC/CUNY Tuition Award. 2003 & 2004
  • Scholarship for CUNY GC from Thanks To Scandinavia. 2001.
  • Henry Shaw's Grant. 1999 & 2001    
  • Fellowship for a year abroad from the University of Copenhagen. 1999-2000.

MEMBERSHIPS:

OTHER FORMATIVE (& time-consuming) LIFE LESSONS

Backpacking around Asia and Africa, always working various odd jobs next to my studies including being a tourist-guide, librarian, waitress and an ice cream truck driver, and next getting my fix of 'bringing home the bacon' and hands-on labor by renovating an apartment and a townhouse, and not least the continuous challenge of maintaing familiarity with my spouse and our two kids (Oona was born in ’05 & Babette in ’07). 

REFERENCES:

Jesse Prinz (dissertation advisor)
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center
212 817-8615
 
Nickolas Pappas (dissertation committee)
Professor of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center & City College
212 650-7644
 
Massimo Pigliucci (dissertation committee)
Professor of Philosophy, CUNY Graduate Center & Chair of Philosophy at Lehman College
718 960-8292

David Rosenthal (Coordinatior of CUNY interdisciplinary concentration in Cognitive Science)
Professor of Philosophy at CUNY Graduate Center
Phone: (212) 817-8836
 
Josh Wallman (Neuroscience Mentor)
Professor of Neuroscience, City College of New York and CUNY GC
Phone: (212) 650-8541

Penelope Lewis (Pedagogical/Teaching)
Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at the Murphy Institute at the CUNY Graduate Center Sociology
Phone : (212) 827-0200

Dan Zahavi (BA Advisor)
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen & Director of the Center for Subjectivity Research
Phone: (+45) 3532 8690

Barbara Montero (dissertation committee)
Associate Professor of Philosophy, CUNY GC and College of Staten Island
212 817-8615

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