Robyn Waller

Robyn Waller is an Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities at the University of Sussex, where she is affiliated with the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science and Sussex AI. She serves on the Council for the Royal Institute of Philosophy and maintains an active research profile bridging philosophy with cognitive science.

Her educational background includes a dual BA in Psychology and Russian from Grinnell College, an MA in Philosophy of Psychology from King's College London, and a PhD in Philosophy from Florida State University. Previous academic appointments include Assistant Professor at Iona College (2018-2022), Visiting Assistant Professor at Franklin and Marshall College (2017-2018), Lecturer at King's College London (2015-2017), and a position at the University of Alabama (2014-2015).

Waller's research primarily focuses on philosophy of cognitive science and metaphysics, with significant contributions to free will debates, neuroscience of agency, and ethical implications of AI. Her work integrates empirical findings from cognitive neuroscience with traditional philosophical analysis, particularly examining compatibilist frameworks, biomarkers of volition, and algorithmic bias. She has published extensively on moral responsibility, causal judgments, and the intersection of psychotherapy with agency restoration.

Her recent publications (2021-2023) demonstrate growing engagement with artificial intelligence ethics, neural correlates of decision-making, and the philosophical foundations of volitional agency, reflecting interdisciplinary collaboration across philosophy, neuroscience, and computer science.

Dr Waller teaches core philosophy courses including Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, and Themes in Analytic Philosophy. Her teaching portfolio spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels with recent courses on World, Mind & Body, Aesthetics, and Science & Reason. She has supervised course-based projects but no formal PhD/Master's advisees are documented in the provided materials.

As an active member of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science and Sussex AI, she contributes to interdisciplinary research initiatives exploring consciousness, artificial cognition, and ethical frameworks for emerging technologies. Her ORCID identifier is 0009-0000-3753-5429.