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
- Epistemology and Critical Thinking
- Philosophy of Language
- 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”