Research
My research is on the intersection of history and philosophy of neuroscience, psychiatry and medicine. I have published on pain, design and validation of animal models, and epistemology and methodology of neuroscience in general. More recently, I have been studying the use of big data and technology in psychiatry, suicidality in bipolar disorder, and various issues in death and dying.
Teaching
As a member of the core faculty for the Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine, I teach Mind and Medicine as well as Morality and Medicine.
Professional Memberships
International Association for Science and Cultural Diversity, Secretary General (since 2017)
International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology
Philosophy of Science Association
Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice
- Ph.D. and M.A. Philosophy, University of Cincinnati (2014)
- Ph.D. Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2007)
- M.A. (5-year terminal undergraduate) Philosophy, Sofia University (2003)
Education & Training
“Epistemic issues pertaining to neuroscientific methods.” In B. D. Young and C. D. Jennings (eds.). Mind, Cognition, and Neuroscience: A Philosophical Introduction, NY: Routledge 2022: 112-123.
“Science in Practice in Neuroscience: The Cincinnati Water Maze in the Making.” In J. Bickle, C. F. Craver, and A.-S. Barwich (eds.). The Tools of Neuroscience Experiment: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives, NY and London: Routledge 2021: 56-82. First author with co- authors Michael T. Williams and Charles V. Vorhees.
“Three roles of narratives in the treatment of chronic pain.” Balkan Journal of Philosophy 13(1), 2021: 77-82.
“Validating Animal Models”. THEORIA: An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 2015, 30(2): 163 – 181.