Stefan is a philosopher of science with broad interests in evolutionary biology,  ecology, the history and philosophy of psychology and the study of animal minds. He earned  his B.A. in philosophy from Simon Fraser University (1996), an M.Sc. in biology from Binghamton University (2000) and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Duke University (2005). Stefan worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in Biohumanities at the University of Queensland (2005-7) before taking his current position as assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Guelph (2008- ). 

Stefan is Director of Education and Research at the Ucluelet Aquarium Society, a non-profit educational institution promoting respect for the marine environment.      (that's pronounced "You-Clue-Let" in case you were wondering).