Curriculum Vitae
Education
York University
Ph.D., Philosophy, expected 2021
London School of Economics and Political Science
M.Sc., Philosophy and Public Policy, November 2013
Dissertation: Privatise-and-compensate: a market-liberal climate change policy
Link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxPSyNW_VLCzajQ2N3Z1alFVYXM/
Supervisor: Christian List
University of Waterloo
M.A., Political Science, June 2009
Thesis: Hobbes’ foundation for peace and property
Link: http://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/bitstream/10012/4059/1/Cust%20M.A.%20thesis%20III%20PDF.pdf
Committee: Jan Narveson (supervisor), Richard Nutbrown (second reader), Daniel Gorman (external)
University of Alberta
B.A., Philosophy, Nov. 2004
Areas of specialisation
Hobbes, Political Philosophy
Areas of competence
Philosophy of Economics, Philosophy and Public Policy
Publications
Public Policy (non-academic)
“Establishing a Free-Market in Drugs in Canada.” C2C Journal, vol 3, issue 2.
With Moens, Alex (2008). Saving the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership: The Case for a North American Standards and Regulatory Area. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute.
With Moens, Alex (2008). “Canada’s Stake in the Security and Prosperity Partnership.” Fraser Forum (November). Vancouver: The Fraser Institute.
With McMahon, Fred (2006). The Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2005/2006. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute.
Conferences
Presentations
Invited presenter (declined), Humane Studies Research Colloquium, Institute for Humane Studies, May 9-11, 2008, Washington, D.C.
"Foundations for, and reservations regarding, property in Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau," University of Waterloo Graduate Student Research Conference 2008 (judged category), April 21-24, Waterloo, ON.
“Foundations of property in early modern liberal thought (17th & 18th Century),” University of Waterloo Graduate Student Research Conference 2007 (judged category), April 23-26, 2007, Waterloo, ON.
Other conferences
Invited discussant, “Economics and Liberty in Film and Fiction,” Institute of Economic Affairs/Liberty Fund, November 6-9, 2008, Bruges, Belgium.
Invited discussant, “Friedrich Hayek and Liberalism,” Institute for Humane Studies/Liberty Fund, October 10-12, 2008, Alexandria, VA.
Invited discussant (declined), “Liberty and Economic Progress: The Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” The Fraser Institute/Liberty Fund, July 24-27, 2008, Montréal, QC.
Invited participant, “Tradition of Liberty: Advanced Studies,” Institute for Humane Studies, July 5-11, 2008, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Invited discussant (declined), Freedom Club, June 20, 2008, Montréal, QC.
Invited discussant (declined), “Liberty and Public Choice: The Reality of the State,” The Fraser Institute/Liberty Fund, May 8-10, 2008, Victoria, BC.
Invited discussant, “Austrian versus Neoclassical Economics and the Case for Liberty,” Liberty Fund, May 8 – 11, 2008, Montréal, QC.
Invited discussant, “Public Choice and Government Failure,” Institute for Humane Studies/Liberty Fund, April 4-6, 2008, Chicago, IL.
Invited discussant (declined), Freedom Club, November 29, 2007, Montréal, QC.
Invited participant, “Preparing for a Career in Academia,” Institute for Humane Studies, Nov. 9-11, 2007, Alexandria, VA.
Invited discussant, “Liberty and the State in Bertrand de Jouvenel and Anthony de Jasay," Liberty Fund, July 19-22, 2007, Montréal, QC.
Invited discussant, “Liberty and Free Markets,” The Fraser Institute/Liberty Fund, July 5-8, 2007, Vancouver, B.C.
Accepted participant, Social Change Workshop 2007, Institute for Humane Studies, June 23-29, 2007, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Invited discussant, “Healthcare and Liberty,” Freedom Club, November 2005, Montréal, QC.
Teaching experience
York University
1. Teaching Assistant and Tutorial Leader, 2016-7
PHIL 2050, Philosophy of Law
Instructor: Susan Dimock
University of Waterloo
1. Teaching Assistant and Tutorial Leader, winter 2005
PSCI 110, Introduction to Politics in the Contemporary World
Instructor: Bill Moul
2. Teaching Assistant, fall 2004
PSCI 225, Classics in Political Thought
Instructor: Richard Nutbrown
Graduate coursework
York University
Professional development
1. First-Year Seminar (Andrews, MacLachlan)
History of Philosophy
1. Major Figures in Political Philosophy: Hobbes (Boran)
Logic
1.
London School of Economics and Political Science
Philosophy and Public Policy
1. Philosophy and Public Policy (Bovens)
Political Philosophy
1. Philosophy, Morals, and Politics (Bovens)
2. Multiculturalism, Nationalism, and Citizenship (Kukathas)
3. The Liberal Idea of Freedom (Kukathas)
University of Waterloo
Methodology of the Social Sciences
1. Master’s Seminar (Moul)
2. Research Seminar (Moul)
History of Political Thought
1. Classics in Political Theory (Narveson)
Political Theory
1. Justice and Genetics (Farrelly)
2. The State and Economic Life (Nutbrown)
Fellowships and awards
Institute for Humane Studies
Humane Studies Fellowship, 2008-9
To attend the London School of Economics and Political Science
Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama
Margaret Rowley Visiting Fellow, summer 2006
Completed M.A. thesis research
Visiting Fellow, fall 2005
Completed M.A. course requirements
Public Policy experience
Institute of Economic Affairs, London, U.K.
Researcher, Oct. 2008 – Feb. 2009
The Fraser Institute, Vancouver, B.C.
Canada-U.S. Relations Intern, Sept. 2007 – April 2008
Mining Policy Intern, May 2005 – August 2005
Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Health Policy Intern, June 2003 – August 2003
Other professional experience
Home Depot
Hardware assistant, Oct. 2013-Aug. 2016
LibertyinCanada.com/LibertéauCanada.com, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Calgary, Alberta
English Copy Editor, February 2008-December 2008
British Columbia Marijuana Party, Vancouver, B.C.
Communications Director, May 2002 – August 2002
Assistant Campaign Manager, May 2001 - August 2001
Stockwell Leadership Campaign, Canadian Alliance (now Conservative Party), Calgary, Alberta
Campaign Assistant, May 2000 – July 2000
Volunteer experience
LSESU Hayek Society
President, January 2009 – September 2009
Languages
French (fluency in written and spoken)