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I am a Research Fellow at the Center for the Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University. I am also a Visiting Research Scholar/Affiliate at Princeton's University Center for Human Values for the 2025-6 academic year, as part of their 3PR and PRÉCIS initiatives.
I specialize in agency theory, particularly at the intersection of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of religion. My research focuses on the relationship between time, possibility, probability, consciousness, and agency, and I am particularly interested in puzzles related to: (1) Temporal and spatial ontology: What must the world be like if we're to perform certain actions -- particularly free ones? (2) Intrinsic and essential properties: What must we be like, if we're free? I am also interested in the epistemic and ethical consequences of our metaphysical views, particularly: (3) What agents (human, digital, and divine) can and cannot know, given what the world is like, and (4) The proper candidates for moral consideration, praise, and blame. Previously, I taught at Fordham University. I received my PhD from the University of Notre Dame, under the direction of Michael Rea. Before that, I received my MA from NIU. And before that, I received my BA at Westmont College. |