Executive Office

PSA Executive Office

The PSA Executive Office manages the Association's day-to-day operations. In 2021, the office relocated from UMBC in Baltimore, MD to the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH, USA.

The Executive Office manages the PSA's finances and fundraising, organizes its biennial meetings and other events, maintains its website and social media accounts, and helps fulfill the Association's mission of promoting the research, teaching, and free discussion of issues in the philosophy of science from diverse standpoints.

The Philosophy of Science Association's Executive Office is supported by:



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Executive Office Staff

 




Max Cormendy
Executive Director
he/him/his

Philosophy as an academic discipline has been important to Max since he was introduced to it at around fifteen years of age. He has a background in business development, event design and production, and science communication and aims to serve the PSA with an eye towards membership growth, increasing the quality of member services, public outreach and engagement, as well as the efficient operation of the executive office.

Max Cormendy





Ramy Amin
Associate Director
he/him/his
 

Ramy Amin is a PhD candidate at the University of Cincinnati. He is also the PhilSci Archive Assistant. His research focuses on the philosophy of science, with special attention to questions related to neuroscience. He explores how topics such as abstraction, computation and levels of organization can be informed by, and applied to, research in neuroscience. His other interests include exploring topics such as phenomenal (consciousness, concepts, conservatism), the limits of medicalization, and public engagement with science. 

 



Vanessa Lovato
Associate Director
she/her/hers
 

I'm broadly interested in feminist philosophy, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology. My research focuses primarily on female health and sexuality.





Walt Orozco, Assistant Director

















Max Cormendy


 


Former Executive Office Staff 


Ilir Isufi
Associate Director 
2024-2025









 


Taraneh Wilkinson

Assistant Director
2021-2022

Development Officer 
2022-2023
 

Regy-Null Rafael Arcadia

Social Media Manager (2021-2022)

Assistant Director (2022-2023)