Teaching
My teaching interests are in metaphysics, history of analytic philosophy, early modern philosophy, and philosophy of mind.
I have over ten years teaching experience in several countries in a wide range of teaching formats, especially small-class discussion groups and upper-division undergraduate courses. I have taught both large lecture classes and smaller classes on Ethics, Applied Ethics, and Introduction to Philosophy, and upper-division undergraduate courses on Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science. I have taught Metaphysics several times and upper-level courses in Early Modern Philosophy, British Empiricism, and American Philosophy.
In the classroom, I create an interactive, dynamic learning space in which students can actually do philosophy through argumentative analysis and a reflective study of abstract concepts in concrete instances. Moreover, I am conscious about making the content of my courses inclusive and diverse. For instance:
In my course in Early Modern philosophy (posted on Project Vox), I have integrated such women thinkers as Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia, Anne Conway, Margaret Cavendish, and Emile Du Chatelet into the narrative. Similarly, in my Empiricism course I cover reactions to and developments of Locke’s philosophy by Damaris Masham, Mary Astell, and Catherine Cockburn, as well as criticisms of Berkeley and Hume by Mary Shepherd.
In my American Philosophy course, I teach Native American thought, the St. Louis Hegelians with an emphasis on women contributions by Susan Blow, Anna Brackett, Grace Bibb, Eliza Read Sunderland, Marietta Kies, the pragmatists Charles S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey, the idealists Josiah Royce and Mary Calkins plus the influence of Indian thought on American philosophy, and developments of pragmatism by Alain Locke.
Teaching Experience
Gonzaga University
PHIL301 Ethics, Spring semester 2023
PHIL101 Reasoning, Spring semester 2023
PHIL301 Ethics, Fall semester 2022
PHIL101 Reasoning, Fall semester 2022
University of Washington
PHIL456 Metaphysics, Spring quarter 2022
PHIL431 Philosophy of Plato, Spring quarter 2022
PHIL401 American Philosophy, Winter quarter 2022
PHIL100 Introduction to Philosophy, Winter quarter 2022
PHIL456 Metaphysics, Spring quarter 2021
PHIL436 British Empiricism, Spring quarter 2021
PHIL322 Modern Philosophy, Winter quarter 2021
PHIL100 Introduction to Philosophy, Winter quarter 2021
PHIL456 Metaphysics, Spring quarter 2020
PHIL322 Modern Philosophy, Spring quarter 2020
PHIL322 Modern Philosophy, Winter quarter 2020
PHIL100 Introduction to Philosophy, Winter quarter 2020
Seattle University
UCOR2500 Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall quarter 2020
UCOR2500 Philosophy of the Human Person, Spring quarter 2020
UCOR2900 Ethical Reasoning, Winter quarter 2020
UCOR2500 Philosophy of the Human Person, Fall quarter 2019
University of Manchester
PHIL30212 Metaphysics, Semester 2, 2018
Queen's University, Canada
PHIL351 Philosophy of Mind, Winter 2016
Syracuse University
PHI197 Human Nature, Fall 2013
Dalhousie University
PHIL4855/5855 Topics in Metaphysics: Truth and Reality, Winter 2013
PHIL3445/5445 Philosophy of Mind, Winter 2013
PHIL1010 Introduction to Philosophy, Fall 2012
PHIL2490 Social, Ethical and Professional Issues in Computer Science, Fall 2012
PHIL2560 Introduction to Cognitive Science, Fall 2012
Syracuse University
PHI111 Plato’s Republic, Spring 2012
PHI192 Introduction to Moral Theory, Spring 2011
PHI192 Introduction to Moral Theory, Fall 2010
PHI107 Theories of Knowledge and Reality, Spring 2010
PHI107 Theories of Knowledge and Reality, Fall 2009