Rate My Professor Monica Aufrecht

Aufrecht's career includes extensive teaching experience across institutions. She has been at Bellevue College since at least 2016, progressing to her current role, and previously served as a Teaching Associate at the University of Washington (2005–2010, 2014, 2022–2023), Adjunct Instructor at Seattle Central College (2011, 2012, 2014), Assistant Professor at Linfield College (2011–2012), and Visiting Lecturer at Simon Fraser University (2010–2011), where she coordinated the Institute for Values in Policy and Science. Her courses have covered Logic, Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Global Health Ethics, Philosophy of Disability, and more. Key publications include 'Reichenbach Falls—And Rises? Reconstructing the Discovery/Justification Distinction' (2017, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science), 'Leave only Footprints? Re-framing Climate Change, Environmental Stewardship, and Human Impact' (2017, Ethics, Policy & Environment), 'Climate Change and Structural Emissions: Moral Obligations at the Individual Level' (2011, International Journal of Applied Philosophy), 'Rethinking “Greening of Hate”: Climate Emissions, Immigration, and the Last Frontier' (2012, Ethics and the Environment), and 'The Context Distinction: Controversies over Feminist Philosophy of Science' (2011, European Journal of Philosophy of Science). She has presented on stewardship ethics, student logic projects, and environmental responsibility. Awards include the 2011 Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper from the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, a 2010 Research Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, and multiple University of Washington Philosophy Department Teaching Awards (2008, 2005). As Lead Teaching Assistant at the University of Washington (2007–2008), she mentored graduate students and led teaching colloquia.