Howdy! 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.

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.

Fall 2023 contact information

• Campus office: Cherry Hall 306
• Walk-in hours: MWF, 11:20-12:20
• Mailing address: Political Science, Cherry Hall 300 - Western Kentucky University - 1906 College Heights Blvd - Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086

Areas of Research Specialization

• History of analytic philosophy
• Philosophy of Logic and Math
• Metaphysics

Areas of Teaching Competence

• Critical Thinking
• Epistemology
• Philosophy of Science and Mind
• Metaphilosophy

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”