I'm Matt Watts, a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Miami. 

My research is primarily focused on memory, mind, artificial intelligence, technology, and epistemology. But my philosophical interests span diverse areas, ranging from existentialism and phenomenology, to social and political philosophy.

My dissertation deals with the nature of semantic memory, and how it informs on memory more broadly. I'll be presenting some of my work at the APA Pacific Meeting in March.

I am also spearheading an XR (Extended Reality) initiative incorporating VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) into the classroom and exploring questions surrounding immersive experience, extended reality and artificial intelligence. I'll be presenting some of my work at the APA Pacific Meeting: Teaching Hub in March. 

I recently received the honorable mention for the Oxford University Press Teaching With Technology Award. You can read a bit about my work with VR in the classroom in this UM News article.

You can learn a little bit more about me here!

Email: 

Wattsmatthewt [at] gmail [dot] com

Mxw685 [at] Miami [dot] edu