I am a full-time lecturer in the department of philosophy at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. I also sometimes teach at Guilford Technical Community College, and Southwestern Community College
In December 2018, I completed my PhD at the University of Texas at Austin. Click here to read my C.V.. My research, stemming from my dissertation project, focuses on genealogical arguments in moral epistemology. My dissertation co-advisors were John Deigh and David Sosa. In addition that project, I also maintain interests in early modern philosophy and various topics in ethics and normativity (including but not limited to: feminist philosophy, moral responsibility, the nature of epistemic reasons, the history of ethics, political philosophy, and environmental ethics). I grew up in southeastern Alberta, near the city of Medicine Hat. I completed my BA (2010) and my MA (2012) at the University of Alberta. My MA thesis, written under the direction of Amy Schmitter, explained how an examination of Hume's aesthetic theory can help defenders of Hume to defuse a common objection to Hume's moral theory. While writing my MA thesis, I also had the pleasure of spending a semester at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, under the guest supervision of Geoff Sayre-McCord. When I'm not doing philosophy, I enjoy live music, playing guitar, cooking, learning to brew the perfect cup of coffee, and spending time with my dog. |