Dr. Leigh Vicens is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Augustana University. She teaches courses on critical thinking, contemporary moral issues, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, and free will and moral responsibility. Since completing her dissertation on theological determinism, Dr. Vicens’ research has focused primarily on the metaphysics of mind and action, as well as related issues in philosophy of religion. She is currently interested in questions about the nature and extent of human freedom and moral responsibility, and especially how empirical research having implications for the causes and mechanisms of human action (in such fields as moral psychology, neuroscience, and physics) should influence our answers to these questions. Dr. Vicens has published articles in journals such as Religious Studies, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, Faith and Philosophy, Philosophia, and Res Philosophica. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her B.A. in philosophy from Dartmouth College. She also has an M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary and is an ordained Episcopal priest.