{"id":75,"date":"2024-03-05T14:24:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2025-02-10T10:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T10:59:47","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#002575\">Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giacomo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giacomo-1.png 600w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giacomo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Giacomo-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stir.ac.uk\/people\/257156\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.stir.ac.uk\/people\/257156\">Dr Giacomo Melis<\/a><\/strong><br><em>University of Stirling<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Giacomo is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Stirling. He obtained his PhD in 2014 at the former Northern Institute of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen. Before joining the University of Stirling, he worked at the universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Copenhagen. Giacomo is an epistemologist interested in building bridges between disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1459\" height=\"1459\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoS-Psychology_85-scaled-e1665046821379-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1459px) 100vw, 1459px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kirstenhblakey.weebly.com\/\">Dr Kirsten Blakey<\/a><\/strong><br><em>University of Toronto Mississauga<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Kirsten is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Childhood Learning and Development Lab at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Prior to this she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Stirling. She received her PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Stirling in 2021. Kirsten\u2019s research includes children&#8217;s social learning and belief revision in children and animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PeterGraham-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PeterGraham-200x300-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PeterGraham-200x300-1-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/approach to epistemology relies on the belief that empirical findings and theories can inform and guide the development of epistemological theories.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Peter Graham<\/a><\/strong><br><em>University of California, Riverside<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Peter is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. His primary research and teaching areas are epistemology, social epistemology, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of biology, philosophy of social science, and philosophy of language and linguistics.&nbsp;His current research focuses on the epistemologies of testimony and perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Media_879208_smxx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Media_879208_smxx.jpg 200w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Media_879208_smxx-114x150.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/schools\/humanities\/staff\/jacklyons\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Jack Lyons<\/a><\/strong><br><em>University of Glasgow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Lyons&nbsp;is a&nbsp;Chair of Logic and Rhetoric at the University of Glasgow.&nbsp;His research focuses on epistemology (theory of knowledge), philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. His approach to epistemology relies on the belief that empirical findings and theories can inform and guide the development of epistemological theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-10\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong>Supporting Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-1BACA019-6D91-4387-B75E-52E722847F44-1-e1695025768896-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-1BACA019-6D91-4387-B75E-52E722847F44-1-e1695025768896-edited.jpeg 653w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-1BACA019-6D91-4387-B75E-52E722847F44-1-e1695025768896-edited-300x298.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/original-1BACA019-6D91-4387-B75E-52E722847F44-1-e1695025768896-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong>Chloe Dow<br><\/strong><em>University of Stirling<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Chloe is a research assistant at the University of Stirling. She holds a BSc in Psychology and Sociology and a MSc in Psychology from the University of Stirling in 2023. Chloe has an interest in child development and social cognitive development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1664959155621-2-1536x1536-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#002575\"><strong>Brina Recelj<br><\/strong><em>University of Stirling<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Brina is a research administrator at the University of Stirling. She has an interest in empirical research in the field of developmental psychology as well as previous experience working in HR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stir.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2457\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mono-logo-1.png\" 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is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoG_colour.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" style=\"width:174px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoG_colour.png 647w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoG_colour-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/empiricalepistemology.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UoG_colour-150x47.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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He obtained his PhD in 2014 at the former Northern Institute of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen. Before joining the University of Stirling, he worked at the universities of Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Copenhagen. 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