As a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at Ave Maria University, I have taught the following courses: Logic, Metaphysics, Ancient Philosophy, Aesthetics (or Philosophy of Art and Beauty), Philosophy of Music, Ethics, Philosophy of Action Senior Seminar, Action and Rationality Senior Seminar, Philosophy of Motherhood, Civil Discourse and Political Polarization, Western Civilization I-II, and St. Anselm’s Ontological Argument.

At the University of Pennsylvania, I created and taught a new philosophy course, ‘What is Life? A Philosophical and Scientific Exploration of Nature’, alongside my co-instructor, Prof. Peter Dodson (Penn, Earth and Environmental Sciences).

From 2013-2017, I was a Faculty Instructor for the annual Moral Life and Classical Tradition Seminar held by the Witherspoon Institute, on the Princeton University campus.

Outside of academic and research engagements, I enjoy giving talks to student and young professional groups on a wide range of subjects. My public talks are designed to ease a non-scholarly audience into thinking about complex, philosophical concepts, while pursuing concrete questions of social and cultural importance. I believe that anyone, regardless of education or background, can think about philosophy and learn to enjoy it.

Here is a selection of recent public talks:

‘Do You Hear What I Hear? The Philosophy of Music’ (Nov 2022), Ave Maria and Gateway Program, Miami

‘The Meaning of Motherhood’ (April 2022), Visitation House and College of the Holy Cross

‘The Philosophy of Fashion’ (April 2021), Ave Maria University

‘The Paradox of Faith and Freedom: Can Catholic Education Be Pluralistic?’ (March 2021), American Catholic Philosophical Association

‘The Marvel of Creation’ (November and December 2019), University of Pennsylvania

‘Philosophy By Postcard’ (September 2019), University of Pennsylvania

‘Can Women Really Have it All?’ (April 2019), Ave Maria University

‘True and False Beauty: Problems in Attraction and Pleasure’ (January 2019), Genuine Feminine Conference

‘“Do Whatever He Tells You”: Marian Faith and Unity of Life’ (January 2019), Crisis in the Church Conference

‘Beauty and Order in the Home’ (November 2018), Ave Maria University

‘Religious Disharmony and the Atheist Solution’ (September 2018), Faculty Colloquium, Ave Maria University

‘Beauty: Art History and the Aesthetics of Everyday Life’ (April 2018), The Leadership Forum of SWFL, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables

‘The Search for the Philosopher’s Stone: Human Freedom and the Liberal Arts’ (August 2017), Honors Orientation Lecture, Ave Maria University

'What is Human Dignity?' (May 2017), Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, Oxford Students for Life

'Can Men and Women Be Friends?' (Nov 2016), Ave Maria University, Genuine Feminine Conference

'Settle or Wait? Should Modern Women Expect More from Millennial Men?’ (Oct 2016), Ave Maria University

'Why Study Philosophy?' (Sep 2016), Ave Maria University

‘Aristotle’s Political Animal and the Metaphysics of Freedom’ (June 2015), Intercollegiate Studies Institute Honors Program ‘Traditions of Liberty’ Conference

‘Is Beauty Fashionable?’ (Apr 2015), Fashion Institute of Technology, ‘Fashion Intelligence’ Conference

'What is Beauty?' (Apr 2015), Murray Hill Institute, 'Philosophy of Fashion' Workshop

‘The Art of Dating Well’ (Feb 2015), Anscombe Society at AMU