Having received a PhD in philosophy the University of Wisconsin-Madison in spring 2011, Shannon Spaulding has been holding a position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Oklahoma State University since fall 2012. Her areas of specialization include philosophy of mind and cognitive science, with an emphasis on social cognition. She has also research interests in imagination and fiction. Her research focuses on clarifying and critically analyzing the challenges to the practice known as mindreading stemming from embodied cognition. Latest publications: “Imagination Through Knowledge” Knowledge Through Imagination, Amy Kind and Peter Kung (eds.). Oxford University Press (forthcoming). “Embodied Cognition and Theory of Mind” Handbook of Embodied Cognition, Lawrence Shapiro (ed.). Routledge Press (forthcoming). “Mirror Neurons and Social Cognition” Mind & Language. 2013: 28(2), 233-257. “Mirror Neurons Are Not Evidence for the Simulation Theory” Synthese. 2012: 189(3), 515-534. “Embodied Social Cognition” Philosophical Topics. 2011: 39(1), 141-162. “A Critique of Embodied Simulation” Review of Philosophy and Psychology. 2011: 2(3), 579-599 “Embodied Cognition and Mindreading” Mind & Language. 2010: 25(1), 119-140.