Director, Civil Discourse for Citizenship Program 2023-present
The Center for Ethics and Human Values at The Ohio State University
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Values and Public Policy, 2020-2023
Princeton University Center for Human Values and the Education Research Section, School of Public & International Affairs
Invited Visiting Researcher, 2019 (Fall term)
Harvard University Department of Philosophy, hosted by Gina Schouten
Instructor, 2018-2019
UC San Diego Department of Philosophy
Instructor, 2014-2017
Warren College Analytic Writing Program at UC San Diego
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of California San Diego, 2020
Dissertation: Relational Equality: A Conceptual and Normative Analysis
Committee: Drs. Richard Arneson (co-chair), David Brink (co-chair), Lucy Allais, Cathy Gere, Dana Nelkin
M.A. Philosophy, Georgia State University, 2013
Thesis: Adam Smith: A Relational Egalitarian Interpretation (Defended with Distinction)
Committee: Drs. Christie Hartley (chair), Andrew Altman, Eric Wilson
B.A. Philosophy and Religion, University of North Dakota, 2008 Summa cum Laude
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Ohio State University (2023-present)
Teaching Endorsement Workshop Series on Ethical Disagreement and Civil Discourse
Co-sponsored by Center for Ethics and Human Values and Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning (offered every semester)
‘Navigating Difficult Conversations Using the 4Cs of Civil Discourse’
Available to student groups, staff, and faculty by request, 20+ workshops facilitated as of January 2026
‘Practicing Civil Discourse in the Classroom’
Available to instructional staff/faculty by request, 6 workshops facilitated as of January 2026
‘Strategies for Facilitating Class Discussions After State Bill 1’
Available to instructional staff/faculty by request, 18 workshops facilitated as of January 2026
'The 4Cs: A Framework for Responsive Civil Discourse'
Foundations and Methods of Moral Analysis in Education Workshop, Edinburgh
‘Evidence Needed for the Context-Centered Approach to Evidence-based Education’
Workshop on Evidential Pluralism in Education, Linnaeus University in Växjö, Sweden
‘Educational Justice and Evidence-based Education’
Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance, Concordia University in Montreal
‘Characterizing Relationships Among Equals’
Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy Workshop, University of Glasgow
‘On the Disvalue of Social Inequalities and Unequal Relationships Among Agents’
Central APA Invited Symposium: Explaining the Badness of Inequality
‘Assessing Evidence of Effectiveness for Purposes of Effective Altruism’
Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics Symposium
‘Educational Justice and the Evidence-based Approach to Education’
Claremont McKenna Philosophy Speaker Series
‘Toward a Substantive Account of Relational Equality’
Social Equality Workshop, Princeton Department of Politics
‘Exploring Strategies for Using Evidence-Based Practice to Narrow Achievement Gaps’
Education Research Section, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
‘The Site of Relational Egalitarian Justice’
Princeton University Center for Human Values Postdoctoral Seminar Series
‘Evidence-Based Education and the Fairness of Accountability Practices’
Education Research Section, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
‘Relating as Equals’
Human Values Forum, Princeton University
‘What Kind(s) of Equality Matter for Justice?’
Mississippi State University
California State University, Sacramento
‘Relational Equality and Educational Justice’
American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division Meeting
‘Teaching Students to Write Philosophy Papers’
Georgia State University
‘Educational Justice and the Evidence-based Approach to Education’
American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Meeting
‘Prioritizing Disadvantaged Students in Principle and in Practice’
Moral & Political Philosophy Series, UC San Diego Department of Philosophy
‘Bridging the Research-Practice Gap in Education’
University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg
‘Meeting our Standards for Educational Justice: Doing our Best with the Evidence’
Center for Humanities Engaging Science and Society, Durham University
‘Teaching Philosophical Writing: Using Peer Review Effectively’
Teaching Workshop Series, UC San Diego Department of Philosophy
‘Improving Student Writing through One-on-One Conferences’
Teaching Workshop Series UC San Diego Department of Philosophy
'Characterizing Relationships Among Equals'
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Annual Conference (Panel: Relating as Equals)
'Using Evidence-based Education to Narrow Achievement Gaps'
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Annual Conference (Panel: Inequality, Justice, and Education)
‘Evidence-based Practice and Equal Educational Opportunity’
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
‘Evidence-based Practice in Education: Predicting What Will Work Locally’
North American Association for Philosophy & Education Conference
‘Prioritizing Disadvantaged Students in Principle and in Practice’
International Conference on Educational Justice, Katholische Universität
Comments on “On the Necessity of Guaranteed Housing” by Paul Schofield
American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division Meeting
Panel on Creating Digital Learning Environments, UC San Diego Engaged Teaching Hub
Workshop on Evidence and the Scientific Method: Rigor vs. Use
Institute for Practical Philosophy, UC San Diego
Graduate Conference on Work of Sally Haslanger (with keynote by Haslanger)
UC San Diego Department of Philosophy
UC Intercampus Conference on Inclusive Pedagogy
Instructor, Values & Public Life Senior Thesis Workshop
Associate Instructor, A Democratic Philosophy (upper division, with Philip Pettit)
Ethics & Society II (lower division)
Contemporary Moral Issues: Freedom of Expression (upper division)
Food: Ethical and Political Issues (x4; lower division)
Technology and The Self (x2; lower division)
Ethics of Big Data (lower division)
Happiness (lower division)
Introduction to Philosophy (x2; lower division)
Contemporary Moral Problems (x3; upper division)
Prison Teaching Initative at Princeton, Volunteer Instructor
Advisory Board Member
Assistant Director
Member of Organizing and Admissions Committees
1st Place Winner, Graduate Student Essay Contest
Center for Ethics & Education at UW Madison (funded by Spencer Foundation)
Award for Best Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy, UC San Diego
McPherson Fellowship, Center for Ethics & Education at UW Madison
Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar Fellowship, UC San Diego
Dean’s Travel Award, UC San Diego
Award for Best Graduate Student Essay, UC San Diego
Research Grant for 'Meeting Our Standards for Educational Justice' (PI: Nancy Cartwright)
Center for Ethics & Education at UW Madison
Judith and Neil Morgan Endowed Fellowship, UC San Diego
UC Humanities Council Grant for intercampus working group on inclusive pedagogy
Ralf Munster Fellowship for Best Conintuing Student in Philosophy MA Program
Georgia State University
Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching Award, Georgia State University