Education

• B.A. Philosophy, English Literature; University of Colorado (2010)
• M.A. Theology and Religion; Durham University (2013)
• Ph.D. Religious Studies - Theology, Ethics, and Culture; University of Virginia 

Research Interests

• Philosophy of religion, philosophical theology
• The problem of evil in Christian thought
• Philosophical and religious ethics
• Differing methodologies and normative assumptions of religious studies, theology, and philosophy

Teaching

University of Virginia:

• Teaching Assistant, Fall 2015 – Theology, Ethics, and Medicine (Prof. James Childress)

• Teaching Assistant, Spring 2016 – Religion in American after 1865 (Prof. Heather Warren)

• Teaching Assistant, Fall 2016 – Theological Bioethics (Prof. Nichole Flores)

• Teaching Assistant, Spring 2017 – Religion in American Life and Thought from 1865 to the Present  (Prof. Heather Warren) 

• Teaching Assistant, Fall 2017  – Elements of Christian Thought (Prof. Paul Jones)

University of Colorado:

• Philosophy, English, and Writing Tutor – Fall 2008-Spring 2010 

Publications

Academic:

• “The Cosmological Argument: A Pragmatic Defense” (coauthored with Prof. Jason Megill). European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. Volume 2. Number 1. Spring 2010. 127-142.

Popular:

• Trump and the Banality of Evil, The Square, February 26, 2018. 
• Being rich wrecks your soul. We used to know that (with Charles Mathewes), The Washington Post, July 28, 2017.