Alan Jurgens

2023 The Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology annual conference. I presented on my (2023) paper ‘Body Social Models of Disability: Examining Enactive and Ecological Approaches’.

2023 The Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science annual conference. Organized panel on ‘Neurodiversity, Madness, and Disability: Putting Lived Experience at the Forefront’ where I presented on my (2023) paper ‘Body Social Models of Disability: Examining Enactive and Ecological Approaches’ alongside two other philosophers November 2023.

2023 Neurodivergence, Identity and Self-determination: Enhancing understanding and connections event. Co-organizer of concert at UOW. I delivered a keynote address on models of disability based on my (2023) paper ‘Body Social Models of Disability: Examining Enactive and Ecological Approaches’.

This was a public facing event aimed at professionals working with the neurodivergent, parents of neurodivergent children, and neurodivergent individuals themselves to help with post-diagnosis support in helping neurodivergent individuals find and establish their identity, and improve their capacities for self-determination.

2023 Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference. Organized panel on ‘Neurodiversity, Madness, and Disability: Putting Lived Experience at the Forefront’ where I presented on my (2023) paper ‘Body Social Models of Disability: Examining Enactive and Ecological Approaches’ alongside two other philosopher working on philosophy of disability in July 2023.

2023 New Work in Theory of Mind Conference, University of Bucharest. Presentation given on my (2022) paper ‘False-belief task know-how’ in February 2023.

2022 Australasian Association of Philosophy Conference. Presentation given on my (2022) paper ‘False-belief task know-how’ in July 2022.

2022 Central American Philosophical Association Conference. Invited by the Journal of Philosophy of Emotion to present commentary on The Mind-Body Politic (Maiese and Hanna, 2019). Presented commentary ‘Master Narratives: Embodying Ideology’.

2019 E-Approaches to Social Difference and Disparity Conference [co-organizer of conference with Dr. Nick Brancazio; Awarded AAP funds for conference]. Presented on an enactive approach for understanding implicit bias.

2018 ASPP Symposium: Enculturated Minds: E-Cognition Perspectives on Collective Intentionality, Social Cognition and Perception. Presented on challenges for Intellectualist Theory of Mind explanations of folk psychological know-how.

2017 1^st Wollongong Robotics Workshop. Presentation given on using robots to redesign and refine experimental designs of false belief tasks.

2016 Therapy’s Choice: Narrative Practices, Cognitive Neuroscience or Both?—University of Wollongong. Presented on narrative explanations of false-belief tasks.

2016 Sydney Philosophy of Psychology Conference—Sydney University. Presented PhD thesis topic on the problems of inferential explanations of social cognition.

2016 Australasian Postgraduate Philosophy Conference 2016—Australian National University. Presentation given on the problems with the Canberra Plan and a priori analysis in theories of social cognition.

2015 2nd Sydney International Winter Graduate School Workshop—Sydney University. Presentation given on enactive explanations of social cognition.

2014 Mind and Life International Symposium for Contemplative Studies—Boston. Presentation given on the phenomenological concept of Empathy based on my M.A. thesis.