Area of Specialization: Early Modern Philosophy

Other Interests: Skepticism; Philosophy of Religion; Applied Ethics; Philosophy of Games

Academic appointments

Trent University, Peterborough, 2013-present
Chair, Department of Philosophy, 2021-present
Associate Professor, Philosophy, 2018-present
Assistant Professor, Philosophy, 2013-18

Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, 2011-13
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy
Faculty Scholar, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, 2012-13

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, 2010-11
Early Modern Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy of Religion

University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, 2009-10
Assistant Professor (limited term), Department of Philosophy

Cégep de Jonquière, Saguenay, 2007
Enseignant, Département de philosophie

education

PhD in Philosophy, 2010
University of Western Ontario
“Solomon’s Cipher: Evil, Skepticism, and Toleration in Bayle,” advisor Thomas M. Lennon
Graduated with distinction

MA in Philosophy, 2006
Catholic University of America
“Moral Improvement in Kant: Possibility and Realization,” advisor Richard Velkley
Passed oral examination magna cum laude
Passed French, German, and Latin reading competency exams

Enrolled in PhD program in Logic, Computation, and Methodology, 2002-2004
Carnegie Mellon University

BA in Philosophy, 2002
University of Western Ontario
Gold Medal in the Faculty of Arts
Gold Medal in Philosophy

Full CV

Trent University in the fall