I am an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Washington and Lee University. During the 2024-2025 academic year, I will be a Fellow at the National Humanities Center. My research is in ethics, social philosophy, philosophy of action, and aesthetics. I came to Lexington, VA via Ann Arbor, MI (where I received my PhD from the University of Michigan in 2022), Wellesley, MA (where I received my BA from Wellesley College in 2017), and Vancouver, BC (where I was born and raised).
My research explores the value of integrity. In my dissertation, I argued that agents who fail to live up to the requirements of their commitments experience inner conflicts that hinder their ability to be self-governing. I am also currently working on a series of papers on the ethics of reporting wrongdoing, and many of my side projects are in aesthetics. You can read more about my ongoing research projects here. At W&L, I teach classes in ethics, aesthetics, philosophy of race, logic, and decision theory. I am committed to addressing structural barriers preventing minoritized philosophers from fully participating in the discipline. I run the Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) chapter at W&L and currently serve on MAP International's Board of Trustees. If there is anything I can do to support your organizing efforts, please reach out to me. I can be reached at [email protected]. I use she/her/hers pronouns. Last updated: July 2024 |
Upcoming talks and conference participation
- "Rewatching," American Society for Aesthetics Rocky Mountain Division Meeting, Santa Fe NM (July 12-14, 2024)
- "Aesthetic Costs of Being Medicated," Conference on Existential Aesthetics, Northern Michigan University, Marquette MI (July 26-27, 2024)
- Invited participant, Epistemology of Expertise Workshop, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC (August 30-31, 2024)
- Session chair, Madison Metaethics Workshop (MadMeta), University of Wisconsin, Madison WI (September 27-29, 2024)
- "Aesthetic Costs of Being Medicated," Philadelphia Normative Philosophy Conference, University of Pennsylvannia, Philadelphia PA (October 4-5, 2024)
- "Aesthetic Costs of Being Medicated," American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting, Chicago IL (October 23-26, 2024) *recipient of the Irene H. Chayes New Voices Award
- "The Role of Anti-Snitching Norms," Virginia Tech Department Colloquium, Blacksburg VA (November 1, 2024)
- "Aesthetic Costs of Being Medicated," American Philosophical Association Eastern Division Meeting (symposium session), New York NY (January 8-11, 2025)