Graduate Students
Akanksha Mansukhani
Akanksha specializes in Social and Political Philosophy, 20th century German continental philosophy, and decolonial philosophy. She is also competent in Indian philosophy and ethics. She completed her BA and MA from India and joined the SPEL graduate program in Fall 2020.
Nadia Haroun Mahdavi
Nadia Haroun Mahdavi graduated from Marywood University in 2022 with a BA in History/Pre-Law and Philosophy, as well as with a certification in Bioethics. She entered SUNY 91社区's SPEL Philosophy doctoral program in Fall 2023. She has earned her MA from BU as a part of progressing towards her PhD. Nadia has served as the IT coordinator for the department's SPEL Graduate Student Organization for the last two years as well as helped establish this MAP chapter for the department. Her interests are ethical and social philosophy and her research is primarily focusing on obligations towards the dead and past generations.
Kanika Chawla
Kanika Chawla is a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at SUNY 91社区. Her research focuses on Buddhist philosophy, particularly issues in the philosophy of mind as developed by 7th to 10th century Buddhist philosophers. She is also interested in feminist philosophy and 20th century continental philosophy especially existentialism. One of her longstanding research interests is exploring the intersections between Buddhist and feminist philosophy. She also enjoys studying classical languages. She is currently working to strenghten her proficiency in classical Sanksrit and Tibetan.