Teaching/Service/Outreach
Teaching
I’ve taught philosophy in a wide range of institutional settings, including large public universities and community colleges. My teaching experience includes both introductory courses and advanced courses in a variety of topics.
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Teaching Associate (sole instructor), UMass Amherst (2024–present)
- Seminar: Eastern Philosophy (Fall 2025)
- Introduction to Logic (Summer 2025)
- Problems in Social Thought (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
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Teaching Assistant, UMass Amherst (2022–2023)
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Medical Ethics
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Death and the Meaning of Life
- Introduction to Logic
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Adjunct Instructor, Kansas City Kansas Community College (2020–2021, 2024–2025)
- Introduction to Ethics
- Introduction to Philosophy
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Adjunct Instructor, Metropolitan Community College (2017–2021)
- Introduction to Philosophy
Academic Service
I’ve held a variety of service and leadership roles throughout my academic career, contributing to both departmental life and educational program development.
- President, Philosophy Graduate Student Organization, UMass (Spring 2024–Fall 2025)
- Student-Faculty Liaison, UMass (2024–2025)
- Philosophy Graduate Conference Organizer, UMass (Fall 2024; Fall 2025)
- Grue-Light Workshop Organizer, UMass (2024)
- Graduate Employee Organization (GEO) Membership Organizer, UMass (2022–2024)
- MAPH Social Committee, UChicago (2014–2015)
- Library Committee, KU Department of Germanic Languages (2013–2014)
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
- Robison Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UMass (AY 2024-2025)
- HFA Graduate Summer Funding Award, UMass (2024)
- Phi Beta Kappa Honors, KU (2014)
- Warner Morse Prize in History of Philosophy, KU (2014)
Volunteer and Outreach Work
I'm committed to community-centered and grassroots forms of education, particularly those that bring philosophy to the everyday lives of everyday people.
- Philosophy in Public Schools (PiPS), UMass (Spring 2022)
- KC Food Not Bombs Volunteer (2020)
- Bridging the Gap Environmental Center Volunteer (2019)
- Community Education Project, Lawrence, KS (2016–2017)