PAIGE MASSEY

curriculum vitae
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Interests
Primary: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
Secondary: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind

Education
2015 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
B.A. in Philosophy
Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society in Philosophy

Seminars and Institutes

2016 COLORADO SUMMER SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY
Selected participant (funding awarded)| CU Boulder | Boulder, CO
ϕ “Paradoxes and Puzzles” graduate course credit: A
ϕ Lectures and workshops by CU Boulder graduate philosophy faculty and guests Susan
Wolf, Douglas MacLean, and Elinor Mason

2015 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATORS

Seminar participant | International School for Holocaust Studies| Israel
ϕ Earn certificate “Teaching the Shoah and Antisemitism”

2014 SUMMER PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN PHILOSOPHY

Selected participant (funding awarded)| UC San Diego | San Diego, CA
ϕ “Personal Identity and Death” seminar led by Jenann Ismael
ϕ “Educational Justice” seminar led by Gina Schouten
ϕ Additional lectures and workshops by UCSD graduate philosophy faculty

2014 RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN PHILOSOPHY

Selected participant (funding awarded) | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ
ϕ Lectures and workshops by Rutgers graduate philosophy faculty

Publication
2014 Book Review of Epistemic Authority: A Theory of Trust, Authority, and Autonomy in Belief by
Linda Zagzebski, co-authored with Tomas Bogardus, ACPQ 88(3): 610-613

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Presentations
2016 “Epistemic Circularity: Juggling Bullets”
Pepperdine Philosophy Dept. | Malibu, CA

2016 “PC Religiosity: Can’t Agree to Disagree”

SCP Pacific Regional Conference | USD| San Diego, CA

2015 “Epistemic Circularity”

Pepperdine Research and Scholarly Achievement Symposium | Malibu, CA

2014 “Epistemic Authority”

Pepperdine Research and Scholarly Achievement Symposium | Malibu, CA

2014 “Art Appreciation: A Defense of Cognitivism”

SoCal Philosophy Conference | SDSU | San Diego, CA

Teaching Experience
Since TUTOR | ESL & TOEFL
2016 Paper Airplanes, eLearning Nonprofit | Remote

Fall TEACHING ASSISTANT | INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC

2013 T. Bogardus, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Lead solo lecture on predicate logic
ϕ Provide classroom aid, office hours, grading, private tutoring, group exam review

Research Grants and Projects

Sum. EPISTEMIC CIRCULARITY
2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Advised by G. Pendergraft, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Competitively selected participant for grant-funded undergraduate research
ϕ Present at Undergraduate Scholarly Achievements and Research Symposium

Spr. EPISTEMIC CIRCULARITY

2014 Academic Year Undergraduate Research Initiative (AYURI)
Advised by G. Pendergraft, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Competitively selected participant for grant-funded undergraduate research
ϕ Present at Undergraduate Scholarly Achievements and Research Symposium

Sum. EPISTEMIC AUTHORITY

2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
Advised by T. Bogardus, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Competitively selected participant for grant-funded undergraduate research
ϕ Review literature on virtue epistemology and social epistemology in preparation to co-
author book review on Linda Zagzebski’s Epistemic Authority
ϕ Present at Undergraduate Scholarly Achievements and Research Symposium

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Other research experience:

Spr. RESEARCH ASSISTANT

2017 K. Kabalek, Strochlitz Institute for Holocaust Research | Haifa, Israel
ϕ Review Holocaust testimony and literature to source and unpack passages relevant to
project 1 on figurative language in testimony and project 2 on cannibalism in Bergen-
Belsen and Auschwitz death camps

Sum. RESEARCH ASSISTANT

2016 J. Rodeheffer, Chair in Great Books, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Research Greek theatre and Aeschylus’ Oresteia, develop PPT
ϕ Research Zen Buddhism and compile pedagogical resources

Fall MIDRASH AND THE ETHICS OF HOLOCAUST REPRESENTATION

2014 Independent study advised by M. Osborne, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Review academic literature on Midrash, Holocaust testimony and literature, and selected
films and documentaries to develop paper

Sum. RARE BOOKS INTERN

2015 Archives and Special Collections, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Research illuminated manuscripts, source materials, and co-curate exhibition

