Noa Ronkin received her PhD in Buddhist Studies in 2003 from the University of Oxford, and her BA and MA in Philosophy from Tel Aviv University. Her research interests include a range of issues associated with Theravada Buddhist philosophy and psychology, and comparative Western and Indian philosophy. She is the author of Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition (Routledge-Curzon, 2005) and several articles on the Abhidhamma tradition. For eight years, Noa was affiliated with Stanford University in a number of research, teaching, and administrative positions. She is currently an independent scholar and also works for a nonprofit high-tech company that develops innovative solutions to unmet needs in multiple areas of the social sector.