jacobpneal [at] gmail [dot] com
jneal28 [at] uwo [dot] ca

I am currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western University. Beginning in Winter 2024, I will be an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon.

​My primary research interests are in philosophy of science and philosophy of biology. Most of my work focuses on the molecular life sciences – biophysics, biochemistry, and structural and molecular biology. I also lead a new interdisciplinary research project at Western on weight stigma, the “obesity epidemic,” and eating disorders. Our team focuses on epistemological as well as ethical issues that arise in this context where medicine, psychiatry, and bias collide.

​​​​I received my PhD in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021. Before that, I completed an MSc in Philosophy of Science at the London School of Economics (LSE). I also have an MS in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Memphis. As an undergraduate at the University of Richmond, I earned a BS in Biochemistry and a BA in Gender Studies.