J. Prof. Alkistis Elliot-​Graves

• 2020 - present: Junior Professor in Philosophy of Science, Department of Philosophy, Bielefeld University
• 2019 - 2021: PI, 3-year Research Fellowship, University of Helsinki. Title of Project: Prediction in a Changing Climate
• 2018 - 2020: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Helsinki & Australian National University. Title of Project: Prediction in Complex Systems
• 2016 - 2018: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Political and Economic Studies (TINT), University of Helsinki.
• 2014 - 2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Western University.
• 2008 - 2014: PhD in Philosophy of Science, University of Pennsylvania
• 2007 - 2008: MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences, London School of Economics and Political Science
• 2003 - 2007: BA in European Social and Political Studies, specializations in Philosophy and Italian, University College London

Journal Articles

• Elliott-Graves, A., (forthcoming) ‘The future of Predictive Ecology’ Philosophical Topics
• Elliott-Graves, A. (2020) ‘The Value of Imprecise Prediction’ Philosophy Theory and Practice in Biology
• Elliott-Graves, A., (2020) ‘What is a Target System?’ Biology and Philosophy
• Elliott-Graves, A. (2018) 'Generality and Causal Interdependence in Ecology' Philosophy of Science 85(1) 1102-1114
• Elliott-Graves, A. (2016) 'The Problem of Prediction in Invasion Biology' Biology and Philosophy, 31 (3): 373-393. 
• Elliott-Graves, A. & Weisberg, M. (2014) ‘Idealization’ Philosophy Compass, 9: 176–185.

Other

• Elliott-Graves, A. Review of Defending Biodiversity: Environmental Science and Ethics by Newman J., Varner G., & Linquist S., (2017), Cambridge University Press. Found at: Notre Dame Review of Books https://ndpr.nd.edu/news/defending-biodiversity-environmental-science-and-ethics/

• October 2020 - FraMEPhys Idealized Models Workshop - University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (via Zoom). Title of Paper: “What are General Models About?” (invited speaker)
• April 2020 - KLI Colloquia, Konrad Lorenz Institute, Vienna, Austria (via Zoom). Title of Paper: “Optimal Model Complexity in Sustainability Science” (invited speaker)
• February 2020 - Are Climate Impacts Environmental Impacts? Court Re­view of Com­plex Environ­mental Know­ledge and Im­pacts, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Seminar, Helsinki, Finland. Title of Paper: Prediction in the Wild (invited speaker)
• August 2019 - Philosophy of Biology on Dolphin Beach 13, Moruya, Australia. Title of Paper: Prediction in the Wild (invited speaker)
• July 2019 - Philosophical Perspectives on the Niche, Münster, Germany. Title of Paper: “Niche concepts, Species Distribution Models and Biological Invasions” (invited speaker)
• July 2019 - International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Oslo, Norway. Title of Paper: “Meta-analysis as a Predictive Tool for Invasion Biology”, in the Symposium “Tackling Bioinvasions 60 years on: lessons from the trenches”. (refereed presentation)
• June 2019 - Charles University. Idealization Across the Sciences Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic. Title of Paper: Agreeing to Disagree: Pluralism about Optimal Model Complexity (invited speaker)
• July 2018 - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Modeling Reality Workshop, Jerusalem, Israel. Title of Paper: What are General Models about? (invited speaker)
• September 2017 - European Philosophy of Science Association, Exeter, UK. Title of paper: Re-examining the value of Qualitative predictions for Problem-Based Science (refereed presentation)
• November 2016 - Philosophy of Science Association, Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, USA. Title of paper: "Generalizability and Interdependence in Ecological Research", in the Symposium "Causality and Interdependence in Ecology" (refereed presentation)
• May 2016 - Models and Simulations 7, Barcelona, Spain. Title of paper: "The Danger of Over-Generalization in Ecological Modelling" (refereed presentation)
• July 2015 - International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Montréal, Canada. Title of paper: "Causal Heterogeneity Constrains Predictive Power in Ecology", in the Symposium "Heterogeneity and the Problem of Ecological Prediction".
• May 2015 - University of Pennsylvania, Spring Workshop in HPS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Title of paper: "Varieties of Prediction" (invited keynote speaker)
• March 2015 - Oakland University Colloquium Series, Michigan, USA. Title of paper: "Does greater Unification lead to better Predictions? The case of Invasion Biology" (invited speaker)
• August 2014 - 8th Philosophy of Biology on Dolphin Beach Workshop, Moruya, Australia. Title of paper: “Can there be a Unified Theory of Invasion Biology?” 
• July 2013 - International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology, Montpellier, France. Title of paper: “What is the Target of a Generalized Model?” 
• November 2012 - Philosophy of Science Association, Biennial Meeting, San Diego, USA. Title of paper: “Abstract and Complete” (refereed presentation)

University of Bielefeld

Winter Semester 2020-2021

• Knowledge in Science and Philosophy (Graduate Seminar)
• Philosophy and the Environment (Undergraduate Seminar)

Other​

• Prediction in Complex Sciences (Foundations Seminar - Australian National University, Fall 2019 (Southern Hemisphere))
• Experiments vs Models (University of Helsinki, Fall 2017)
• Epistemology (Western University, Spring 2015) - syllabus
• Philosophy of Biology (UPenn, Spring 2013) - syllabus
• Writing Seminar - Science and Human Nature (UPenn, Fall 2013, Spring 2014)