Jain Studies at UNT is able to provide paid research assistants to graduate students in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, contingent upon availability of funds. Please see below for details on these appointments. Contact the director Leah Kalmanson with inquiries about how to apply.


Shoshanna McIntosh (summer 2025) | This research project focused on teaching Jainism in the K-12 curriculum through the program p4c or “philosophy for children.” While p4c typically relies on Socratic dialogue as its central pedagogical methodology, McIntosh's research focused on developing a p4c curriculum based on Jain models for dialogue and argumentation including anekāntavāda and saptabhaṅgī. She is developing an article based on her findings.