VANESSA SCHIPANI
PHILOSOPHER & JOURNALIST
EDUCATION
08.2019 – Present
PhD student in Philosophy
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
09.2012 – 01.2017
M.S. in History and Philosophy of Science
Utrecht University
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Thesis Topic: Connectomics and the Unification of Neuroscience
08.2004 – 12.2008
B.S. in Zoology and B.A. in Philosophy
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
teaching
Experience
09.2019 - Present
Teaching Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Courses: Introduction to Philosophy, The Social Contract
09.2018 – 05.2019
Course Co-designer/Teaching Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Course: Philosophy of Science MOOC
09.2018 – 05.2019
Adjunct Philosophy Professor
Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey
Courses: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
editorial
Experience
01.2016 – 06.2018
Science Journalist
FactCheck.org, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02.2010 – 01.2019
Freelance Science Journalist, Editor and Photographer
Quanta | New York, New York
BioScience | Washington, DC
The American Scholar | Washington, DC
EARTH | Alexandria, Virginia
Nature Jobs | London, England
EuroScientist | Strasbourg, France
09.2012 – 05.2013
Science Writing and Photography Intern
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Okinawa, Japan
09.2011 – 06.2012
Distribution Manager
SAND, Berlin's English Literary Journal
Berlin, Germany
03.2011 – 06.2011
Writing and Photography Intern
Reykjavík, Iceland
09.2010 – 01.2011
Science Writing Intern
New York, New York
09.2009 – 05.2010
Editorial Assistant
Washington, DC
research
Experience
09.2007 – 08.2009
Various Field and Laboratory Assistant Positions
Colorado State University | Owl Population Ecology | Salyer, California
University of Florida | Crab Behavior and Avian Genetics | Gainesville, Florida
Université Pierre et Marie Curie | Deep Sea Microbiology | Paris, France
LANGUAGES
English | Native
French | Intermediate
German | Beginner
PUBLIC SPEAKING
02.19.2018
Lecturer at 4th Kavli Symposium on Science Journalism
World Federation of Science Journalists, Kavli Foundation
Austin, Texas
11.17.2017
Panelist on Critically Examining News in the Age of Truthiness Panel
Association of College and Research Libraries, Delaware Valley Chapter
Philadelphia, PA
02.19.2018
Lecturer at SciFacts Workshop
The Poynter Institute
Saint Petersburg, FL
05.04.2017
Lecturer at Science and You Conference
McGill University, Association Francophone Pour Le Savoir
Montreal, Canada
04.07.2017
Panelist on Practicing Medicine in a Fact-Free World Panel
American Board of Internal Medicine, Science History Institute
Philadelphia, PA