Curriculum Vitae
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Research Interests
AOS: metaphysics; philosophy of religion
AOC: normative ethics; bioethics; Eastern philosophy
Education
Ph.D. student in philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2017-current)
Dissertation: All Sortal Changes are Phase Sortal Changes
Committee: Ned Markosian (chair); Phil Bricker; Maya Eddon
M. A. in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (2017)
M. A. in Philosophy of Religion, Trinity International University (2015)
Philosophy non-degree graduate program, Loyola University Chicago (2014)
B.F.A. in Art and Design, minor in Writing, Grand Valley State University (2013)
Publications
“Becoming a Statue.” Australasian Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming)
“Probing the Mind of God: Divine Beliefs and Credences" (with Elizabeth Jackson) Religious Studies (forthcoming)
“An Episodic Account of Divine Personhood.” Religious Studies (forthcoming)
“Multilocation Without Time Travel.” Erkenntnis 86(6): 1431-1444 (2021)
“Self-Colocation: A Colocation Puzzle for Endurantists.” Synthese 198(6): 5297-5309 (2021)
"How God Knows Counterfactuals of Freedom." Faith and Philosophy 37(2): 220-229 (2020)
"How to Solve the Problem of Evil: A Deontological Strategy." Faith and Philosophy 36(4): 442-462 (2019)
“From a Cosmic Fine-Tuner to a Perfect Being.” Analysis 79(3): 449-452 (2019)
“Divine Intentions and the Problem of Evil.” Religious Studies 55(2): 215-234 (2018)
“The Possibility of Resurrection by Reassembly.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 84(3): 273-288 (2018)
“Multilocation and Parsimony.” Thought: A Journal of Philosophy 7(3): 153-160 (2018)
“Does Molinism Reconcile Freedom and Foreknowledge?” European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 10(2): 131-148 (2018)
“A New Logical Problem for the Doctrine of the Trinity.” Religious Studies 54(1): 1-13 (2018)
“Is the Problem of Evil a Deontological Problem?” Analysis 77(1): 79-87 (2017)
“Best Feasible Worlds: Divine Freedom and Leibniz’s Lapse.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 77: 219-229 (2015)
Selected Presentations
“The Non-Consequentialist Problem of Evil”
Virginia Commonwealth University philosophy of religion workshop, Nov 6, 2021 (invited)
“Probing the Mind of God: Divine Beliefs and Credences” (with Liz Jackson)
Goethe University Frankfurt, July 6, 2021 (invited)
“Probing the Mind of God: Divine Beliefs and Credences” (with Liz Jackson)
Lancog seminar series, Center of Philosophy, University of Lisbon, June 25, 2021 (invited)
“On a Deontological Problem of Evil"
Remote presentation for the graduate students at Biola University, January 22, 2021 (invited)
“An Episodic Model of the Trinity”
Society of Christian Philosophers Midwest Regional Meeting, Sept 14, 2019 (refereed)
“How to Solve the Problem of Evil: A Deontological Strategy”
University of Hartford Philosophy Club, March 15, 2018 (invited)
“Debunking Molinism: A ‘Debunking Argument’ against Middle Knowledge”
Wisconsin Philosophical Association annual conference, University of Wisconsin – Madison, April 2017 (refereed)
“Molinism and the Mechanics of Divine Foreknowledge”
Wisconsin Philosophical Association annual conference, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, April 9, 2016 (refereed)
“The Problem of Evil and the Varieties of Defense”
9th Annual Northern Graduate Philosophy Conference, Northern Illinois University, Nov. 20-21, 2015 (refereed)
“The Place of Chance in a Molinist World”
Society of Christian Philosophers Eastern Regional Meeting, Niagara University, Nov. 7-8, 2014 (refereed)
Teaching Experience
As instructor of record:
Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2022, UMass)
Medical Ethics (Fall 2021, UMass)
Death and the Meaning of Life (Summer 2021, UMass)
Eastern Philosophy (Spring 2021, UMass)
Practical Reasoning/Critical Thinking (Fall 2020, UMass)
Philosophy of Religion (Spring 2020, UMass)
Philosophy of Religion (Fall 2016, UWM)
As teaching assistant:
Medical Ethics (Fall 2019, UMass, S. Horowitz)
Existentialism (Spring 2019, UMass, E. Garcia)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2018, UMass, N. Markosian)
Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2016, UWM, L. Ferrero)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2015, UWM, E. Hinchman)
Logic (Spring 2015, TIU, C. Firestone)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2015, TIU, C. Firestone)
Selected Honors and Awards
Robison Prize for Teaching Excellence (2021)
First year fellowship, University of Massachusetts Amherst philosophy graduate program (2017)
Richard Peltz Award for Excellence in Philosophy (2016)
Nominated for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Distinguished Graduate Student Scholarship (2016)
Leadership & Service
Referee work:
Review of Metaphysics
Cambridge Elements
Thought: A Journal of Philosophy
Analytic Philosophy
European Journal for Philosophy of Religion
Ratio
Inquiry
Journal of Philosophical Research
Faith and Philosophy
Theoria
Religious Studies
Theologica
Departmental service:
Organizer and presenter, departmental publishing workshop for graduate students, Fall 2020
Publishing Mentor, departmental graduate student role, Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Officer, Philosophy Graduate Students Organization, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
Co-organizer, graduate student-organized colloquium at UMass, April 2018
Resources Manager for PiPS (Philosophy in Public Schools), Spring 2018
Organizer, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee philosophy of religion reading group, 2016-2017
Professional References
Ned Markosian
Department of Philosophy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Phil Bricker
Department of Philosophy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Maya Eddon
Department of Philosophy
University of Massachusetts Amherst