Emma Rivard Henriot

PhD Student in Philosophy

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EDUCATION:
University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Reykjavik, Iceland
Ph.D in Philosophy, Expected December 2029. 
Dissertation: “Being a Teenager with Endometriosis: The Experience of Chronic Illness at a Young Age” 
Dissertation Supervisors: Nanna Hlín Halldórsdóttir & Eyja M. J. Brynjarsdóttir 
Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, Faculty of Philosophy, Paris, France
M.A. in Philosophy, September 2024, passed with distinction. 
Master’s Thesis: “Endometriosis: The Experience of an Epistemic Injustice and the   Dynamics of Knowledge about the Disease” 
Supervisors: Alexandra Soulier & Marion Vorms 
Université Rennes 1, Faculty of Philosophy, Rennes, France
B.A. in Philosophy, July 2022, passed with distinction. 
FELLOWSHIP AND AWARDS: 
PhD Students Travel Grant, University of Iceland, 2025. 
TEACHING ANS RESEARCH INTERESTS: 
Epistemology and the recognition of Endometriosis. 
Endometriosis. 
Phenomenology and the lived experience of chronic illnesses. 
Feminist Philosophy. 
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: 
"Feminist Philosophy and Chronic Illness." Presented with Nanna Hlín Halldórsdóttir, at the 'Annual Humanities Conference' of the University of Iceland on March 14, 2026.

“Being a Teenager with Endometriosis: A Case of Epistemic Injustice." Presented at the ‘Understanding Values XIII’ conference at the University of Sheffield on July 14, 2025. 
"Being a Teenager with Endometriosis: the Lived Experience of Chronic Illness at a Young Age". Presented at the FEDON's symposium for research on gender equality on September 5, 2025 at the University of Iceland. 
"Being a Teenager with Endometriosis: the Lived Experience of Chronic Illness at a Young Age". Presented at an event organised by Endósamtökin, on October 6, 2025.

MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE: 
Member of the EMFEM research team. 
Helped organizing the EMFEM Conference at the University of Iceland (26-28, May, 2025) 
Board Member of Hugdók, the Association for PhD Students and Postdocs in Humanities at the University of Iceland. 
Board Member of Endósamtökin, the Icelandic Endometriosis Association. 
LANGUAGES: French: Mother Tongue 
English: C1 
Basic reading and speaking competence in German and Icelandic.