I am a philosopher of mind and epistemologist who specializes in the epistemic value of emotions. I am currently a SNSF Ambizione fellow at the University of Zürich. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Central European University as part of the “Knowledge in Crisis” FWF project. I completed my PhD jointly at the Institut Jean Nicod and at the University of Geneva (Interdisciplinary Center for Affective Sciences).
One area of my research focuses on "epistemic emotions" such as curiosity, interest, confusion and how they guide our disposition to investigate in a rational and virtuous manner. Another area focuses on “future-oriented attitudes”—hope, anxiety, faith in the future, despair—and their role in our ability to navigate an uncertain future rationally. In other words, I combine epistemology, the philosophy of emotion, and cognitive science to shed light on the positive roles affective states play in guiding inquiry.