El Nicklin | CV
El Nicklin | CV
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EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Doctoral Student in Philosophy September 2026 – Present
University of California, Irvine
Master of Arts in Philosophy August 2024 – August 2026
California State University, Long Beach
GPA: 4.00
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy August 2020 – May 2024
California State University, Long Beach
GPA in Philosophy: 4.00, GPA overall: 3.83
Honors thesis, “Making Sense of Lockean Reflection,” supervised by Dr. Marie Jayasekera
Minors, Graphic Design and Photography
RESEARCH INTERESTS
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Primary:
History of early modern philosophy, especially Locke
Philosophy of mind (phenomenology, attention, and time)
Middle and late period Wittgenstein's philosophy of mind
Secondary:
Applied ethics, especially collective harms
Philosophy of language
Late modern philosophy, especially Husserl on time
History of logic
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
“Locke’s Simple Ideas of Reflection” December 5, 2025
Philosophy Day, California State University, Long Beach
“Locke’s Theories of Knowledge and Ideas” (Guest Lecture) February 17, 2025
PHIL 204: History of Modern Western Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach
“Making Sense of Lockean Reflection”
Philosophy Day, California State University, Long Beach, May 10, 2024
Student Research Competition, California State University, Long Beach, March 8, 2024
PHILOSOPHY AWARDS
PHILOSOPHY AWARDS
Logic and Philosophy of Science Summer Development Program August 5 – 9, 2024
University of California, Irvine
PIKSI-Logic ($500) July 29 – August 2, 2024
Northeastern University
Summer Research Assistantship ($5,400) Summer 2023
California State University, Long Beach
On liberty in Locke’s An Essay concerning Human Understanding, supervised by Dr. Marie Jayasekera
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant FA24, SP25, FA25, Anticipated SP26
Philosophy Department, California State University, Long Beach
PHIL 270: Symbolic Logic (Dr. Wayne Wright)
PHIL 204: History of Modern Western Philosophy (Dr. Marie Jaysekera)
PHIL 101: Meaning of Life (Dr. Kyle Banick)
GRADUATE COURSEWORK
GRADUATE COURSEWORK
California State University, Long Beach
PHIL 521: Plato (Dr. Max Rosenkrantz)
PHIL 525: Wittgenstein (Dr. Kyle Banick)
PHIL 663: Seminar in Ethics, Collective Harms (Dr. Patrick Dieveney)
PHIL 514: British Empiricism (Dr. Lawrence Nolan)
PHIL 591: Special Topics in Modern Philosophy, Leibniz (Dr. Marie Jayasekera)
PHIL 620: Seminar in History of Philosophy, Hegel’s Science of Logic (Dr. Kyle Banick)
PHIL 517: Phenomenology (Dr. Kyle Banick)
PHIL 523: Kant (Dr. Wayne Wright)
PHIL 610: Proseminar, Critical Moments in Analytic Philosophy (Dr. Nellie Wieland)
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION
Student Philosophy Association, Board Member, August 2022 – May 2025
President (August 2022 – December 2023) and Secretary (January 2024 – May 2025)
Host, Student Speaker Series, April 21, 2023
Organizer, Student Speaker Series, March 7, 2024
VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING
Service Hours, Bob Murphy Access Center January 2025 – May 2025
Opinions Assistant, Long Beach Current (Newspaper) October 2022 – May 2023
OTHER AWARDS
OTHER AWARDS
Newspaper Front Page, Second Place October 2025
Pinnacle Awards, College Media Association
Winning front page: April 14, 2025 Issue, Long Beach Current
Outstanding Baccalaureate Student Award, Honorable Mention May 2024
College of Liberal Arts, California State University, Long Beach
Two prizes awarded, four honorable mentions awarded out of all graduating students
Best Student Commentary/Critique, First Place December 2023
16th National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club
Winning article: “‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’ and its cultural significance”
Best Student Arts or Entertainment Feature, Nominee December 2023
16th National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club
Nominated article, out of five: “Rare snowy owl draws crowds for weeks in Orange County neighborhood”
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
Creative Director, Girl Security (Non-profit Organization) May 2020 – Present
Multimedia Managing Editor, Long Beach Current (Newspaper) August 2023 – May 2025
LANGUAGES
English, Native
Spanish, Intermediate
FINE ART ESSAYS
FINE ART ESSAYS
“And We Go On” May 2025
Photography Department, California State University, Long Beach
Written for “It Goes On” Exhibition Catalog
“Holding Space” December 2024
Photography Department, California State University, Long Beach
Written for “Passing By, Passing Through” Exhibition Catalog
FINE ART EXHIBITIONS
FINE ART EXHIBITIONS
"All Cats are Perfect" (Zine) June 2026
Cool Cat Collective, Long Beach
"Cat Zine Fest 2026"
“Expression 2” (Silver Gelatin Print) September 2024
Gatov and Werby Galleries, California State University, Long Beach
“Art of the Moment” Photography Exhibition
“Mvt. 1” and “Mvt. 2” (Mixed Media Collage) May 2024
Long Beach Icehouse
Organized by Brice Bischoff, California State University, Long Beach
“Unravel” Photography Exhibition
“Untitled” from Night Owl Series (Color Digital Print) February 2024
Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach
“Let it Linger” Photography Exhibition
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
Dr. Kyle Banick, Senior Lecturer
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy Department, MHB–910
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840–2408
E-mail: kyle.banick@csulb.edu
Dr. Marie Jayasekera, Assistant Professor
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy Department, MHB–905
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840–2408
E-mail: marie.jayasekera@csulb.edu
Dr. Lawrence Nolan, Professor
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy Department, MHB–913
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840–2408
E-mail: lawrence.nolan@csulb.edu
Dr. Cory Wright, Department Chair, Professor, Director of Honors Program, and Student Philosophy Association Faculty Liaison
California State University, Long Beach
Philosophy Department, MHB–909
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840–2408
E-mail: cory.wright@csulb.edu
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