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Dr. Rachel McKinnon

Rachel McKinnon is an assistant professor of philosophy at the College of Charleston. Her research focuses on the relationship between what we say and what we know, a field of research known as the norms of assertion. Some of her other research focuses on how we evaluate actions and performances, the relationship between luck and skill, and issues in feminism. She’s also a trans advocate and has written on stereotype threat as experienced by trans women.