EMPLOYMENT
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Tel Aviv University (2026–2028)
Project: Mental Agency from the Bottom Up
Supervisor: Yair Levy
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park
PhD, Philosophy, 2026
Dissertation: Cares in Action
Dissertation Supervisor: Peter Carruthers
George Washington University
MA in Philosophy, 2020
California State University, Sacramento
BA in Philosophy and English, 2016
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science; Philosophy of Action; Moral Psychology
Areas of Competence: Ancient Philosophy; Animal Ethics; Animal Minds; Epistemology; Bioethics; Applied Ethics; Philosophy of Race
PUBLICATIONS
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“The Virtues (and Vices) of Contrarianism”, with Dan Moller
Forthcoming — Episteme
Philosophical Psychology (2026), 1–26.
European Journal of Philosophy 31(4) (2023), 996–1013.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Revise and Resubmit
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“Beyond Hedonic Adaptation: The Role of Values in Determining Compensation for Suffering”
R&R — Social Theory and Practice
Under Review
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“Cares as Valuational States”
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“Plato and Psychological Freedom”, With Rachel Singpurwalla
In Progress
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“Internalizing the Right Norms in the Wrong Way”
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“Moral Worth and Moral Motivation: Challenging the Right-Reasons Account”
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
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"Animal Freedom and Its Importance in the Lives of Persons."
International Society for Moral Psychology (poster), 2026
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"Animal Freedom and Its Importance in the Lives of Persons."
Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals Mini-Conference, 2026
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“Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder: The Bi-Directional Relationship Between Values and Their Objects.”
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 2025
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“Is Knowing Yourself Always Good for You (Morally)?”
APA Central Division, 2025
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“Plato’s Account of Psychological Freedom in the Republic.”
APA Pacific Division, 2024. With Rachel Singpurwalla
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Maryland, College Park
Primary Instructor: Philosophy of Mind; Contemporary Moral Issues; Philosophy of Race (three sections); Theory of Knowledge; Bioethics; Are Sports Ethical?
Courses Assisted: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science, The Ethics of Consent, Early Modern Philosophy, Bioethics, Are Sports Ethical?
George Washington University
Primary Instructor: Introduction to Philosophy
Courses Assisted: Philosophy of Mind, Introduction to Philosophy
DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE
Graduate Student Representative, Committee for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Maryland (2023–2026)
Graduate Student Representative, Department of Philosophy, University of Maryland (2021–2025)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Referee: Asian Journal of Philosophy (2023); Synthese (2025); The Journal of Ethics (2025)
SELECTED AWARDS
Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland (2025)
Flagship Fellowship, University of Maryland (2020–2024)
Dean’s Fellowship, University of Maryland (2020)
Graduate Assistantship and University Fellowship, George Washington University (2018–2020)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Society for Moral Psychology
American Philosophical Association
Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology
REFERENCES
Peter Carruthers, University of Maryland
Rachel Singpurwalla, University of Maryland
Dan Moller, University of Maryland
Lizzie Schechter, University of Maryland
Eric Saidel, George Washington University
Contact information available in the downloadable CV.