Short CV

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

PENN 334, P.O. Box 261954

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC 29528-6054

843-349-2083

rsmith [at] coastal [dot] edu

Professional Experience

Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 2014-present

Faculty Ombuds, Coastal Carolina University, January 2021-December 2024

Interim Staff Ombuds, COastal Carolina University, February 2024-December 2024

Associate Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 2008-2014

Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 2002-2008

Graduate Part-Time Instructor, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2000-2001

Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1999-2000

Areas of Specialization          

Philosophy of Mind, Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy Pedagogy

Areas of Competence

Epistemology, Logic, Philosophy for Children, Metaphilosophy

Education

Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 2002

    Dissertation: Qualia, Introspection, and Transparency

    Committee: Daniel Stoljar (Chair), Christopher Shields, Robert Pasnau, Robert Hanna, Marc Bekoff (Biology)

M. A., Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1999

    Qualifying Paper: A Rejection of Shoemaker’s Defense of Phenomenalism

    Committee: Daniel Stoljar (Chair), Christopher Shields, Adam Vinueza

B. A., Philosophy, Magna Cum Laude, California State University, Sacramento, CA 1996 

Publications

Books

• • • Rauhut, N. C., & Smith, R. J., (eds.). (2005). Readings on the ultimate questions: An introduction to philosophy. New York, NY: Longman Press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• • • Smith, R. J. (2017). A course in metaphilosophy for undergraduates. Teaching Philosophy, 40:1, pp. 55-83.

    • Smith, R. J. and Palm, L. J. (2014). Correlates of exam performance in an introductory logic course. The APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy. 14:1, 2-8. (5000 words)

    • Smith, R. J. (2011). The broad perception model of introspection and the  transparency of qualia. Behavior and Philosophy, 39, 69-81.

    • Smith, R. J. and Oxley, J., (2011). The summer ethics academy: teaching ethics to young leaders. Questions: Philosophy for Young People. Volume 11. (4200 words)

    • Smith, R. J. (2011). Reading to learn to read philosophy. Discourse: Learning and Teaching in Philosophy and Religious Studies, 10:2, 175-194. (6300 words)

    • Smith, R. J. (2010). Against treating introspection as perception-like. Psyche, 16:1, 79-86.  <http://www.theassc.org/journal_psyche>

    • Smith, R. J. (2007). Shoemaker’s moderate qualia realismand the problem of transparency. Disputatio, 2:22, 101-113.

    • Smith, R. J.  (2007). Representation, inversion and color constancy. Kriterion, 21, 1-15.

    • Smith, R. J. & Palm, L. J. (2007). Comparing learning outcomes between traditional and distance introduction to philosophy courses. Discourse: Learning and Teaching in Philosophy and Religious Studies,  6:2, 205-226.

      • • Also cited in Russell, T. L. "No Significant Difference - Presented by WCET." No Significant Difference. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) Is a Division of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2012  <http://www.nosignificantdifference.org/advanced_search.asp>.

    • Smith, R. J. (2006). Van Cleve and Putnam on Kant’s viewof secondary qualities. Graduate Faculty Philosophy Journal, 27:1, 83-102.

    • Smith, R. J.  & Earl, D. E. (2005) Getting started: A first-day activity in philosophical thinking. Teaching Philosophy, 28:3, 249-259.

    • Smith, R. J.  (2005). The problem of transparency and the nature of introspection. Philosophical Writings, 29, 21-44.

Other Recent Publications (Edited volumes, invited chapters, short papers, essays, and proceedings)

• • • Smith, R. J. (forthcoming, December 2025). “Teaching for the Process of Learning.” Innovations in Teaching Philosophy, Vol. 2. Brynn Welch, editor, Bloomsbury Academic. 

    • Donovan, S.K. and Smith, R.J. (2024). Writing in Philosophy: Pedagogy and Practice, AAPT Studies in Pedagogy, Volume 9. General Editor Dave Concepcion. 

    • Donovan, S. K. and Smith, R.J. (2024). “Writing in Philosophy: An Annotated Bibliography.” Writing in Philosophy: Pedagogy and Practice, AAPT Studies in Pedagogy, Vol. 9: 223-248. 

    • Donovan, S. K. and Smith, R. J. (2024). “Introduction: Writing in Philosophy: Pedagogy and Practice.” Writing in Philosophy: Pedagogy and Practice. AAPT Studies in Pedagogy, Vol. 9: 1-6. 

    • Smith, R.J. (2023) “Distance Learning with a Safety Net," AAPT Studies in Pedagogy, Volume 8. Edited by Jake Wright. 

    • Smith, R.  J. and Perez, E.  (2020). Takeaways from Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. APA Blog, February 19, 2020. https://blog.apaonline.org/2020/02/19/takeaways-from-make-it-stick-the-science-of-successful-learning/

    • Smith, R.  J. (2020). Syllabus Showcase: Renée Smith, Philosophical Writing. APA Blog, February 5, 2020. https://blog.apaonline.org/2020/02/05/syllabus-showcase-renee-smith-philosophical-writing/

Presentations

Recent National and International Conferences

• • • "Promoting Self-Regulation Practices in Philosophy Classes." AAPT Workshop-Conference, Otterbein University, Westerville, OH. July 2024. 

Recent Service Related Presentations

• • • Presenter, “Teaching-Focused Flyouts and Teaching Demos,” APA/AAPT Teaching Hub, APA Central Division Meeting, February 24, 2023. 

Recent Professional Activities 

• • • President, AAPT, 2025-2026

    • Vice President, AAPT, 2023-2024

    • Faculty Ombuds, Coastal Carolina University, 2021-2024

    • Interim Staff Ombuds, Coastal Carolina University, 2024

    • Board Member, Teaching Philosophy Association, 2020-

Teaching Experience

• • • PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy

    • Phil 102 Introduction to Ethics

    • Phil 110 Introduction to Logic & Critical Thinking

    • PHIL 271 Philosophical Writing

    • PHIL 305 Contemporary Moral Issues

    • PHIL 309 Philosophy of Mind

    • PHIl 330 Argumentative Writing

    • PHIL 333 Doing Philosophy with Children

    • PHIL 399 Metaphilosophy

    • PHIL 399 Problems of Consciousness

    • PHIL 419 Epistemology

    • PHIL 499 Philosophy of Color

    • MALS 799 Masters Thesis Supervision