Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Philosophy), 2025

M.A., Georgia State University (Philosophy), 2018

B.A., National University of Singapore (Political Science and Philosophy), 2016

Highest Distinction and Honors

My current research, which lies at the intersection of social and political philosophy, ethics, epistemology, and feminist philosophy, examines the philosophical implications of the race- and gender-related oppression experienced by historically marginalized social groups. My research serves the needs of these marginalized groups by providing the theoretical language required to characterize and thus more effectively disclose and resist forms of oppression they encounter.

My dissertation, Krinostic Injustice, identifies a new type of epistemic injustice in which a hearer does not question a speaker’s account of a sequence of basic events but calls into question that speaker’s characterization of their experience. Krinostic injustice wrongs an agent in their capacity as a competent judge of their experience (in Ancient Greek, the verb κρῑ́νω means “to decide” or “to judge”). I argue that this form of epistemic injustice manifests in sexual assault trials, while keeping in mind its application to other contexts.

Jürgen Habermas personally granted me his permission to publish my English translation of his previously untranslated article in German, “How is Legitimacy made Possible via Legality?” which has just appeared in Revus – Journal of Constitutional Theory and Philosophy of Law. The editors would like to publish a colloquium dedicated to it and have invited me to participate as one of the commentators.

Jürgen Habermas, “How is legitimacy made possible via legality?”, trans. Linh Mac, Revus [Online first], 50 | 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/revus.9668 (German to English Translation)

“Descriptions, Articulations, and the Development of New Moral Concepts”, Syndicate Philosophy (forthcoming)

• Invited contribution to Syndicate Philosophy​ book symposium on Matthew Congdon’s Moral Articulation: On the Development of New Moral Concepts

Recent/upcoming presentations:

“Two Senses of Characterization”

• Tennessee Philosophical Association, Nashville, TN. November 1–2, 2024

“Krinostic Injustice”

• The Central Division Meeting, American Philosophical Association, New Orleans, February 21–24, 2024
• Society for Applied Philosophy Annual Conference, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, June 28–30, 2024
• Epistemic Injustice and Public Arguments, Lisbon, September 18–19, 2024
• Guest lecture, Karyn Freedman’s seminar on Epistemic Blame, University of Guelph, November 18, 2024

Invited commentator, Matthew Congdon, Moral Articulation (OUP 2023)

• Author-Meets-Critics, Tennessee Philosophical Association, Nashville, TN, November 1–2, 2024