education
- Ph.D. in Philosophy [in progress]
University of Arizona, August 2005 – Present - B.A. in Philosophy (Honors) & English, Magna cum laude
Lewis & Clark College, 2005
publications
- "Why Socrates Mocks His Interlocutors," Skepsis 15.3 (2004): 431–41
selected presentations
- "Why Socrates Mocks His Interlocutors"
- Lewis & Clark College Colloquia Series, March 2005
- American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division, March 2004
- XIVth International Symposium of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture (Pyrgos, Greece), July 2003
service
- Information Ethics Roundtable Session Chair, 2011
Adam Moore, "Privacy as a Human Right" and Marcus Hedahl, "What your Facebook page and medical records can tell us about human rights," Tucson, AZ - Arizona Philosophy Department Website Migration, 2010–2011
Headed up the department's migration to a new website design implementation, required by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. - Web Consultant for Arizona Freedom Center, 2010–present
Worked on multiple projects for the Arizona Freedom Center, including the maintenance and design of Center websites. - Developed Faculty Website for Michael B. Gill, 2009
Designed and implemented a professional academic website for Michael Gill, associate professor of philosopy at the University of Arizona. - Information Ethics Roundtable Session Chair, 2009
Don Fallis & Adam Arico "Folk Intuitions About Lying," Tucson, AZ - Developed Course Website for Mind, Matter & God, 2009–present
Developed an interactive website for a popular introductory course in the history of philosophy, servicing over one thousand students a year. Served as webmaster for several semesters. - Survey Technician for Shaun Nichols, 2008–2009
Organized the distribution and data collection of online surveys for Shaun Nichols and other graduate students to support their work in experimental philosophy. - Copyeditor for Nature, Knowledge and Norms: An Introduction to Philosophy (eds. Mark Timmons, David Shoemaker), 2007
- Copyeditor for Rationality and the Good (eds. Mark Timmons, John Greco and Alfred R. Mele), 2007
- 13th Annual Arizona Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy Session Chair, 2007
Charles L. Griswold "Plato and Forgiveness as a Virtue," Tucson, AZ - Copyeditor for Disputed Moral Issues: A Reader (ed. Mark Timmons), 2006
- American Philosophical Association (Pacific Division) Session Chair, 2006
Michael Beaty "Thomson, 1st and 2nd order ways of being good, and the gaps in her story," Portland, OR - Arizona Philosophy Department Website Re-Design, 2005–2005
Helped spearhead a campaign and committee to overhaul the department website, bringing it into the 21st century. Developed a proposal for the site's design and implemented the final design of the committee.
graduate coursework
Ethics & Value Theory
- Metaethics (PHIL 530A) with Mark Timmons
- Moral Phenomenology (PHIL 596A) with Mark Timmons
- Virtue Ethics (PHIL 596A) with Julia Annas
- Non-Eudaimonist Virtue Ethics (PHIL 596A) with Julia Annas
History of Philosophy
- Plato's Metaphysics (PHIL 572A) with Rachana Kamtekar
- Plato's Psychology (PHIL 596P) with Rachana Kamtekar
- The Presocratics (PHIL 570) with Rachana Kamtekar
- Ancient Ethics (PHIL 570) with Julia Annas
- Aristotle's Non-Moral Philosophy (PHIL 572B) with Julia Annas
- David Hume & Adam Smith (PHIL 596Q) with Michael Gill
- Kant's Critique of Pure Reason with Houston Smit
- John Stuart Mill (PHIL 596A) with Michael Gill
Logic, Language & Science
- Philosophy of Language (PHIL 563) with Shaughan Lavine
- Early Analytic Philosophy (PHIL 596Z) with Shaughan Lavine
- Master Seminar in Cognitive Science with John Pollock
Metaphysics & Epistemology
- Independent Study on Epistemology with Keith Lehrer
awards
- Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Oregon at Lewis & Clark College, 2005
- Troy Ridenour Award, Lewis & Clark College, 2003
- Dean's Scholarship, Lewis & Clark College, 2001–2005
- Dean's List, Lewis & Clark College, 2002–2005
teaching
As a graduate student at the University of Arizona, I have had extensive opportunities to gain experience teaching a wide variety of courses in philosophy. Over the past six years, I have had the opportunity to teach or assist in twenty three courses. That adds up to 6,281 students.
- Mind, Matter & God: Introduction to the History of Philosophy
This course explores the history of philosophical thought organized around issues in metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of mind. Historical figures presented include the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, and Berkeley. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of online learning management system, grading, administration of quizzes and examinations. - Fall 2011. 538 students. Instructor: Christopher Maloney
- Spring 2011. 421 students.
- Fall 2010. 537 students.
- Spring 2010. 538 students.
- Fall 2009. 530 students.
- Spring 2009. 541 students.
- Fall 2008. 560 students.
- Spring 2008. 573 students.
- Fall 2007. 519 students.
- Lead Instructor
Developed original online content and lecture material. In charge of online learning management system, grading, administration of quizzes and examinations. - Fall 2010. 442 students.
- Summer 2011. Online. 22 students.
- Summer 2011. Online. 27 students.
- Fall 2011. Online. 314 students.
- Spring 2012. Online. TBA
- Medical Ethics
This course is an upper-division survey course of topics in medical ethics. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of grading and substitute lecturing. - Spring 2011. 50 students. Instructor: Michael B. Gill
- Fall 2007. 50 students. Instructor: Michael B. Gill
- Lead Instructor.
- Summer 2010. 16 students.
- Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
This course is a survey course of ancient philosophy, organized topically around issues in ethics, moral psychology, and metaphysics. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of leading weekly small-group discussions and grading. - Spring 2007. 86 students. Instructor: Julia Annas
- Justice and Virtue
This course is an introduction to moral philosophy, focused by historical figures and modern issues in applied ethics. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of leading weekly small-group discussions and grading. - Fall 2008. 89 students. Instructor: Michael B. Gill
- Fall 2006. 83 students. Instructor: Houston Smit
- Philosophical Perspectives on the Individual
An introduction to philosophy, focusing on topics of mind, identity, freedom, religion and epistemology. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of leading weekly small-group discussions and grading. - Fall 2007. 86 students. Instructor: Shaun Nichols
- Spring 2006. 82 students. Instructor: Marga Reimer
- Personal Morality
This course explores the history of ethical thought, connecting philosophical thinkers with modern issues in applied ethics. Historical figures presented include Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, and Kant. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of leading weekly small-group discussions and grading. - Fall 2008. 91 students. Instructor: Michael B. Gill
- Science and Inquiry
A survey course in the philosophy of science. - Teaching Assistant.
In charge of leading weekly small-group discussions and grading. - Fall 2005. 86 students. Instructor: Shaughan Lavine
