Research Overview
My research focuses on two interconnected themes in the philosophy and epistemology of perception: presentational phenomenology and the interaction between perception and cognition. I examine whether the feeling of presence is intrinsic to perceptual experience, how sensory imagination shapes perceptual processing, and what these questions reveal about the rationality of perceptual belief. I have also developed a theory of episodic memory that explains the epistemic significance of different forms of memory construction.
Building on this work, I am currently developing two complementary research programs. The first investigates the nature of visual imagery in aphantasia and its implications for theories of imagination, perception, and consciousness. The second examines the role of metacognition in distinguishing perception from imagination and supporting perceptual justification and self-knowledge.