Research

Journal Articles

• “Mask-Less Shopping Is Like Drunk Driving,” Think: Philosophy for Everyone 21, no. 62 (Autumn 2022): 117-132. Cambridge University Press, doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175622000069.

• “Against Eating Humanely Raised Meat: Revisiting Fred’s Basement,” Journal of Animal Ethics 10, no. 2 (2020): 177-191. University of Illinois Press, doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/janimalethics.10.2.0177. 

Book Chapters

• “Mike DeWine, Mask Mandates, and the Value of Moral Philosophy,” Ohio under COVID, edited by Katherine Sorrels, Vanessa Carbonell, Danielle Bessett, Lora Arduser, Edward V. Wallace, and Michelle L. McGowan, University of Michigan Press, 2023, pp. 55-70. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12396322.

• “Environmental Ethics and Climate Change,” Introduction to Ethics: An Open Educational Resource, edited by Noah Levin, N.G.E. Far Press, 2019, pp. 98-103.

Book Reviews

• “Ignorance and Moral Obligation, written by Michael J. Zimmerman,” Journal of Moral Philosophy 14, no. 3 (2017): 264-267. Brill, doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/17455243-01403005. You can find the submitted version of that review here.

1000-Word Philosophy

• Theories of Moral Considerability: Who and What Matters Morally?

• Repugnant Conclusion

• Moral Luck

Work in Progress

• "In Defense of Subjectivism about Moral Obligation"

• “It’s Not Their Fault: Factory Farming and Individual Moral Responsibility”

• "Moral Obligation and Sanction"

• "The Moral 'Ought' and Moral Obligation"

• "What's Wrong with the Tipped Wage?"

Presentations

Refereed Presentations

• 2022. “The Science of Ethics: A Defense of Moral Expertise” (with Mark Boespflug), 2022 Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

• 2022. “The Science of Ethics: A Defense of Moral Expertise” (with Mark Boespflug), PERITIA Conference on the Ethics of Trust and Expertise

• 2022. “What’s Wrong with the Tipped Wage?” 2021 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association, Akron University

• 2022. “It’s Not Their Fault: Factory Farming and Individual Moral Responsibility,” 2022 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, Virtual

• 2022. “What’s Wrong with the Tipped Wage?” 31st Annual Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) International Conference, Virtual

• 2021. “What’s Wrong with the Tipped Wage?” 2021 Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

• 2021. “Moral Obligation and Sanctions,” 2021 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association, Virtual

• 2021. “On Wages for Tipped Workers: Some Bad Arguments and a Good One,” 2021 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference, Virtual

• 2020. “Mask-Less Shopping Is Like Drunk Driving. We Should Outlaw It.” Georgia Philosophical Society’s Online Workshop on Ethical Issues in Today’s Turbulent World, Virtual

• 2019. “In Defense of Subjectivism about Moral Obligation,” 2019 Illinois Philosophical Association Conference

• 2019. “Against Eating Humanely-Raised Meat: Revisiting Fred’s Basement,” Fall 2019 Meeting of the West Virginia Philosophical Association

• 2019. “Against Eating Humanely-Raised Meat: Revisiting Fred’s Basement,” 2019 Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

• 2019. “Consequentialist Theories of Virtue,” 2019 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association

• 2019. “Against Eating Humanely-Raised Meat: Revisiting Fred’s Basement,” 2019 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference

• 2019. “Moral Obligation and Punishment,” American Philosophical Association’s 2019 Eastern Division Meeting, Poster Session

• 2018. “The Moral ‘Ought’ and Moral Obligation,” 2018 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association

• 2018. “In Defense of Subjectivism about Moral Obligation,” 2018 Great Lakes Philosophy Conference

• 2018. “The Moral ‘Ought’ and Moral Obligation,” Spring 2018 Meeting of the West Virginia Philosophical Association

• 2018. “In Defense of Subjectivism about Moral Obligation,” American Philosophical Association’s 2018 Eastern Division Meeting, Main Program

• 2017. “Moral Obligation and Punishment,” Central States Philosophical Association’s 2017 Annual Meeting

• 2017. “Moral Obligation and Punishment,” The 71st Annual Meeting of the Mountain-Plains Philosophy Conference

• 2016. “Against Objectivism about Moral Obligation,” American Philosophical Association’s 2016 Pacific Division Meeting, Main Program

• 2014. “Consequences and Virtue,” Society of Christian Philosophers’ 2014 Mountain-Pacific Region Conference

• 2010. “A Theory of Objective Moral Assessment,” 2010 Annual Meeting of the Ohio Philosophical Association

• 2009. “Knowledge as Cognitive Achievement,” 61st Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference

Invited Presentations

• 2021. “A Workshop on Ethics for Surveyors,” Ohio Northern University’s Surveyor’s Workshop

• 2019. “A Workshop on Ethics for Engineers” (with Mark Dixon), Marathon Petroleum Corporation

• 2018. “Is It Wrong to Eat Meat?” Ada Chats

• 2015. “Moral Luck,” Colloquium Talk, Ashland University

Pedagogy

Refereed Presentations

• 2022. “Assessing Discussion: Beyond Traditional Discussion Boards,” American Philosophical Association’s 2022 Central Division Meeting, Affiliated Group Program (American Association of Philosophy Teachers)

• 2021. “A Game for Teaching the Tragedy of the Commons in Environmental Ethics,” The 22nd Annual Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum Conference, Virtual

• 2021. “The Case for Casuistry: Teaching Analogical Reasoning in Applied Ethics Courses,” American Association of Philosophy Teacher’s Summer Conference, Virtual (click here for materials)

• 2019. “A Game for Teaching the Tragedy of the Commons in Environmental Ethics,” American Philosophical Association’s 2019 Eastern Division Meeting, Affiliated Group Program (American Association of Philosophy Teachers)

• 2018. “A Prisoner’s Dilemma Game for Professional Ethics Courses” (with Pat Croskery), American Association of Philosophy Teacher’s Twenty-Second Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy

• 2017. “Teaching Ethical Theory with Interactive Websites,” American Philosophical Association’s 2017 Central Division Meeting, Affiliated Group Program (American Association of Philosophy Teachers)

Invited Presentations

• 2020. “Teaching Ethics and the Entrepreneurial Mindset,” Rowan University 

• 2019. “Ethics Bowl and the 3 Cs” (with Pat Croskery and Mark Dixon), 2019 KEEN National Conference

• 2017. “Student Assessment in the Inclusive Classroom,” CU Boulder’s Graduate Teacher Program’s Spring 2017 Inclusive Classroom Workshop Series