Dr. Gillian Russell

Professor

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Biography

Gillian Russell completed her PhD in Philosophy at Princeton University in 2004. She held a Killam postdoctoral position at the University of Alberta, followed by teaching positions at Washington University in St. Louis, where she received tenure in 2011, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as Alumni Distinguished Professor. In 2020, she moved to the Dianoia Research Institute in Melbourne and joined the Australian National University in July 2024. Russell continues her association as a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Arché Research Center, University of St Andrews in Scotland. Her research encompasses philosophy, with an emphasis on logic and language, particularly in the realms of metaphysics and epistemology, barriers to entailment including Hume's Law, the analytic/synthetic distinction, and feminist logic. She has published extensively on these topics and is involved in active research projects aimed at exploring complex theoretical work in philosophy, as well as social and political applications of logic.

Research Interests

Experience

Visiting Professorial Fellow

2019-01-01 — 2029-01-01

Arché Research Center, University of St Andrews • St Andrews, Scotland

Involved in research collaboration at a leading philosophy research center.

Professor

2024-07-01 — Present

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Joined the faculty to contribute to the philosophy department's research and teaching.

Alumni Distinguished Professor

2011-01-01 — 2020-01-01

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, USA

Conducted research and taught philosophy.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2004-09-01 — 2006-09-01

University of Alberta • Alberta, Canada

Completed a postdoctoral fellowship focusing on research in philosophy.

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.