Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
PhD, Philosophy, Expected May 2009
Dissertation Title: Historicity, Contingency and Virtue
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Master of Arts, Philosophy, May 2006
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, May, 2003
GPA 3.8/4.0
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Religious Studies, December 1999
GPA 3.74/4.0
Honors College Graduate
Magna Cum Laude
ACADEMIC / RESEARCH INTERESTS
Area of Specialty:
Ethics
Areas of Competence:
Continental Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Notre Dame
Teaching Assistant:
• Medical Ethics Prof David Solomon, Instructor (twice)
• Morality and Modernity Prof David Solomon, Instructor
• Self and World Prof Stephen Dumont, Instructor
• Ancient Wisdom, Modern Love Prof. David K. O’Connor, Instructor
• Philosophy 101 Prof. Gary Gutting, Instructor
COURSEWORK
• 20th Century Ethics Prof. Michael DePaul
• Agency, Action & Action Explanation Prof. Jaegwon Kim
• Continental Philosophy Prof. Stephen Watson
• Epistemology Prof. Michael DePaul
• Gadamer & Charles Taylor Prof. Fred Dallmayr
• History of Medieval Philosophy Prof. Stephen Dumont
• Intermediate Logic Prof. Patricia Blanchette
• Kant's First Critique Prof. Karl Ameriks
• Metaphysics Prof. Peter van Inwagen
• Moral Perfection & the Exemplary Sage Prof. David K. O’Connor
• Philosophical Arguments Prof. Gary Gutting
• Topics in Philosophy of Religion Prof. Philip L. Quinn
• Philosophy of Science Prof. Don Howard
• Virtue & Practical Reasoning Prof. David Solomon
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS
Notre Dame:
Graduate Fellowship (2003-4)
Graduate Stipend (2004-Present)
Arizona:
National Merit Scholarship
Rombach Scholarship
Regent’s Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Publications and Presentations
LANGUAGES
German: Reading and Speaking
Greek: Reading with Dictionary