Assistant Professor
College
College of the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Department
Department of Philosophy
Phone
Location
Science 1 S243
| 2019 |
Ph.D. Philosophy, Villanova University Dissertation: “Harming Stupidity: Deleuze and Zhuangzi’s of Ethics of Thought” Committee: John Carvalho (director), Walter Brogan, James Wetzel |
| 2011 | M.A. Philosophy, Villanova University |
| 2006 | B.A. Philosophy, Towson University summa cum laude |
Classical Chinese Philosophy
Continental Philosophy (Phenomenology, Existentialism, Post-Structuralism)
Comparative Philosophy
History of Western Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy
Feminist Philosophy
Environmental Philosophy
| 2019- | Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), King’s College |
| 2018-19 | Instructor (full-time), King’s College |
| 2021 | Faculty Research Grant, King’s College |
| 2017 | Summer Research Fellowship, Villanova University |
| 2017 | Travel Award, Villanova University |
| 2016 | Harvey Teaching Award, Philosophy Department, Villanova University |
| 2016 | Nominated: Tolle Lege Teaching Award, Villanova University |
| 2008-2013 | Graduate Fellowship, Villanova University |
Articles in Progress
“Perspectivism as Practice of Self-Making in Nietzsche and Zhuangzi”
“On the Uses of Deleuze’s ‘Image of Thought’ for Comparative Philosophy”
“The Vast and Narrow: An Ethics of Thinking in the Zhuangzi”
Conferences — Refereed
| 2020 | “Greatness of Spirit and Narrowness of Nooks.” 15th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle. Tallinn University, Estonia. May 7- 9. Postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 | “Perspectival Potency in Nietzsche and Zhuangzi.” 14th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle. Leiden University, The Netherlands. May 23-25. |
| 2018 | “Perspectivism as Paideia: Towards a Nietzschean Politics of Difference.” 24th International Conference of the Friedrich Nietzsche Society, Newcastle University, UK. September 20-21. (paper accepted; unable to attend) |
| 2018 | “Perspectival Potency: A Non-Epistemological Reading of Perspectivism as Practice in Zhuangzi.” Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy 50th Annual Conference, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Krakow, Poland. June 8-11. |
| 2017 | “Wandering Beyond the Bounds of Stupidity: Deleuze and Zhuangzi’s Perspectivisms.” Taking Flight: Assembling, Becoming, Queering. 10th International Deleuze Studies Conference. Toronto, Ontario. June 19-21. |
| 2017 | “Deleuze and Zhuangzi’s Ethics of Thought.” 12th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle. Arizona State University, Glendale, Arizona. March 30-April 1. |
Respondent
| 2020 | Annual Grimes Lecture. Amy Olberding, “The Gravity of Trifles: Confucian Manners and Morality,” McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, King’s College, March 25. |
| 2010 | “Primal Intersubjectivity,” The Place of Psyche: Politics, Art, Nature. 15th Annual Philosophy Conference, Villanova University, April 23-24. |
| 2010 | “No God, No Caesar, No Tribune! Cornelius Castoriadis Interviewed by Daniel Mermet.” Translated with Gabriel Rockhill and the Villanova French Translation Workshop. Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy 15:1 (Fall 2010): 1-12. |
King's College
| 2019- |
Assistant Professor (non-tenure track)
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| 2018-2019 |
Instructor (full-time)
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| 2016-2018 |
Adjunct
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Misericordia University
| 2016-2018 |
Adjunct
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Villanova University
| 2011-2016 |
Adjunct
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| 2021 | Diversity Awareness Training Certificate; D.A.P., King’s College |
| 2020 | Moodle Training, King’s College |
| 2022 | V.I.T.A.L. Teacher Training Program, Villanova Institute for Teaching and Learning, Villanova University. Director Dr. Carol Weiss |
| 2016 | Invited Workshop Speaker and Teaching Mentor: Graduate Student Teacher and Professional Training Program, Department of Philosophy, Villanova University. Director: Sally Scholz |
| 2015 | Invited Workshop Speaker and Teaching Mentor: Graduate Student Teacher and Professional Training Program, Department of Philosophy, Villanova University. Director: Yannik Thiem |
| 2011 | Conference Organizer: “The Return of Metaphysics,” 16th Annual Philosophy Conference, Villanova University. April 8-9. |
| 2010-2011 | Co-Chair, Philosophy Graduate Student Union, Villanova University |
| 2021- | Advisory Board Member, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, King’s College |
| 2021- | Advisory Board Member, McGowan Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility, King’s College |
| 2019- | Member, Women’s Studies Committee, King’s College |
American Philosophical Association
Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle
| French | advanced translation, advanced reading, intermediate speaking |
| German | intermediate translation, intermediate reading, elementary speaking |
| Mandarin Chinese | elementary reading, elementary speaking |
| Classical Chinese | basic translation competency |