Jessica Lauman-Lairson

Beginning in September I will be a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Salzburg. Currently, I am serving as Lecturer in Philosophy at UCLA and Pomona College. Before that, I completed my doctorate in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine in 2025.

My primary research focus is in the use of analogical inference and template transfer in scientific discovery, experimental design, and theory choice. I also work on values in science and researching how cognitive biases present in scientific reasoning. More about my research can be found here.