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Roshni Patel is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Lake Forest College and Chair of Social Justice Studies. Her research and teaching focus on Indian Buddhist Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, and Comparative Philosophy. She holds a PhD from Emory University (2019) and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin (2009).
- PhD, Emory University (2019)
- BA, University of Texas at Austin (2009)
Her work engages with cross-cultural ethical frameworks, particularly exploring intersections between early Indian Buddhism and Martin Heidegger's existential phenomenology. She has published on topics such as non-dualism, suffering, and pedagogical approaches to Buddhist and Continental thought.
Recent publications include a 2019 article in Philosophy East and West analyzing Buddhist and Heideggerian concepts of finitude and suffering. Her research trends emphasize comparative methodologies and ethical implications of non-Western philosophies.
- Associated Colleges of the Midwest Mellon Faculty Fellow (2020–2022)
- Andrew W. Mellon Graduate Teaching Fellowship (2018–2019)
- United States Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Fellowship (2017–2018)
- Udo Keller Stiftung Forum Humanum Claremont Conference Grant (2015)
- George W. Woodruff Fellowship for Graduate Study (2012–2017)
Dr. Patel has received multiple grants supporting her research, including a Fulbright-Nehru fellowship in Pune, India, and a Mellon fellowship at Dillard University. Her conference presentations span topics from Buddhist ethics to Heideggerian ontology, presented at venues like the American Academy of Religion and the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle.
