ADELA DEANOVA

Department of Philosophy
201 West Duke Building
Campus Box 90743
Durham, NC 27708
adela.deanova@duke.edu

AREAS OF PHILOSOPHY

Specialization Early modern philosophy

Areas of History of philosophy of science

competence Philosophy of science
Philosophy of social science
Ancient philosophy

EDUCATION & LANGUAGES

Expected Duke University, Durham, NC

2018 PhD in Philosophy. GPA: 3.87.
Thesis: Hypotheses in experimental philosophy in early modern France and England.
Committee: Prof. Andrew Janiak (Chair), Prof. Katherine Brading, Prof. Karen Neander, Prof.
Alan Nelson (UNC Chapel Hill).
Certificates: Duke Graduate School Teaching Certificate.
2008, 2002 London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
MSc Philosophy of Social Science. Graduated with Distinction.
MSc Information Systems. Graduated with Distinction.
2001 Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Washington, DC
BS Foreign Service. GPA: 3.87. Magna Cum Laude. Phi Beta Kappa.
Concentration: Science, Technology & International Affairs.
Languages Czech/English – native and bilingual; French – full professional proficiency, awarded Diplôme
Approfondi de la Langue Française (2006); Russian – basic.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Forthcoming in Jones, Jan-Erik, ed. “Chapter 2: Boyle’s Experimental Natural Philosophy and
2018 Corpuscularianism” in Boyle: A Companion to the Philosophy of Robert Boyle. London:
Bloomsbury Press.

April 2016 New Narratives in Philosophy: A conference exploring the philosophy of Margaret Cavendish,
Anne Conway & Émilie Du Châtelet. Panel commentator.

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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

May 2013 4th Bucharest Colloquium in Early Modern Science. Panel commentator.

Oct. 2012 The 66th Annual Mountain Plains Philosophy Conference. Comment on Patrick Connolly’s
“Lockean Superaddition and Lockean Humility.”

2004 “Configuring peer-to-peer software: an empirical study of how users react to the regulatory
features of software,” European Journal of Information Systems 13 (2004): 95-102.

June 2003 11th European Conference on Information Systems, Naples, Italy. Presentation on
“Configuring Peer-to-Peer Software.” Paper won Best Paper Award.

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Fall 2016 Bass Online Teaching Apprentice Fellowship (Duke University)

Summer 2016 Graduate Student Enhancement Grant (Duke University) for the completion of the Digital
Marketing Certificate on Coursera

Summer 2016 Anne Firor Scott Research Award for travel to archives in London (Duke University)

Summer 2016 Archives Alive / Digital Humanities Initiative Research Grant (Duke University)

Spring 2015 Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Dissertation Fellowship (Duke University)

Summer 2014 Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Summer Research Fellowship (Duke University)

Summer 2013 Professor Robert S. Rogers Summer Research Fellowship (Duke University)

2003 Best Paper Award. 11th European Conference on Information Systems held in Naples, Italy.

2001 Phi Beta Kappa (Georgetown University)

ACADEMIC SERVICE

2015 – 2016 Humanities Writ Large Committee, Graduate Student Representative

2014 – 2015 Graduate Student Government Representative for the Philosophy Department, and Member
of the Graduate School Harassment Grievance Board

2010 – 2011 Faculty Graduate Student Representative, Department of Philosophy, and External Review
Graduate Student Coordinator

2009 – 2012 Co-organizer of graduate Philosophy Work in Progress group

2010 – 2012 Co-organizer of Naturalized Ethics reading group

2010 Prospective student coordinator

2009 – current Georgetown University Alumni interviewer of prospective undergraduate students

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ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS

2009 – current American Philosophical Association

2014 – current Duke Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2018 Duke Graduate School Teaching Certificate

Graduate Instructor, Duke University

Fall 2015 Philosophy & Gender, Archives Alive seminar (co-taught with Prof. Andrew Janiak and Dr.
Trudi Abel of the Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscripts Library.)

Summer 2015 Introduction to Philosophy

Spring 2014 Introduction to Logic

Fall 2013 Introduction to Philosophy (co-taught)

Fall 2013 Introduction to Czech Language (at UNC Chapel Hill)

Spring 2013 Introduction to Philosophy

Fall 2012 History of Ancient Philosophy (co-taught)

Teaching Assistant, Duke University

Spring 2017 Business Ethics (Dr. Jonathan Anomaly)

Spring 2017 History of Modern Philosophy (Prof. Andrew Janiak)

Summer 2013 Duke in Greece Summer Program, Ancient Philosophy (Prof. Michael Ferejohn)

Spring 2012 History of Modern Philosophy (Prof. Andrew Janiak)

Fall 2011 History of Modern Philosophy (Prof. Andrew Janiak)

Spring 2011 Introduction to Philosophy (Prof. Alexander Rosenberg)

Fall 2010 Introduction to Philosophy (Prof. Alexander Rosenberg)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oct 2017 – Project Advisor, Czech Priorities, Copenhagen Consensus Center, Prague, Czech Rep.
present • Advised on fundraising and presentation strategy to launch a $2.5 million national cost-
benefit analysis project, which is first of its kind in the country.

Summer 2017 Project Lead, Duke STORY+ and Research Triangle Institute, Durham, NC

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Managed a team of students to research and deliver story texts and relevant media
content (images, audio, video, social media, web content) for RTI’s 60th anniversary.
• Reported to RTI’s Executive VP of Human Resources (Board Member), Director of
University Collaborations, and Senior Director of Communications.

Fall 2016 Bass Online Fellow, Duke Center for Instructional Technology, Durham, NC
• Independently created an online archive research skills and digital literacy curriculum for
undergraduate students using an online teaching platform.
• Collaborated with Philosophy faculty, Center for Instructional Technology staff, archivists
at the Rubenstein Library, and Digital Scholarship Services team at the Duke Library.

2014 – 2016 Project Lead, Project Vox, Duke University, Durham, NC (http://projectvox.org/)
• Led content strategy and authored content for Duke’s flagship website on the role of
women philosophers in the history of science. To date, the site has attracted more than
10,000 users in over 50 countries, and was publicized in The Times, Times Higher
Education, Washington Post, and The Atlantic.
• Managed 10 academic, library, and IT staff to deliver project for time-critical press launch.

2009 – 2014, Graduate Instructor, Duke University, Durham, NC

Spring 2017 • Independently designed, taught, and managed six undergraduate critical thinking and
writing courses: created curriculum, presented lectures to classes of 5-25 students,
mentored students, and graded student papers (700+).
• Full responsibility for grading and reporting.
• Authored original research papers for dissertation and academic presentation.

2007 – 2009 Sr. Associate, Leadership Consulting, Heidrick & Struggles, London, UK
• Drove talent management and White Paper research for the European Board Diversity
initiative: Identified, approached, and organized meetings with FTSE100, FTSE 250, and
European women board directors, and drafted research papers based on analysis.

2004 – 2007 Sr. Associate, Technology & Board Practices, Heidrick & Struggles, London, UK
• Executed 30+ technology executives and Independent Board Director searches for FTSE
100 and FTSE 250 clients. Awarded “Associate of the Year” in 2006 for leading research
team collaboration across Europe.

2002 – 2004 Associate, Information Risk Services, EY, London, UK

• Delivered IT audit and security advisory projects (20+) for Investment Banking clients.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

2009 – 2017 Admissions Interviewer, Georgetown University Alumni Association

2017 Adult Curriculum Coordinator, Czech-Slovak School of North Carolina, Durham, NC

2013 – 2017 Founder & Organizer, European Triangle Connection Meetup, Durham, NC

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