about me
I'm Blake. I'm proudly nonbinary (pronouns they/them), bisexual, and disabled. I work in neuroethics, bioethics, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2019.
I'm currently Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wexler Lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. I'm part of a team investigating the ethics of consumer neurotechnology.
I'm also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession. I recently published a co-authored piece in the local Lowell Sun responding to an anti-trans activist who spoke at UMass Lowell.
I'm Blake. I'm proudly nonbinary (pronouns they/them), bisexual, and disabled. I work in neuroethics, bioethics, applied ethics, and philosophy of religion. I completed my PhD in Philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle, in 2019.
I'm currently Postdoctoral Fellow in the Wexler Lab at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. I'm part of a team investigating the ethics of consumer neurotechnology.
I'm also Chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on LGBTQ People in the Profession. I recently published a co-authored piece in the local Lowell Sun responding to an anti-trans activist who spoke at UMass Lowell.
upcoming & recent talks
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. (And if you're queer, then we're already family!) Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
Below are some recent talks I gave. Thanks to all who came!
If you're a nice person who likes philosophy, then we're already friends. (And if you're queer, then we're already family!) Here's your invitation to some friendly philosophy chatter at some upcoming talks!
- Monday, May 6th (10:30-11:30am EST): 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bioethics Fellows Conference (NIH: Bethesda, MD)
"Mapping Approaches to Ethicist Engagement: The VIPER Framework"
Below are some recent talks I gave. Thanks to all who came!
- Wednesday, April 17th (4-5pm EST): International Neuroethics Society (Baltimore, MD)
"Adapting Embedded Neuroethics for Private Neurotechnology Industry: Conceptual Foundations" (poster presentation and voted Top Poster) - April 11-13th (all day): Ethical and Legal Dilemmas of Autonomous Weapons in War & National Security Conference (Center for Ethics & the Rule of Law, UPenn: Philadelphia, PA)
"Resurrecting Dangerous Minds: The Ethics of Using AI to Preserve Military Strategists"