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CCEP Director Alex Madva is Professor of Philosophy at Cal Poly Pomona, where he has taught since 2015 and is also Co-Director of the . He received his BA in Philosophy and English at Tufts University and his MA and PhD from Columbia University, and previously held positions as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at UC-Berkeley (2012-2014) and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Vassar College (2014-2015). His research and teaching explore how developments in social psychology inform philosophy of mind, philosophy of race and feminism, and applied ethics, especially prejudice and discrimination. 

on these topics for journals including Noûs, Ethics, The Journal of Applied Philosophy, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Cognitive Science, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Ergo, Synthese, and Mind and Language. He co-wrote  (MIT 2025) and co-edited two volumes,  and . 

including Race and Racism, Social and Political Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Feminist Philosophy of Science, Contemporary Moral Problems, Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, and upper-division undergraduate and graduate seminars on social psychology and philosophy, including a new course he developed at ÁùÉ«Íø,  Click for a . 

He is also actively engaged in collaborative empirical research. One ongoing project, funded by the NSF, is testing interventions to reduce achievement gaps and increase belonging for members of underrepresented groups at Cal Poly Pomona, in disciplines such as physics, economics, mathematics, biology, and philosophy. His published empirical research has appeared in journals including Ratio and the International Journal of STEM Education.

Alex has also run numerous workshops and training sessions on intergroup bias, stereotype threat, and impostor syndrome for schools, courts, and wider audiences. More information about his approach to these trainings, including sample video presentations, can be found . 

Advisory Board

, J.D. (Cal Poly Pomona '08; Assistant United States Attorney, Riverside, Calif.)

, Ph.D. (Professor Emeritus of Economics)

, Ph.D. (Professor of English and Modern Languages; former Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences)