In October 2024, I legally changed my name to Rena Beatrice Alcalay. I kindly request that my full name be used when referencing my written work. Where my previous name, “Rena Goldstein,” may have appeared, please now refer to me as “Rena Alcalay.”

I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Philosophy of Open Science research group in the School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich. This European Research Council-funded initiative conducts research into fair and equitable practices across diverse scientific communities.

I completed my Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine, in 2022, specializing in social and applied epistemology. My broader work examines the epistemic frameworks of 20th-century philosophers, particularly Quine and Wittgenstein, and seeks to align their holistic theories with empirical accounts of bias.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me outside with my dog, Kora.