2012- LIBRARY AMBASSADOR

2015 Payson Library, Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA
ϕ Provide research assistance to university students and staff; teach online research skills

Honors and Awards

2018- Eli Segal Education Award
2019* Scholarship award applicable towards graduate study
*Upon completion of current AmeriCorps VISTA service year ending August 2019

2014- Humanities Division Scholarship | Pepperdine University

2015 Competitive departmental scholarship for promising humanities student

2015 Brenden Mann Internship Program

Highly competitive and fully funded international program to develop global leaders

2013- Glazer Scholars Program | Diane and Guilford Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies
2015 Competitive scholarship program open to Pepperdine undergraduate students

2011- Scholarship | Northern California Scholarship Foundation

2015 Highly competitive scholarship open to California students

2010 Violet Richardson Award |Soroptimist International

Award for outstanding volunteer service to one’s community and society

2009 Montezuma Leadership Summit | Junior Statesmen Foundation

Invitation-only summit and workshop recognizing 50 U.S. students for civic leadership

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Volunteer Service and Leadership
Through community service and leadership, I have developed skills and competencies that
support my ability as a philosophy student. My service roles have especially shaped and
informed my interests in ethics, particularly the areas of effective altruism, moral psychology,
and individuation of responsibility.

Since Refugee Economic Empowerment Program Developer | AmeriCorps VISTA

2018 U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants | Vermont Field Office
Conceived as the domestic “Peace Corps,” AmeriCorps VISTA is a yearlong commitment to
fighting poverty through capacity building. In my role, I support refugees from their arrival
at a U.S. airport through their first five years until they become self-sufficient. My roles are:
ϕ Conduct intake with interpreters to assess refugee education and employment histories
ϕ Coordinate 10+ English Language Learning classes and four citizenship classes
ϕ Recruit, train, and manage volunteers in the education department
ϕ Develop a computer literacy class
ϕ Develop employment workshops and offer employment counseling
ϕ Design and implement capacity-building projects
ϕ Monitoring and evaluation for grant compliance

Since Refugee ESL Tutor | Paper Airplanes

2016 Paper Airplanes is an e-learning nonprofit that mitigates the educational gap for Syrian
refugee students displaced by war. I have been working remotely with students displaced to
Turkey, guiding them through trauma-informed curriculum to:
ϕ Promote language and skills acquisition
ϕ Promote conflict resolution, tolerance, and respect for human rights
ϕ Increase the earning potential of students
ϕ Foster social cohesion and steer youth away from armed militant groups
ϕ Provide the skills and knowledge needed to rebuild tattered economic and physical
infrastructures

2011- Philosophy Club | President 2014 | Secretary 2013

2015 ϕ Promote philosophy as a major and recruit students to club
ϕ Present weekly talks on key philosophy issues
ϕ Moderate discussions for presenters to philosophy club
ϕ Organize and promote group conference trip and other events

2013- Academic Integrity Committee | PepperdineUniversity

2015 AIC is composed of faculty representing their divisions, along with 1-3 student
representatives nominated to the committee by university staff.
ϕ Participate with full voting status in AIC hearings to rule on appeals and to determine
which sanctions to apply in cases of alleged plagiarism/cheating

2011- Standing on Stone “SOS” Volunteer | Malibu, CA

2012 ϕ Homeless outreach program to provide weekly supper and fellowship for Malibu and
greater Santa Monica/LA homeless population

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2011 Environmental Stewardship Volunteer | Plumas Corporation
ϕ Conduct watershed restoration fieldwork: reinforce stream banks against erosion,
remove invasive plant species from meadowland, and harvest native plant species for
fire resiliency seed bank

2009- Blood Drive Coordinator | Quincy, CA

2011 ϕ Coordinate four community blood drives with United Blood Service

2010 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission | California State

ϕ As a student representative sworn in to this CA state commission, I contributed to
monthly deliberations and managed the body’s website to enter minutes into public
record

