Alexandria K. Poole

Within the Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society (PSTS) Master’s Programme and interdisciplinary initiatives, I have served as Supervisor, Co-Supervisor, or External Expert for the following master’s and undergraduate theses. A common focus of my advisory work is guiding students to cultivate their own positionality, ethnographic skills, and community engagement to develop insights addressing real-world socio-ecological and socio-technical challenges.

• Patrick Feddes, Interpreting Self-Formation in Sublime Smart Cities (June 2026) Supervisor, Alexandria Poole, Co-Supervisor Ciano Aydin.

• Berend Hulshof, Ecological Noaberschap: An Ecological Multinatural Approach For Agricultural Transition In The Netherlands

  Rural socio-ecological organization beyond an ecological crisis in the Lower-Saxon areas of the Netherlands (June 2026), Supervisor, Esther Turnhout; Co-Supervisor, Alexandria Poole.

• Farach Winter, When the Light Goes Out: A Critical Inquiry into Renewable Energy Technology Transfer in Rural Liberia (June 2026) Supervisor, A. Poole; Second Reader, Esther. Turnhout; External Expert, Guus Dix.

• Mattia D'Aguanno, Empathy for Long-Distance Ethical Problems (June 2026) Supervisor, Michel Bourban; Second Reader, Alexandria Poole.

• Tania Amarthani, Behind the Blank Spot: The Discursive Translation of Baduy Non-Use in Indonesia’s Digital Nation-Building (August 2025) Supervisor, Peter Stegmaier; Co-Supervisors: Le Anh Long, Kornelia Konrad, Alexandria Poole.

• Isabel Gerritsen, Uncovering the Purpose of the Map How geospatial data visualizations can influence responsible actions of governmental policy- and decision-makers in deprived urban areas. (October 2023) Supervisor, Michael Nagenborg; Co-Supervisors: Joyce Karreman, Alexandria Poole, Thomas van Rompay.

• Marta Krumina, Do No Harm’ in the Age of Big Data: Exploring the Ethical and Practical Implications of Impact Based Forecasting in Humanitarian Aid (August 2023). Supervisor, Alexandria Poole; Co-supervisor, Michel Bourban.

• Melissa-Kim Petrasch, The Physicality of AI and its meaning for Sustainable AI : A Discussion of Sustainable AI for Sustainable Fashion and how to Approach it (September 2022) Supervisor: Alexandria Poole; Co-Supervisor, Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis

• Jonny Grünsch, From Recycling to Recoupling: Towards a Philosophy of the Circular Economy in the EU (February 2022), Supervisor, Alexandria Poole; Co-Supervisor, Andreas Weber.

I have advised a range of undergraduate and interdisciplinary theses in philosophy, ethics, and applied research, both theoretical and empirical, at the University of Twente and other international institutions.

• Susanna Christ, From Instrument to Partner: Deconstructing and Transforming the Human-Nature Dichotomy in Nature-Based Therapies. Department of Philosophy, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Germany (August 2026), Supervisor: Alexandria Poole, University of Twente, Uwe Meyer, University of Osnabrück, Guest Advisor, Thomas van Rompay, University of Twente. RESONATE Horizon Europe Project.

• Terra Boertjens, A Dutch Environmental Ethic Water Analysis of Water Management and Governance in the Zuiderzee Area, ATLAS Programme, University of Twente (Spring 2025) Supervisor: Alexandria Poole, Co-Supervisors: Pascal Wilhelm, Andrea Gammon, University of Twente, Netherlands.

• Hannah Swope, Managing Invasive Species: The Role of Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Ethics in managing the Spotted Lanternfly, Undergraduate Thesis (Spring 2020) Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Caitlin Olivas, Sustainable Critiques of Monoculture Crops, Thesis (Spring 2020) Undergraduate Thesis (Spring 2020), Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Georgia Grimm, Agricultural Ethics as a Response to Biocultural Homogenization, Undergraduate Thesis (Spring 2020), Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Alissa Stoneking, The Efficacy of the European Union and United Nations in Combating Climate Change, International Studies Directed Research Project (Fall 2019), Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Carly Drennan, Environmental Justice in the Anthropocene, Undergraduate Thesis (Fall 2019), Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Patrick Oursler, Sins of Our Ancestors: The Debate on Police Brutality, Honors Thesis (Spring 2019) Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Evan Sebio, Lone Wolf: The story of Colin Kaepernick and Ethics in the NFL, Honors Thesis (Spring 2019) Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Brendan Bevel, Case Study of Jane Jacobs’ Idea of the City: How Community Involvement in Lancaster, PA Affect Gentrification, Thesis (Spring 2018) Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Zach Gibbons, A Case Study of Complications and Contradictions of Autonomy and Patient Privacy for Minors, Undergraduate Thesis (Spring 2018) Elizabethtown College, PA, USA.

• Plus 9 additional supervised undergraduate theses and research projects spanning bioethics, post-colonial philosophy, international policy, and public health (2016–2020).