I received my PhD in philosophy from UNC Chapel Hill. My research interests lie primarily in ethics and value theory. I am especially interested in

My dissertation starts from the truism that we don’t like being told we’re wrong. I argue that directed reprobation involves, among other things, expressing disagreement with the object of that reprobative expression. So, we often respond poorly—we get angry, sad, defensive, etc.—to reprobative disagreement. Thus, we have come to regard reprobative disagreement as highly disruptive to social interactions. This disruption is especially concerning when the topic about which we disagree is a moral one.

Instead of imposing limits on when or how we may express reprobative moral disagreement, we must broaden our understanding of what reprobative moral disagreement may involve. Blame should not be the dominant paradigm within which we understand reprobative moral disagreement. Instead, I articulate an affectively mild, agency-scaffolding practice for addressing others when we think they’ve acted wrongly.

You can find out more about my teaching here. A complete list of my teaching experience and other service work can be found on my CV.

I am a big fan of public philosophy. In 2024, I was named a Marc Sanders Philosophy in Media Fellow. You can find more about my public philosophy work here. And you can find my philosophy of sports substack, Beer League Philosophy, here.