Teaching

I have teaching interests in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, Asian philosophy, and ethics. In 2021 I was awarded the UMass philosophy department’s annual Robison Prize for Teaching Excellence because I designed and taught a new Eastern philosophy course (surveying parts of Indian and Chinese philosophy) and received positive evaluations from my students.

Below are syllabi for the courses I have taught and my teaching statement.

Courses and Syllabi

Below are the syllabi for most of the courses that I have taught as the instructor of record. Many of my syllabi have been modified since teaching these courses in light of feedback and new ideas. In those cases, I have included the modified syllabus rather than the original syllabus below to show how I might design the class next time I teach it.

Metaphysics; taught at College of the Holy Cross (syllabus)

Philosophical Inquiries (the equivalent of intro to philosophy); taught at College of the Holy Cross (syllabus)

Social and Political Philosophy; taught at Denison University (syllabus)

Writing 101 (Theme: Death and the Meaning of Life); taught at Denison University (syllabus)

Introduction to Philosophy; taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (syllabus)

Philosophy of Religion; taught at Denison U, UMass, Mt Holyoke College, and UW-Milwaukee (syllabus)

Medical Ethics; taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (syllabus)

Death and the Meaning of Life; taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (syllabus)

Eastern Philosophy; taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (syllabus)

Practical Reasoning (i.e., critical thinking); taught at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (syllabus)

Teaching Statement

Here is the teaching statement I used for my job applications in the fall 2023 academic job season.