Teacher Certification & Education Program Faculty

Stephanie Burdick-Shepherd's work in applied philosophy of education is grounded in the belief that philosophical inquiry is something essential to human living, regardless of age or circumstance. As Plato tells us through Socrates, “the unexamined life is not worth living”.

I'm a cognitive scientist who studies how people construct meaning in interaction, with a focus on how we use our hands to express thoughts and guide the thinking of others.