Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Saint Constantine College
7177 Regency Square Boulevard
Houston, TX 77036
Employment
Assistant Professor, Saint Constantine College
2021–
Teacher of Record, Baylor University
August 2019 – May 2021
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology, Social Epistemology, Metaphysics
Areas of Competence
Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Education
Education
Ph.D. in Philosophy, Baylor University
in progress, expected Fall 2026
M.A., Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Biola Universitymagna cum laude
2015
B.A., Philosophy, Creighton Universitymagna cum laude
2011
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
1.‘The Very Idea of an Educated Public: On Philosophical Education and MacIntyre’s Project’ Journal of Philosophy of Education (2019)
Other Professional Works
2.“Did you Know? Wonder and Philosophy as a Way Home” in Eric J. Mohr and Holly K. Mohr (eds.) Mister Rogers and Philosophy (Chicago, IL: Open Court Publishing Co.). (2019) (co-authored with Leilani Mueller)
1.“Breaking the Spell: Beauty and the Beast and Plato’s Prisoner” in Richard Davis (ed.) Disney and Philosophy: Truth, Trust, and a Little Bit of Pixie Dust (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing). (2019) (co-authored with Leilani Mueller)
Presentations
Talks
14.“The ‘Gift’ of the Body: Autonomy in Light of the Givenness of Our Embodiment”, 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Chicago, IL (October 2024)
13.“Being Curious about ‘Curiositas’: On Desiring to Know and What Goes Wrong With It”, 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Houston, TX (November 2023)
12.“Empathy and the Recovery of Moral Knowledge”, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Minneapolis, MN (November 2019)
11.“Empathy and the Recovery of Moral Knowledge”, 2019 Midwest Conference of the Society of Christian Philosophers, Hope College (September 2019)
10.“Experience, Expression, and Recognition: Reflections on the Arts and Emotional Intelligence”, Philosophy of Religion and Art Conference, Weatherford College (March 2019)
9.“Experience, Expression, and Recognition: Reflections on the Arts and Emotional Intelligence”, Experiencing Life with God Conference, Westmont College (May 2018)
8.“Epistemic Bias, Resilience, and Faith: An Evidentialist Problematic”, 19th Annual Boston College Philosophy Graduate Conference, Boston College (March 2018)
7.“On the Relevance of The Idea of a University”, Lumen Christi Institute Summer Seminar on The Thought of John Henry Newman, Merton College, Oxford University (July 2017)
6.“Puzzles Concerning ‘Resilience’ for Daniel Howard-Snyder”, Northwest Student Philosophy Conference, Western Washington University (May 2017)
5.“Puzzles Concerning ‘Resilience’ for Daniel Howard-Snyder”, 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Exact Philosophy, University of Calgary (May 2017)
4.“The Equal-Weight View and Cases of Religious Disagreement”, 2016 Talbot Philosophical Society Spring Conference, Biola University (April 2016)
3.“The Resuscitation of Culture: Understanding Culture as Knowledge”, 13th Annual Midwest Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Creighton University (April 2011)
2.“The Resuscitation of Culture: Understanding Culture as Knowledge”, 15th Annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Pacific University (April 2011)
1.“The Resuscitation of Culture: Understanding Culture as Knowledge”, 21st Annual Undergraduate Philosophy and Religion Conference, Truman State University (November 2010)
Comments
3.May 2015: Comments on Jonathan Wright’s ‘Complex Demonstratives and Rigidification’, 2015 Talbot Philosophical Society Spring Conference, Biola University
2.November 2013: Comments on Roger Overton’s ‘More than Profit: A Definition of Greed’, 2013 Talbot Philosophical Society Fall Conference, Biola University
1.October 2011: Comments on Robin Dembroff’s ‘A Dispositional Model of Twisted Self-Deception’, Philosophy ASP Colloquium, Biola University
Workshops & Seminars
6.Divine Hiddenness: Shifting the Debate, Baylor University, Research Group Participant, Funded by The John Templeton Foundation (Fall 2019 – Spring 2021)
5.Conyers Graduate Scholars Program, Baylor University (Fall 2019 – Spring 2020)
4.Workshop Participant on “Christian Higher Education and the Christian Scholar’s Vocation” with Dr. David L. Jeffrey and Dr. Alan Jacobs, Baylor University (March 23, 2018)
3.Workshop Participant on Making Men Moral with Dr. Robert P. George, Baylor University (January 23, 2018)
2.Lumen Christi Institute Summer Seminar, ‘The Thought of John Henry Newman’, Merton College, Oxford University (July 9–15, 2017)
1.Workshop Participant on Rationality and Religious Commitment with Dr. Robert Audi, Biola University (Spring 2015)
Awards
Baylor University Graduate School Fellowship – $4000 (per annum) (2016 – 2020)Awarded to the Top 4–5% of Applicants to Baylor Graduate School
Baylor University Graduate School Travel Award – $400 (2017, 2018, 2019(x2))
Baylor University Graduate School Travel Award – $200 (2019)
Service
Referee
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy
Christian Bioethics
HealthCare Ethics Committee Forum
Christian Scholars Review
Organizer
Graduate Student Workshop with Dr. Robert Audi on Rationality and Religious Commitment, Biola University, Spring 2015
2015 Talbot Philosophical Society Spring Conference, Biola University, Spring 2015
Co-Organizer
Department of Philosophy Prospective Student Weekend, Baylor University, Spring 2019
Workshop on “Christian Higher Education and the Christian-Scholar’s Vocation” with Dr. David L. Jeffrey and Dr. Alan Jacobs, Baylor University, Spring 2019
2014 Talbot Philosophical Society Spring Conference, Biola University, Spring 2014
Other
President, 2014–2015, Talbot Philosophical Society, Biola University
President, 2020–2021, Baylor Philosophy Graduate Student Body, Baylor University
Memberships
American Philosophical Association, 2015–
Society of Christian Philosophers, 2018–
American Catholic Philosophical Association, 2023–