Bio

Caitlin Murphy Brust is a COLLEGE Lecturer in Stanford's Civic, Liberal, and Global Education program. Caitlin completed her PhD in Philosophy of Education in November 2024. She also holds an MA in Philosophy.

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer, Stanford Introductory Studies - Civic, Liberal, and Global Education

Contact

  • Academic
    cbrust@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Civic, Liberal, and Global Education Position: COLLEGE Lecturer

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 3068

Research Interests

  • Civic Education
  • Educational Policy
  • Higher Education
  • Philosophy
  • Sociology

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Caitlin studies educational justice both philosophically and empirically, exploring what constitutes (un)just epistemic environments in U.S. higher education and how educators, students, and institutions themselves can resist various forms of epistemic injustice within these environments. Her interdisciplinary research draws from feminist and social epistemology, liberal and democratic education, and ethical and political theory; she also uses qualitative methods to explore how college students and educators identify as knowers and navigate relations of knowledge, identity, and power in the liberal arts seminar classroom. Alongside arguments about formal teaching and learning practices, she studies the essential role of academic mentorship in undergraduate and graduate student life.

2024-25 Courses

All Publications

  • US Higher Education's Civic Responsibility to Educate for Informal Political Representation EDUCATIONAL THEORY Brust, C., Widmaier, H. 2024

    View details for DOI 10.1111/edth.12661

    View details for Web of Science ID 001343045200001

  • Co-Authorship Trends in Philosophy of Education in the US and Canada PAIDEUSIS-THE JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION SOCIETY Taylor, R. M., Lee, S., Brust, C. 2024; 31 (1): 1-18

    View details for Web of Science ID 001249492600001

  • Resisting Epistemic Injustice: The Responsibilities of College Educators at Historically and Predominantly White Institutions EDUCATIONAL THEORY Brust, C., Taylor, R. M. 2023

    View details for DOI 10.1111/edth.12593

    View details for Web of Science ID 001089191600001

  • Reimagining "Learning For Its Own Sake" in Liberal Education Brust, C. M. 2021