Hans Shenk Curriculum Vitae
Hans Shenk
University Fellow, Teaching Assistant, Temple University Department of Philosophy
EDUCATION
PhD, Philosophy (in-progress, ABD October 2025)
Temple University
Dissertation: The Same River: Agency and Coherence Across Personal Transformation
Primary Advisor: Eli Alshanetsky
Areas of Specialization: Epistemology, Mind, Moral Philosophy
B.A. Strategic Communication and Philosophy 2015
Ohio State University
Summa cum laude
2010
A.A. Biblical Studies
Rosedale Bible College
With honor
CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT
Presentations
What Astronomers are Thinking: Malebranche on Our Knowledge of Other Minds 2022
Princeton-Bucharest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy
Joint Panel Presentation, “Some Relations of the Mind in Malebranche”
The Mosaic Self: Digital Experiences as Building Blocks of Your Authentic Self 2025
Transformative Experiences in Digital Environments Conference
University of Bucharest
Colloquium: Revisiting Hornsby and Stanley: In Defense of Productive Practical Knowledge 2026
American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division Meeting
Commentaries
Commentary on Brandyn Heppard’s “Comedy’s Phenomenology” 2025 American Philosophical Association Eastern Division, Annual Meetings
Commentator-at-Large 2022 University of Pennsylvania Minorities and Philosophy Summer Colloquium on the Philosophy of Disability and Illness
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Lanier Holt, The Ohio State University 2014
Processed participants and collected data in an in-person experimental study examining the
effects of unconscious racial bias and media representation on aggression.
Graduate Research Assistant, Eli Alshanetsky, Temple University 2023
Offered philosophical feedback on drafts of articles and proposals, and copy-edited manuscripts.
Graduate Research Assistant, Kristin Gjesdal, Temple University 2023
Copy-edited and proofread manuscripts of papers, book chapters and bibliographies.
Graduate Research Assistant, Kristin Gjesdal, Temple University 2024
Copy-edited and proofread manuscripts of papers, book chapters and bibliographies.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Instructor, Rosedale Bible College
Engaging Contemporary Culture Winter 2018
Spring 2019
Winter 2020
Winter 2021
Teaching Assistant, Temple University
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (two sections) Autumn 2022
Instructor of Record, Temple University
Environmental Ethics (asynchronous online) Summer 2023
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (two sections) Autumn 2023
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind Spring 2024
Introduction to Theory of Knowledge Spring 2024
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind (asynchronous online) Summer 2024
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind Autumn 2025
Critical Thinking (synchronous online) Autumn 2025
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind Spring 2026
Medical Ethics Spring 2026
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sanders Graduate Student Award (American Philosophical Association) 2026
(Prize for each of the three best submissions by grad students to the Eastern Division of the APA in mind, metaphysics, epistemology or ethics)
Graduate Student Travel Stipend (American Philosophical Association) 2026
Graduate Student Teaching Prize, Department of Philosophy, Temple University 2024
University Fellowship, Temple University 2022-2026
Michael V. DiSalle Scholarship for Responsible Communication, The Ohio State University 2015
Michael V. DiSalle Scholarship for Responsible Communication, The Ohio State University 2014
Dean’s List, Ohio State University, eight terms 2012-2015
Dean’s Scholarship, Rosedale Bible College 2009
SERVICE
Departmental Service
Climate Committee 2025-2026
Department of Philosophy, Temple University
Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty 2024-2025
Department of Philosophy, Temple University
Department Social Media Coordinator 2023-2024
Department of Philosophy, Temple University 2024-2025
Works-in-Progress Graduate Student Talks Coordinator 2022-2023
Department of Philosophy, Temple University
University Service
Session Facilitator, “Feedback that Motivates,” 2024, 2025
New TA Orientation, Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University
CERTIFICATIONS
Teaching in Higher Education Certificate 2025
Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Temple University