I teach as though understanding is something a student does rather than receives. In my research, the meaning of a live metaphor is not handed to a listener; it is worked out by them. I have come to think the same is true of learning philosophy. My courses are built around writing and revision, student-chosen topics, and peer review, so that the second attempt at a difficult idea, made after someone has pushed back, is where the philosophy happens. I state my course policies plainly and flexibly, because what a syllabus makes available to students matters as much as what it says.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin: full responsibility for up to three weekly discussion sections per course, with my own lesson plans, activities, and exam reviews, plus weekly office hours.
- Introductory Symbolic Logic (Fall 2022)
- Mind and Body (Fall 2024)
- Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2025)
- Introduction to Technology Ethics (Spring 2026)
Reader, The University of Texas at Austin: grading and weekly office hours.
- Contemporary Moral Problems (Fall 2020, fully online; Spring 2022; Summer 2022; Spring 2024)
- Introduction to the Philosophy of the Arts (Fall 2021, Spring 2025)
Guest lecturer, two sessions on metaphor, Philosophy of Language (Prof. Mark Sainsbury), April 2024.
Student Evaluations
4.6–4.8 out of 5 on every evaluation item (Fall 2024 and Fall 2025, 53 respondents).
Online Teaching
Teaching online since Fall 2020, including remote office hours and written feedback; highly proficient in Canvas.
