Kristin Andrews

Kristin Alexandra Andrews is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at York University, where she holds the York Research Chair in Animal Minds. She attended Antioch College and conducted research at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory. After earning her Bachelor of Arts, she pursued her Master's degree at Western Michigan University. She later obtained her PhD in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Ronald Giere. Andrews began her academic career as an assistant professor of philosophy at Appalachian State University from July 2000 until June 2002. Subsequently, she joined the faculty at York University, encouraged by Psychology Professor Anne E. Russon. In 2011, she received the Western Michigan University Distinguished Alumni Award. The following year, she published her book 'Do Apes Read Minds? Toward a New Folk Psychology' through MIT Press. In 2015, Andrews was elected a Member of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists by the Royal Society of Canada. In 2016, she was appointed a Tier II York Research Chair in Animal Minds and received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grant for her project 'Animals and Moral Practice'. She was also awarded the Philosophy of Science Women's Caucus Award and recognized by York University as a research leader. In 2018, Andrews served as a member of York's Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force and published her second book, 'Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers' Brief'. In 2019, she secured funding for a project on 'Zero-Gravity 3D Bioprinting of Super-Soft Materials'. In April 2024, she, along with Jeff Sebo and Jonathan Birch, launched the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness.