I hold a Ph.D in Cognitive Science. My thesis project combined philosophical and empirical inquiry into the nature of self-awareness. This was not an easy topic, but the really interesting ones never are. If you'd like to know more about my research, please contact me.
Research
Publications
Kelly, D. & Lougheed, T. (2014). [Review of the book Current controversies in philosophy of mind, ed. Uriah Kriegel]. Teaching Philosophy, 37(3), 440-45. DOI:10.5840/teachphil201437332
Conference Presentations
Lougheed, T., Brook, A. & Logan, J. (2014, April 23). Distractions from self-related thoughts and their effects on episodic memory. Poster presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference of the Center for Consciousness Studies, Tucson, AZ.
Lougheed, T., (2013, July 15). Paying attention to yourself: The relationships among episodic Memory, attention and self-consciousness. Poster presented at the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness conference, San Diego, CA.
Lougheed, T., (2012, November 8). Living without me: On the illusion of self. Presentation given at the 2012-2013 Institute of Cognitive Science Colloquium Series, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
Lougheed, T. (2011, November 10). Remember me: The role of self-as-subject in episodic memory. Presentation given at the 2010-2011 Institute of Cognitive Science Colloquium Series, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
Lougheed, T. (2011, July 22). Immunity to error through misidentification (IEM) and non-ascriptive self-reference. Presentation given at the Cognitive Science conference of the Cognitive Science Society in Boston, MA. In L. Carlson, C. Hölscher, & T. Shipley (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 2504-9). Austin, TX:Cognitive Science Society. http://mindmodeling.org/cogsci2011/papers/0589/index.html
Lougheed, T., & Brook, A. (2011, May 6). Effects of attentional load on self-consciousness. Presentation given at the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference of the Center for Consciousness Studies, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lougheed, T., & Brook, A. (2010, April 14). Immunity to error through misidentification (IEM) and non-ascriptive self-reference. Poster presented at the Toward a Science of Consciousness conference of the Center for Consciousness Studies, Tucson, AZ.
Lougheed, T., and Brook, A. (2010, April 8). Self as subject. Presentation given at the Institute of Cognitive Science Colloquium Series, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON.
Education
2014 Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, Carleton University. Thesis: Self-Consciousness and the Self as Subject
2009 Certificate in Organizational Values and Ethics, Carleton University
2008 Master of Philosophy, Carleton University. Research Paper: Duties and Obligations to Wild Animals
2006 B.A. (Honours) in Philosophy, Carleton University
Awards and Honours
2011-2012 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship
2010-2011 Hamlin Graduate Fellowship, Carleton University
2009-2010 Hamlin Graduate Fellowship, Carleton University
2009-2010 Dr. Thomas Betz Memorial Award, Carleton University
2009-2010 David and Rachel Epstein Foundation Scholarship, Carleton University
2009 Agnes M. Ireland Memorial Award, Carleton University
2008-2013 Graduate Scholarship, Carleton University
2008 Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship, Carleton University