Education

• Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Arkansas
• M.A., Philosophy, University of Arkansas
• B.A., English (Creative Writing), University of Arkansas

Research & Academic Interests

• Ethical theory
• Virtue ethics
• Environmental ethics
• Animal ethics

Publications

• With Sarah Schnitker. The Virtue of Patience. (Edited volume for The Virtues series edited by Nancy Snow and published by Oxford University Press, by invitation; in progress)
• On Patience, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (2016)
• “What’s the Point if We’re All Going to Die? Pessimism, Moderation, and the Reality of the Past,” Journal of Philosophy of Life 14(1) (2024): pp. 14-34.
• “Imagination, Aspects, and Fellow Creatures: Wittgenstein in Diamond’s Animal Ethic,” In: Wittgenstein and Contemporary Moral Philosophy, ed. Richard Rowland and Jonathan Beal, Routledge (forthcoming)
• “Moral Courage.” In: Bioethics in Physical Therapy: A Reader, ed. Kate Johnson, Cognella (2023)
• “Conviction, Contemplation, and ‘Making a Difference,’” In: Bias, Belief, and Conviction in an Age of Fake Facts, ed. Manuela Wagner and Anke Finger, Routledge (2022)

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

• Kentucky Philosophical Association

• EKU Honors EKU
• Animal Studies Program

Awards & Accolades

• EKU Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year, 2015 (teaching)
• Nominee, Golden Apple Award, EKU Housing, 2014 (teaching)
• Nominee, EKU Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year, 2014 (teaching)