I serve as associate professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal and Fine Arts and associate dean of the Honors College.
Courses Taught
- Philosophy 1301: Intro to Philosophy
- Philosophy 2303: Intro to Logic
- Philosophy 3301: Ethics in the Professions
- Philosophy 4305/5305: Environmental Ethics
- Honors 1185: Freshman Honors Seminar
- Honors 2185: Honors Seminar
- Honors 3385: Honors Thesis Seminar
- Environmental Science 5185: Graduate Seminar (Summer only)
Publications
Selected Peer Reviewed Publications
- “Greening Main Street USA: Adapting Sustainability Indicators to Rural Areas,” with A’Dayr Shewmaker and Anne Egelston, in An Agenda for Sustainable Development Research, ed. Walter Leal Filho et al, Springer Nature, 2024
- “What can’t you do with a degree in philosophy?” American Association of Philosophy Teachers Studies in Pedagogy 8:106-108, 2023
- “Fideism,” with C. Stephen Evans, in Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion, ed. Steward Goetz and Charles Taliaferro, Wiley-Blackwell, 2021
- “Kierkegaard and Moral Particularism,” in The Kierkegaardian Mind, ed. Patrick Stokes, Eleanor Helms, and Adam Buben, Routledge, 2019
- “The Single Individual is Higher than the Universal: Kierkegaard,” with C. Stephen Evans, in Blackwell Companion to 19th Century Philosophy, ed. JohnShand, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019
- “Augustine and Kierkegaard on Time,” in Augustine and Kierkegaard, ed. Kim Paffenroth, Helene Russell, and John Doody, Lexington Books, 2017
- “William James’s Pragmatic Pluralism and the American University’s Loss of Soul,” in Stewards of the Academy, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
Scholarly Activities
Selected Professional Development
- Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Introductory Professional Development Course (25 hours), Spring 2025
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers Facilitator Training Workshop, Summer 2024
- Certificate in Effective College Instruction, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), Summer 2020
- Summer Seminar on Teaching Dante’s Divine Comedy, Samford University, Summer 2015
- Teaching Capstone in Higher Education, Baylor University, awarded Spring 2014
Selected Fellowships and Awards
- Faculty Excellence in Student Success, Tarleton State University, 2024
- Outstanding Junior Faculty, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, 2019
- Lilly Graduate Fellowship, 2010-2013
- Outstanding Leadership and Service Award, Valparaiso University, 2007
- Phi Beta Kappa, Valparaiso University, 2007
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Philosophy Teachers
- American Philosophical Association
- Søren Kierkegaard Society (USA)
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Philosophy, Baylor University, 2016
- M.A. in Philosophy, Boston College, 2010
- B.A. in Philosophy and Humanities, Valparaiso University 2007