Teaching

The primary aim of my teaching is to encourage students to find new ways of thinking about things they may have once thought familiar. I introduce novel concepts in order to help them see complexities that may be hidden from the standpoint of “common sense,” and then assist them in constructing arguments in response to the questions that emerge. One of my undergraduate professors once described his pedagogical approach as “aiming just above a student’s head” and then “coaxing their thinking upward.” I have taken his pedagogy to heart and attempt to do likewise each and every time I step foot in a classroom.

Instructor of Record

2024 Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Race, Biomedical Ethics

2023 Introduction to Philosophy (3x), Philosophy of Science, Biomedical Ethics, Environmental Ethics

2022   Introduction to Philosophy (2x)

2021    Biomedical Ethics

Guest Lecturer

2019    “Observation & Experimentation,” Intro to Philosophy of Science for M. Weisberg
 “Three Kinds of Adaptationism,” Philosophy of Biology for M. Weisberg

2018    “Evidence & Confirmation,” Intro to Epistemology & Metaphysics for D. Singer

2015    “Locke’s Theory of Substance,” History of Modern Philosophy for J. Cogburn
“The Problem of Divine Hiddenness,” Philosophy of Religion for J. Cogburn

2014    “The Argument from Design,” Philosophy of Religion for J. Cogburn

Teaching Assistant

2019    Philosophy of Science for M. Weisberg

2018    Intro to Epistemology and Metaphysics for D. Singer

2017    Philosophy of Science for Q. Spencer
             The Social Contract for K. Tan

2015   Introduction to Logic for C. Blakeley
             Philosophy of Religion for J. Cogburn
             History of Modern Philosophy for J. Cogburn
             Intro to Philosophy for C. Blakeley

2014    Logic I for C. Pence
             Philosophy of Religion for J. Cogburn
             History of Ancient Philosophy for R. Parsons
             Intro to Ethics for M. Altamirano