I've taught courses in the philosophy of human rights, applied ethics, business ethics, formal logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, early modern philosophy, bioethics, philosophy of sport, and game theory, but my absolute favorite to teach is introduction to philosophy. There is nothing more exciting to me than drawing students into the grip of philosophical problems for the first time in their lives and helping them to develop the tools to fruitfully wrestle with those problems.

I draw them in by fostering an interactive atmosphere in my classroom. Students know from day one that it is a safe space in which they can join me in a largely unscripted deliberative process. They're invited and encouraged to advance their own ideas, but also prepared to respond to challenges from their peers and their professor. My classroom is a place where mistakes are made, and where we work together to learn from them. It is a place where careful reflection on one's own beliefs is demanded. Most importantly, though, it's a community where students and professor explore questions together and learn from one another.

 

 

Over the course of my ten-plus years at the front of the classroom, my teaching has been recognized in a variety of ways. In 2015, I was awarded a Dean's Teaching Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. Graduate students from across the Kreiger School of Arts and Sciences compete for these limited fellowships, which fund the design and teaching of a new course. I was then selected to teach the Philosophy of Human Rights course that I designed as a Freshman Seminar in 2017 and 2018. At George Mason University, my Bioethics course has twice been recognized as an Outstanding Mason Core Course.

The COVID-19 pandemic, of course, forced all of my classes online for a while. As such, I've produced a library of video lectures for my courses. If you're interested, you can find them all on YouTube.

Here you can find my teaching portfolio, teaching statement, syllabi, and student evaluations from all of my previously taught courses.

Complete Teaching Portfolio (PDF)
Statement of Diversity and Inclusive Pedagogy (PDF)

Courses Taught as Instructor of Record

Widener University: (24 sections)
Ethics: Fall 2020 (2), Spring 2021 (2), Summer 2021, Fall 2021 (2), Spring 2022 (2) Fall 2022 - Syllabus, Grade Contract
Honors Ethics: Spring 2021, Spring 2022 - Syllabus
Business Ethics: Fall 2020 (2), Fall 2021 (3), Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022 (2) - Syllabus
Philosophical Ideas: Spring 2021 - Syllabus
Values Seminar: Biomedical Ethics: Fall 2022 - Syllabus
Philosophy of Education (Nursing PhD Program): Summer 2022 - Syllabus

George Mason University: (16 sections)
Theories of Decision: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018 - Syllabus
Philosophy of Law: Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Fall 2017 - Syllabus
Bioethics: Summer 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019 (2), Summer 2019, Spring 2019 (2), Fall 2018 (2), Fall 2017 - Syllabus

Gettysburg College: (4 section)
Introduction to Philosophy: Spring 2020
Contemporary Moral Issues: Spring 2020, Spring 2016 - Syllabus, Evals
Critical Thinking: Spring 2016 - Syllabus, Evals

Johns Hopkins University: (5 sections)
Philosophy of Human Rights: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2015, Summer 2014 - Syllabus, Evals
Philosophy of Sport: Summer 2017 - Syllabus, Evals

George Washington University: (6 sections)
Philosophy of Law: Fall 2019 - Syllabus
Ethics: Theory and Applications: Fall 2019 - Syllabus
Contemporary Issues In Ethics: Fall 2015 - Syllabus
Introduction to Philosophy: Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 -  Syllabus, Evals

Goucher College: (3 sections)
Logic: Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012  - Syllabus, Evals

United States Naval Academy: (1 section)
Philosophy of Science: Fall 2011 - Syllabus, Evals

Courses Taught as Teaching Assistant: (11 sections)
Introduction to Moral Philosophy: Spring 2015
Introduction to Bioethics: Fall 2014 (2), Fall 2013 (2), Fall 2012 (2) - Section Syllabus, Evals
Decisions, Games, and Social Choice: Spring 2014
Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy: Spring 2013 - Section Syllabus, Evals
History of Modern Psychology: Spring 2014, Spring 2013