CURRICULUM VITAE
Accomplishments and Milestones
August 2021 - Present
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
LECTURER
Critical Thinking (Fall, 2021)
· Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 35 students covering topics on formal and informal logic, fallacy, and argument.
· Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and graded all assignments.
Ethics (Fall, 2021)
· Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 35 students per section. The following topics were covered: philosophical argument and fallacies, conscience and moral development, care ethics, subjectivism and cultural relativism, divine command theory, egoism, utilitarianism, natural law, deontology, rights theory, and virtue ethics
· Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments
January 2015 - Present
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
GRADUATE PART TIME INSTRUCTOR
Philosophy and Psychology - Online/Remote (Spring, 2021)
Undergraduate class with a single section averaging 35 students covering topics at the intersection of philosophy and psychology, particularly issues of identity, emotion, motivation, and judgment.
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments
Philosophy and Gender - Online (Summer, 2020; Fall, 2020)
Undergraduate class with a single section averaging 40 students covering topics on the metaphysics and cultural understandings of gender, as well as issues of bias and justice.
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments
Philosophy and Race - Online/ Remote (Summer, 2020; Fall 2020; Spring, 2021)
Undergraduate class with a single section averaging 40 students covering topics on the metaphysics and cultural understandings of race, as well as issues of bias and justice.
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments.
Critical Thinking (Fall, 2019)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 30 students covering topics on formal and informal logic, fallacy, and argument.
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and graded all assignments.
Ethics (Spring, 2019)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 33 students per section. The following topics were covered: philosophical argument and fallacies, conscience and moral development, care ethics, subjectivism and cultural relativism, divine command theory, egoism, utilitarianism, natural law, deontology, rights theory, and virtue ethics
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2018, Fall 2017)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 33 students per section. The following topics were covered: philosophical argument, metaphysics & epistemology, ethical theory, political philosophy, and philosophically relevant societal issues: abortion, immigration, gender and marriage.
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Canvas class website, and graded all assignments
Contemporary Social Problems (Spring 2018)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 35 students per section. The following topics were covered: philosophical argument, critical reading, ethical theory, political theory, social dilemmas: abortion, immigration, gender, marriage, feminist philosophy, culture and bias
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, paper assignments, and Desire to Learn (D2L) class website, and graded all assignments
Reading Writing and Reasoning (Spring 2017)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 25 students per section. The following topics were covered: critical reading and argument; writing skills: style, argumentative writing, word usage, citation, grammar and punctuation; and philosophical topics: ethical theory, societal issues: abortion, political philosophy, immigration, gender and marriage, culture and bias
Designed syllabus and lectures, selected reading assignments, and developed quizzes, exams, and Desire to Learn (D2L) class website
August 2013 - December 2016
TEACHING ASSISTANT
War and Morality (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate class with approximately 88 students, covering the following topics: ethical theory, political philosophy, justified war theory, alternatives to war, various philosophical positions on modern warfare.
Reviewed testing materials, took notes on all lectures, proctored and graded exams, reviewed exams with students
Introduction to Philosophy (Spring 2016, Fall 2014)
Undergraduate class with three sections averaging 25 students per section. Topics covered: philosophy of religion, free will and determinism, moral philosophy, existential issues: death and meaning of life, justice and equality
Assisted with syllabus development, facilitated weekly recitations for each section, held regular office hours, created quizzes, graded all quizzes, tests, and papers.
Philosophy and Society (Fall 2015)
Undergraduate class with three sections averaging 25 students per section. Topics were covered: philosophy of religion, free will and determinism, moral philosophy, existential issues: death and meaning of life, euthanasia, abortion, justice and equality
Assisted with syllabus development, facilitated weekly recitations for each section, created and administered Clicker questions, held regular office hours, created quizzes, graded all quizzes, tests, and papers.
Environmental Ethics (Spring 2014)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 32 students per section. The following topics were covered: ethics of food, the land ethic, social ecology, Marx and alienated labor, natural capitalism, rights theory, animal ethics
Reviewed testing materials, took notes on all lectures, graded exams, reviewed exams with students
Philosophy of Religion (Fall 2013)
Undergraduate class with two sections averaging 37 students per section. The following topics were covered: arguments for the existence of God including the cosmological argument, teleological argument, ontological arguments; God and morality, religious experience, the problem of evil, free will, miracles, faith and reason
Reviewed testing materials, held regular office hours, graded exams and essays, reviewed exams with students
July 12, 2023
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
August, 2019, Commentator, Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME), University of Colorado At Boulder. Commented on Kate Johnson’s paper, “Hope and Virtue.”
August, 2017, Commentator: Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME), University of Colorado at Boulder. Commented on Amanda Askell’s and Tyler John’s paper, “Moral Offsetting.”
August, 2016, Commentator: Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME), University of Colorado at Boulder. Commented on Matthias Barker’s paper: “Practical Perception: New and Improved(!)”
September 2026 - June 2028
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Institute of Cognitive Science Search Committee
May 2019 to present
The committee’s is tasked with selecting a new hire for a joint position in Psychology and the Institute of Cognitive Science
Institute of Cognitive Science Awards Committee
2018 to present
The committee reviews and awards travel grants and awards for qualified ICS graduate students
Conference Co-Organizer
April 2016, Rocky Mountain Philosophy Conference
University of Colorado at Boulder
Philosophy Outreach Program of Colorado
August 2012 to May 2014 Outreach teaching volunteer for local high-school students
Climate Committee
August 2015 to May 2016Philosophy Department graduate member of Committee for Climate,
Mentoring
2012 to 2013, Undergraduate Philosophy major mentor
September 2026 - June 2028
HONORS AND AWARDS
University of Colorado at Boulder Teaching Excellence Award Spring 2019
Nominations provided by department faculty to the Graduate School. Under ten awardees are chosen from all graduate part time instructors teaching on campus.
Research Assistantship Spring 2015
Assistantship awarded with the offer to enter the PhD program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Research in: well-being, desire and motivation theory, responsibility and identity.
Research Assistantship Summer 2015
Awarded for the Summer Philosophy Seminar. The seminar gathered fifteen undergraduate philosophy majors for daily faculty lectures and discussions led by the research assistants.
September 2026 - June 2028
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Product Manager/Business Analyst (2003-2012) - ISGN
My responsibilities for multiple mortgage software products included:
Manage a team of writers, developers, and QA specialists in the U.S. and India for three software offerings
Analyze customer needs and compliance requirements and determine the best method for accommodating the requirements.
Analyze market trends and prioritize changes
Write/Edit functional specifications, help, and readme files for software changes and enhancements
Organize, prioritize, and manage product changes through the software development life cycle
September 2026 - June 2028
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Seminar: Exploring Diversity and Inclusion in College Classrooms – Summer, 2014
University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate Teacher Program
Certificate in College Teaching, Spring, 2021
University of Colorado at Boulder, Graduate Teacher Program