Coursework
Introduction to Logic G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Fall 2012
Ethics T. Bogardus Pepperdine Spring 2013
Metaphysics G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Spring 2013
Epistemic Authority T. Bogardus Pepperdine Summer 2013
Epistemology G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Fall 2013
Aesthetics M. Marshall Pepperdine Fall 2013
Philosophy of Mind T. Bogardus Pepperdine Spring 2014
Modern Philosophy M. Marshall Pepperdine Spring 2014
Foundations of Political Theory J. Blakely Pepperdine Spring 2014
Epistemic Circularity I G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Spring 2014
Epistemic Circularity II* G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Summer 2014
Ancient Philosophy M. Marshall Pepperdine Fall 2014
Philosophy of Religion T. Bogardus Pepperdine Fall 2014
Ethics of Holocaust Representation M. Osborne Pepperdine Fall 2014
Fate, Free Will, and Determinism G. Pendergraft Pepperdine Spring 2015
Paradoxes and Puzzles** D. Boonin CU Boulder Summer 2016
Educational Justice* G. Schouten UCSD Summer 2014
Personal Identity and Death* J. Ismael UCSD Summer 2014
Topics in Philosophy* H. McGary Rutgers Summer 2014
* Denotes not for academic credits | ** Denotes graduate course credits

Other coursework:
Great Books Colloquium | Philosophy, literature, religion, science, and political thought of:
ϕ Great Books I: Period: Ancient | Authors: Greek tragedians, Plato, Aristotle, and Virgil
ϕ Great Books II: Periods: Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation | Authors: Aquinas,
Augustine, Dante, Machiavelli, Luther, and Shakespeare
ϕ Great Books III: Periods: Enlightenment and Romanticism | Authors: Descartes, Milton,
Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Kant, Wordsworth, Austen
ϕ Great Books IV: Period: Modern | Authors: Darwin, Marx, Freud, Kirkegaard, Nietzche,
Dostoevsky, Sartre, Camus, Simone Weil

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Additional Competencies and Experiences
LANGUAGES

English Native Speaking, reading, writing, listening

French Intermediate Speaking, reading, writing, listening
Spanish Beginning Speaking, reading, writing, listening
Arabic* Currently enrolled in introductory Arabic (MSA)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL

My courses and research on the Holocaust through the Pepperdine and the Glazer Scholars
Institute led me to delve further into Holocaust work. My internship at Yad Vashem and my
job at the Museum of Tolerance occasioned many opportunities to reflect on philosophy
topics ranging from transmission of testimony, legitimacy of political or epistemic authority,
individuation of responsibility, moral psychology, religious diversity, peer disagreement, and
more. These experiences have contributed to my philosophical development.

2015- Program Coordinator, Tour Guide, and Exhibit Assistant

2016 Museum of Tolerance | Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA
ϕ Work with Holocaust survivors and Civil Rights Movement figures to share their
testimony to the public or incorporate into private workshops
ϕ Coordinate and facilitate grant-funded Tools for Tolerance for Educators professional
development programs for CA k – 12 teachers
ϕ Facilitate sensitive discussions of Holocaust history, Civil Rights Movement, genocide,
contemporary hate crimes, refugee crises, and more with diverse patrons
ϕ Establish and maintain strategic community partnerships

2015 Intern, International Seminars Department

Yad Vashem World Holocaust Center | Israel
ϕ Research project to map Holocaust escape routes
ϕ Provide pedagogical feedback on proposals by Australian educators to incorporate the
Holocaust into secondary school curricula
ϕ Establish online network for scholars and educators to share resources
ϕ Help plan and facilitate international seminar
ϕ Serve as intercultural ambassador representing Glazer Institute and Pepperdine

CERTIFICATIONS

To provide resettlement services to refugees, asylees, certified victims of trafficking, and SIV
eligible Iraqi and Afghan interpreters/translators:

2018 Reception and Placement

Certified by U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

2018 Matching Grant

Certified by U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

2018 Cultural Orientation

Certified by Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange

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Memberships
American Philosophical Society
Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society in Philosophy

Alumna, Junior State of America

Alumna, California Scholarship Federation/National Honor Society
Alumna, Northern California Scholarship Foundation

References
Tomás Bogardus
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Pepperdine University
tomas.bogardus@pepperdine.edu

David Boonin
Professor
Director, Center for Values and Social Policy
CU Boulder
david.boonin@colorado.edu

Mason Marshall
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Pepperdine University
mason.marshall@pepperdine.edu

Garrett Pendergraft
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Pepperdine University
garrett.pendergraft@pepperdine.edu

Updated November 2018

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