I specialize in formal epistemology and traditional epistemology, and my work also relates to issues in philosophical logic, philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. My other philosophical interests include philosophy of language and linguistics and metaethics. Currently, I am a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Before that, I worked at ANU and Washington University in St. Louis.
I've written two books. My newest book "Unfinished Business. Rational Attitudes in Reasoning" was published with OUP in 2025. It develops a theory of rationality for our attitudes while our reasoning is still in progress.
My book "Unsettled Thoughts", which develops an account of Bayesian rationality for non-ideal thinkers was published with OUP in 2019.
I also think about how we can teach our students better, especially with regard to teaching formal methods and modifying our curriculum to keep up with recent developments in Artificial Intelligence. If you'd like to learn more about this, click here.
When I don't do philosophy, I like to cook and knit things, and I recently started taking pottery classes. I also do aerial silks, which involves hanging from the ceiling wrapped up in fabric. It looks like this.
You can email me at staffel.julia@gmail.com
[Photo by Alastair Norcross]