I am an Assistant Professor at the Wellesley College Department of Philosophy, as of Fall 2008. I received my PhD in Philosophy from MIT in September 2007, and after that was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University's Program on Global Justice. (I am back at Stanford in 2011-12 as a Visiting Scholar). I am originally from New Zealand; hence the charming accent, and the consequentialism. My current research addresses the foundations and content of claims of distributive justice in global politics and international law. I am interested in these questions both at a general level and in connection with specific social and political concerns with a cross-border dimension (such as those that arise in relation to international trade, the global environment, labor standards, economic development and immigration). I am also interested in moral philosophy, especially the merits and problems of contemporary consequentialist theories and the nature of well-being and its role in morality. I teach courses in global justice, political philosophy and ethics. In my spare time, I like to swim, play croquet, check out mid-century modern architecture, amass philosophy trivia (parental guidance recommended), visit my twin sister and mix cocktails. |
