Teaching
My students’ capacity to flourish is of the utmost importance to me, which informs my primary goal as a teacher: to motivate and support my students in such a way that they can realize this capacity in both their philosophical studies and in life.
I do not take these two ways of flourishing to be disjointed, though. Rather, I take developing the philosophical skills of examining underlying assumptions, understanding positions from multiple perspectives, and seeing the many ways that an argument could be constructed as positive contributions to the way one chooses to live their life and cultivate relationships with others. In other words, philosophical study complements the preparation of students to thrive as well-rounded citizens of the world.
My motivation and support of students’ capacity to flourish takes many different forms: empowering them to embrace self-ownership of their education, fostering an environment where they feel comfortable offering their diverse perspectives, my faith in their abilities, and a genuine concern for their well-being.
Teaching Experience
Butler University
Assistant Professor:
Contemporary Social & Political Philosophy
Technology Ethics
Ethics
Marginalized in America
First Year Seminar: Seeking Justice
Instructor:
Marginalized in America (Spring 2022)
Philosophy of Feminism (Spring 2022)
First Year Seminar: Seeking Justice (AY 2021-22)
Contemporary Social & Political Philosophy (Fall 2021)
Knowledge & Reality (Fall 2021)
Ohio State University
Instructor:
Contemporary Social & Moral Problems in the U.S. (Spring 2020, Fall 2020)
Death and the Meaning of Life (Summer 2020)
Engineering Ethics (Spring 2021)
Philosophy and Critical Thinking High School Summer Camp (2017, 2018, 2019)
Teaching Associate with Recitations:
Death and the Meaning of Life (Fall 2016, Fall 2017)
Engineering Ethics (Fall 2018)
Wittenberg University
Instructor:
Mysteries of the Self & Soul (Spring 2021)
Columbus College of Arts & Design
Instructor:
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2019)
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Instructor:
Bioethics (Winter Intercession 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014)
Teaching Associate with Recitations:
Business Ethics (Fall 2014)