KATE FINLEY
Upcoming & Recent Presentations:
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The Explanatory and Semiotic Functions of Diagnosis in Psychiatry, Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable, University of Pittsburgh, upcoming 2026
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Mechanisms & Machine Metaphors in Psychiatry, Philosophy of Science Association meeting, upcoming 2026
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Title TBD (invited), International Academy for Bioethical Inquiry Symposium, St. Louis University, upcoming 2026
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"Rethinking Paradigms of Care and Belonging: Psychedelic Therapy, Mechanistic Metaphors, and Disability" with Jeffrey Bishop & Michelle Bach, International Academy of Law and Mental Health, upcoming 2026
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Shaping Suffering & Meaning-making in Mental Disorder: The Role of Narratives, Metaphors, and Interpretive Frameworks, Conference on Medicine and Religion, 2026
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Mechanisms & Machine Metaphors in Psychiatry. Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 2025
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Biogenetic Explanations of Mental Disorder & Mechanistic Metaphors, (invited), International Academy for Bioethical Inquiry Symposium, St. Louis University, 2025
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AI & Self-knowledge, AI, Consciousness, & Culture, Calvin University, 2025
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Attention Biases & Agency in Addiction with Samantha Fede, Society for Philosophy and Neuroscience, 2025
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“My Brain Made Me Do It”: insights on agency & psychopathology from neuroscience & philosophy, with Samantha Fede (invited), Medical and Health Humanities Speaker Series, Auburn University, 2025
Summer Seminars in Neuroscience & Philosophy, Duke University
Recent popular media:
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"Mental Disorder & Religious Cognition" | The Reluctant Theologian podcast interview, 2022
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"The Over-spiritualization of Mental Disorder" | Christian Scholar's Review, 2022 - link
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"Mental Disorder Transforms Faith" | The Analytic Christian YouTube interview, 2021 - link
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"The Power of Beliefs" | Broken People blog post, 2021 - link
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"Trapped in Your Own Story" | Broken People blog post, 2021 - link
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"Feminism & Philosophy" | She's the Man radio interview, 2021
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"Hearing Different Voices" | Broken People blog post, 2021 - link
Templeton Interfaith Workshop, Jordan
Recent popular talks:
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"Mental Disorder & the Christian Community" | Hope Church, 2022
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"Mental Disorder & the Christian Person" | Hope Church, 2022
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"Mental Disorder and Religion" | Keynote, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Michigan, 2022
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"How to Understand Mental Disorder & Christianity" | Church of the Savior, 2021
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"Mental Disorder & Psychological Stability in Christianity” | Calvin Symposium on Worship, 2022
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"Research Presentation: Mental Disorder & Religious Engagement" | National Alliance on Mental Illness, board meeting, 2021
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"Key Topics in Philosophy of Mind" | HASP organization, 2019
