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Vanessa Schipani
Philosopher. educator. Journalist.
EDUCATION
(last updated Sept. 2025)
08.2019 – 08.2025
Ph.D. in Philosophy*
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA
Dissertation: Communicating Policy-Relevant Science in a Pluralistic Society
Committee: Michael Weisberg (advisor), Carlos Santana (advisor), Jennifer Morton,
Dan Singer, Jonathan Moreno
*with certificates in Public Philosophy and Teaching (CETLI)
09.2013 – 01.2017
M.S. in History and Philosophy of Science
Utrecht University | Utrecht, The Netherlands
Thesis: Connectomics and the Unification of Neuroscience
Advisor: Bert Theunissen
08.2004 – 12.2008
B.S. in Zoology and B.A. in Philosophy
University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida
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