Welcome to my website! I am Western Kentucky University’s resident logical atomist, and an Assistant Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science. Here is a link to my CV. Most of my current research focuses on the Principia Rewrite project, which you can learn more about on my research page.
Here is my KPSA 2023 talk.
In true Texan fashion, I started in philosophy while in a car, reading Plato’s Republic on a road trip to Houston in junior high. I later took symbolic logic as a college freshman and fell in love with the subject. One thing led to another, and in 2018, I got a PhD in Philosophy and an MS in Mathematics from the University of Iowa.
Spring 2022 contact information
- Campus office: Cherry Hall 306
- Walk-in hours: Fridays, 1:45-4:45 pm
- Mailing address: Political Science, Cherry Hall 306 - Western Kentucky University - 1906 College Heights Blvd - Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086
Areas of Research Specialization
- History of analytic philosophy
- Language and Logic
- Metaphysics
- Philosophy of Math
Areas of Teaching Competence
- Critical Thinking
- Digital Humanities
- Ethics
- Indian Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
Academic employment
- 2021-present Western Kentucky University, Department of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- 2020-2021 University of Alberta, Department of Philosophy, Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellow
- 2018-2020 University of Iowa, Department of Philosophy, Visiting Assistant Professor
Education
- 2018 PhD in Philosophy and MS in Mathematics, University of Iowa
- Thesis: “The Search for Logical Forms: In Defense of Logical Atomism” (abstract)
- 2013 BA with honors in Philosophy and BS in Mathematics, George Washington University
- Thesis (philosophy): “A Naive Reading of Principia Mathematica”
- Thesis (mathematics): “Mathematical Language, Definition, and Practice”