Education

PhD in Neurophilosophy
      From October 2018
      Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Center of Neurosciences – Brain & Mind
      Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and the Study of Religion
      Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich

Research Master in Philosophy
      2016 - 2018
      Radboud University Nijmegen
      Specialization: Philosophy of Mind and Language
      Cum Laude Distinction
      Graduation date: 18 July 2018

Visiting Student, M.A. Philosophy
      April - July 2017
      University of Amsterdam

M.A. in Media Design & Communication
      2014 - 2016
      Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam Hogeschool
      Graduation date: 17 June 2016

B.A. Joint Honours Degree in Philosophy & Art
      2010 - 2014
      University of Dundee
      First Class Honours Distinction (Cum Laude Equivalent)
      Graduation date: 19 June 2014

Publications

Peer-reviewed

• Battich, L. and Geurts, B. (2020). Joint attention and perceptual experience. To appear in Synthese. ↗

• Battich, L. (2018). Are non-human primates Gricean? Intentional communication in language evolution. Pulse: A Journal for History, Philosophy, & Sociology of Science. Issue 5, 70-88. ↗

Public philosophy

• “The Nostalgic Impulse”. Supermarket Art Magazine 2018. Legacy: Who Will Survive And What Will Be Left Of Them. Issue 8 (2018). Stockholm: Stockholm Independent Art Fair. ↗

• “Turning Anger into Generosity. Martha Nussbaum on Anger and Forgiveness”. Radboud Reflects Review, (December 2016). ↗

Talks and Poster Presentations

• 09/2019 “Opening up the Openness of Joint Attention” (poster). Recent Developments in Situated Cognition: Empirical and Philosophical Investigations. Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

• 07/2019 “Joint Attention beyond Vision” (poster). Aegina Summer School on Social Cognition 2019: Norms & Biases in Social Interactions, Aegina, Greece.

• 08/2018 “Joint Attention and Common Knowledge: Assessing the Relational Approach” (peer-reviewed presentation). Open Minds XIII Conference, The University of Manchester. ↗

• 06/2018 “The Relational Approach to Joint Attention”. Research Master WiP Conference, Radboud University.

• 01/2018: “What Is Joint Attention and What Is It For?”. Center for Cognition, Culture and Language Colloquium, Radboud University.

• 09/2017: “Carnap's Deflationary Metaontology and the Internal-External Distinction” (peer-reviewed presentation). Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy (SOPhiA) 2017. ↗

• 04/2017: “Ontological Pluralism Across Traditions”. Philosophy Research Master Forum, Radboud University.

• 07/2014: “Jorge Luis Borges and Artistic Collaboration” (invited presentation). Symposium: Studio Jamming: Artist’s Collaborations in Scotland. University of Dundee.

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

• From 2018 Neurophilosophy Doctoral Scholarship, Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Munich Center of Neurosciences – Brain & Mind, LMU Munich.

• 2016 - 2018 Faculty of Philosophy Scholarships, Radboud University Nijmegen (2 x €10,000).

• 2017 Radboud Graduate School of Humanities Travel Grant (€330).

• 2014 Myer & Jacci Lacome Excellence Prize, University of Dundee (£1,000).

• 2014 Philosophy & Art Excellence Prize, University of Dundee (£250).

• 2014 Roche Continents Award “Youth, Art, Science”, F.H.-La Roche AG, Switzerland.

Extra-curricular Academic Activities and Training

• 10/2019: Seminar on Experimental Methods for Philosophy “Putting theoretical claims to test. Venice International University.

• 10/2018 - 07/2019: Co-organizer of the Lecture Series: "Collective Values: Deciding the Good (and Bad) Together", hosted by the Chair of Philosophy of Mind and the Munich Center for Ethics, LMU Munich.

• 03/2019: "International Interdisciplinary Computational Cognitive Science Spring School" (IICCSSS). Bernstein Center Freiburg. ↗

• 01/2019: "R Workshop" Retreat, Oberaudorf, Germany. Cognition, Values and Behaviour group, LMU Munich.

• 10/2018: "The Perception/Cognition Divide" Seminar with prof. Ned Block. Venice International University.

• From 10/2018: Courses in Neuroscience (MSc), GSN-LMU Munich.

• 09/2017 - 07/2018: Co-organizer of reading group “Philosophical Logic”. Radboud University.

• 09/2017 - 07/2018: Courses in Cognitive Neuroscience (Research MSc), and Artificial Intelligence (MSc), Radboud University and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.

• 11/2017: “Moral Psychology” Seminar (4 ECTS). Led by dr. Mark Alfano. Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and TU Delft.

• 10/2017: “The Cultural Evolution of Social Cognition” Workshop with Richard Menary. University of Amsterdam.

• 09/2017: “Statistics for Philosophers” PhD Seminar (3 ECTS). Led by prof. Pål Ulleberg. University of Oslo.

• 09/2017: Conference Session Chair. Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy 2017.

• 05/2017: Self-knowledge Workshop with prof. Eric Schwitzgebel and prof. Quassim Cassam. Led by dr. Fleur Jongepier. Radboud University.

• 02/2017: Philosophy Research Master Winter School. Dutch Research School of Philosophy (OZSW) and University of Groningen.

• 12/2016: Modeling Minds II Workshop: Levels of Explanation. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University.

• 12/2016: Epistemology Workshop “On David Hume’s ‘Scepticism with Regard to Reason’”. Led by prof. Jeanne Peijnenburg. University of Groningen.

• 10/2016: “Analytic-Bridge-Continental” Process Philosophy Workshop. University of Liverpool.

• 2013 – 2014: Art and Poetry Reviewer and Contributor. Dundee University Review of the Arts, Dundee.

Teaching Experience

• Summer semester 2019: Teaching assistant, “Epistemology of Perception”, advanced philosophy seminar, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich.

• 02/2014: Co-Lecturer, “Theories of the Avant-Garde”, graduate lecture and seminar on aesthetics, given together with Dr. Cornelia Sollfrank, University of Dundee.

Languages and Skills

• Spanish: Mothertongue
• English: Excellent
• Italian: Fluent
• French: Intermediate reading; basic speaking and writing

• German: Basic conversational level (currently learning)

• Skills:
  • Competent: LaTeX, Python, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier Pro, MS Office.
  • Learning-in-progress: R, MATLAB.

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